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单词 self-control
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self-control
noun[U]
usuallyapproving
uk
/ˌself.kənˈtrəʊl/us
/ˌself.kənˈtroʊl/
C2
theabilitytocontrolyouremotionsandactions:
It tookincredibleself-control not tocryout withpain.
IwishI hadexercisedmore self-control at thebuffet.
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self-controlled
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  • A little self-control willkeepyou out ofdebt.
  • Whenyourchildgainsself-control over hisimpulses, thatleadstogreaterconfidenceand moreproductivebehavior.
  • Shefeltlikescreamingat him, but she wasdeterminednot toloseher self-control.
  • She gave herselftimetoregainher self-control and when shespokeagain hermannerwas morecomposed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Self-control and moderation
  • ahold
  • anti-pleasure
  • ascetically
  • asceticism
  • be in command (ofyourself)idiom
  • boundary
  • get a grip (onyourself)idiom
  • go easyidiom
  • go steady onsomethingidiom
  • grip
  • impervious
  • mind over matteridiom
  • puritanism
  • restrained
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restrictyourselftosomething
  • temperance
  • undignified
  • willpower
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(Definition ofself-controlfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

self-control| American Dictionary

self-control
noun[U]
us
/ˌself·kənˈtroʊl/
controloveryouremotionsandactions;self-restraint:
Theytrytoteachteamwork, self-control, and how todealwithadversity.
(Definition ofself-controlfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The relationship between altruism andself-controlmay be understood as similar discounting processes for extrinsic reinforcement, social and temporal.
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This perspective suggests further tests of whether altruism is a type ofself-control, including brain imaging, induced affect, and dual-task studies.
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Drives and emotions were increasingly regulated and contained through the exercise ofself-control.
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This question is important because its answer determines whether people need a special mechanism for altruism, aside from whatever mechanism mediatesself-control.
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Behavioralself-controlstrategies for deliberately limiting drinking among college students.
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If altruism requiresself-control, then brain regions that contribute to cooperation in the prisoner's dilemma should also contribute toself-controlin the primrose path.
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Does one exerciseself-controlby staying on the plane for the entire six hours?
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The next three sections describe some applications of our work to clinical intervention, drug addiction, andself-control.
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But animals and young children, tempted by immediate gains, have difficulty learning behaviors ofself-control.
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The bulk of research onself-controlhas used humans and pigeons as subjects.
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Suchself-controlis influential in the planning process but is more generally influential in initiating and sustaining the subsequent coping response.
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Aren't there countless real-life examples and experimental results showing that people can behave altruistically even withoutself-control?
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Reminding citizens that families are the moral center of society sounded friendlier and less pedagogical than talking only about personalself-controland discipline.
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First, an evolved strategy could give rise to bothself-controland altruism as easily as an innate learning mechanism could.
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An agent's act ofself-controlor altruism promotes habits beneficial to her.
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