self-sacrifice

英 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

美 [ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs]

n.  自我牺牲

牛津词典

noun

• 自我牺牲
  the act of not allowing yourself to have or do sth in order to help other people
  1. the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought in the war
     投身战争的人的勇气和自我牺牲精神

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自我牺牲
  Self-sacrificeis the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want.
  1. I thanked my parents for all their self-sacrifice on my behalf.
     我感谢父母为我做出的所有自我牺牲。

英英释义

noun

• acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
  Synonym:selflessness

双语例句

• I thanked my parents for all their self-sacrifice on my behalf.
  我感谢父母为我做出的所有自我牺牲。
• Oh Lord, make us understand the truth of the cross and follow you along the path of self-sacrifice.
  求主使我们明白十字架的真谛，在一条舍己的路上跟随你。
• The tales and descriptions of that period without exception tell us of nothing but the self-sacrifice, the patriotism, the despair, the grief, and the heroism of the Russians.
  关于那一时代的故事和记载莫能例外地只讲讲牺牲精神，爱国热情，失望，痛苦，和英勇行为。
• Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
  自我发展是比自我牺牲更高的责任。
• People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.
  人们说这是个自私的社会，但是坦白地说，我看到过太多的仁慈、自我牺牲和慷慨，因而不会轻信这一观点。
• Under Hardy's pen, the heroine Tess is created as an attractive and warm-hearted pure woman, who has the quality of endurance and self-sacrifice.
  在哈代的笔下，女主人公苔丝被塑造成了一个漂亮并且十分热心的纯洁女人，它具有坚韧的耐力自我牺牲的品格。
• Believing that this purpose could be achieved only through an appeal to the emotions of love and self-sacrifice, Comte developed what he called the religion of Humanity.
  他相信这个目标可以只通过对爱和自我奉献的感情的呼吁来实现，所以就发展了他所谓的人性博爱的宗教。
• He was endowed with the spirit of self-sacrifice.
  他富有自我牺牲精神。
• This requires great discipline and self-sacrifice.
  这需要严格的纪律和伟大的牺牲精神。
• It is one of the most popular, magical and flawless films of all time-focused on the themes of lost love, honor and duty, self-sacrifice and romance within a chaotic world.
  作为史上最受欢迎，完美无缺，魔幻般的影片之一，卡萨布兰卡讲述了乱世之中爱情的迷失，荣誉、责任与自我牺牲以及罗曼史。