self-denying
adjective
uk/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/A self-denyingpersongives up what theywantso that otherpeoplecan have it, or because theyfeelit ismorallyrightfor them to give it up:
自我牺牲的，忘我的，克己的Farfrom being a self-denyinghermit, Reeceenjoyedthefinestclotheshe couldafford.瑞思远远不是一个自我牺牲的隐士，他享受着能买得起的最好的衣服。
She wasbroughtup to bevirtuousand self-denying.她从小就被教导要做到道德高尚和自我克制。
- Even self-denying tree-huggers needclothes.
- However, there was no such self-denyingrestraintin 1981.
- Hiscourtactionhasrevealedexpenditureon ascalethat would make Queen Cleopatraseempenny-pinchingand self-denying bycomparison.
Stop having or doing something
- abdicate
- abdication
- bail out
- bandh
- break withsomething
- butt out
- forfeitable
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- ghost
- give up
- give up the ghostidiom
- lose
- relinquish
- relinquishment
- self-sacrifice
- self-sacrificing
- step
- throw