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单词 self-containment
释义
self-containment
noun[U]
uk
/ˌself.kənˈteɪn.mənt/us
/ˌself.kənˈteɪn.mənt/
thequalityof notneedingthefriendshiporsupportof otherpeople:
（人的）独立品质
He has aqualityoficyself-containment.他冷漠而独立。
thequalityof beingcompleteand having everything that isneeded:
自足，自给自足，完备
Thewholeplacehas anauraof self-containment.整个地方都充满了自我封闭的气息。
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  • He had anairof self-containment ,borderingoncontentment.
  • The caravan'sromanticvisionof self-containment,self-sufficiencyandmobilitywas thelurefor Deam.
  • Francis King'sshortstoriesareseamlesslycraftedwith aperfectself-containment andcompactness.
  • she had always beentaughttobelievethat self-containment was onlyselfishness.
  • Her self-containment could beuncomfortableand was alwaysuncompromising.
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(Definition ofself-containmentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Extensive redundancies are avoided without losing the necessary degree ofself-containmentof each of the chapters.
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The result was less a false reading as a distorted projection, a form of inadvertentself-containment.
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But others may find this coherentself-containmentconstrictive and prejudicial in the worst sense.
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His valorization ofself-containmentand restraint is characteristic of the dandy's point of view.
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The main effect of thisself-containmentis the uniformity of the language used.
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The basic principle isself-containmentof the production of energy in industrial plants.
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I understand and accept the two "self-containment" criteria used to define them.
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It is perfectly true that the natural structure of training and enterprise councils should relate to a high degree ofself-containmentwithin the local labour market.
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Her work is characterized by restraint of color,self-containment, and the depiction of her subjects' emotional states.
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Thisself-containmentis ensured by the use of in-story narration.
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First,self-containmenttends to improve the ability for internal coordination within the unit.
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Woman tends naturally to wholeness andself-containment.
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Process departmentalization generally takes greater advantage of the potentialities for economy of specialization than does purpose departmentalization: purpose departmentalization leads to greaterself-containmentand lower coordination costs than process departmentalization.
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The folded arms of the maid seem outwardly as an attempt to display a sense ofself-containment, however she is detached from her lady both emotionally and psychologically.
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Self-containmentratios for existing travel-to-work areas are not available.
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