self-absorption
noun[U]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ˌself.əbˈzɔːp.ʃən/us/ˌself.əbˈzɔːrp.ʃən/thequalityof only beinginterestedin yourself andyourownactivities:
只关心自己；只顾自身利益Her self-absorption istotal- shetalksyou todeathabout herhealthproblems.她完全只想着自己——会拉着你没完没了地说自己的健康问题。
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self-absorbed
- Plenty ofchildrenneverquiteoutgrowthe self-absorption thattendsto come with having beenplacedon apedestalby Mom and Dad.
- It isimportantthat theintensityofremorseandguiltdoes notoverwhelmsomeone to thepointof self-absorption.
- Theyenjoymoreaffluenceand moretoysthan anygenerationbefore them. Yet they alsosufferfromdepression,fracturedfamiliesand self-absorption.
- Hercompleteself-absorption andrefusaltolistento anyoneelseeventuallyworethin.
- Sometimes it is hard tobelievethat the Eddie andcolleaguesare well intotheir30s, such istheirself-absorption.
Selfishness
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egocentricity
- egoism
- egoistic
- egotistically
- hoggish
- inconsiderate
- inconsiderately
- inconsiderateness
- prima donna-ish
- self
- self-absorbed
- self-centred
- self-interest
- selfish
- selfishly
- selfishness
- selves
- vanity