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单词 self-sacrificing
释义
self-sacrificing
adjective
approving
uk
/ˌselfˈsæk.rɪ.faɪ.sɪŋ/us
/ˌselfˈsæk.rə.faɪ.sɪŋ/
A self-sacrificingpersongives up what theywantso that otherpeoplecan have what theywant:
自我牺牲
Thesepeoplewereunselfish, self-sacrificing, andsincerelyconcernedabout thegeneralgood.这些人是无私的、具有自我牺牲精神的，真诚地关心大众的利益。
Hiscourageand self-sacrificingdevotiontodutyresultedin thelossof hislife.他的勇气和自我牺牲精神让他献出了自己的生命。
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  • Don'teventhinkabout making somenobleself-sacrificinggesture.
  • They wereextremelydecent, self-sacrificingparentswhopaidfor me and mybrotherto go toschool.
  • Weelectself-sacrificingpeoplewho put thewelfareof thecommunityaheadofpersonaladvancement.
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(Definition ofself-sacrificingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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To sum up, the conventional understanding of market relationships can be expressed by two oppositions: market/social and self-regarding/self-sacrificing.
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To so violate the terms of the nurturing,self-sacrificingwomanly ideal would make her monstrous.
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In this sense, other-regarding preferences are necessarilyself-sacrificing.
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These organizations are able to get high-quality labour at low wages, not because their low wages select workers withself-sacrificingpreferences, but because of cross-subsidization.
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We have, however, idealized fictional accounts of the emotional ties between siblings and the sense of friendship and love that can motivateself-sacrificingbehavior.
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This approach dispenses with the self-regarding/self-sacrificingopposition, but substitutes the opposition between intrinsic and instrumental motivation.
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They also would not justify imposing an obligation to beself-sacrificingfor the benefit of others in general or of particular emotionally related others.
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That requires trust to be seen as expressing aself-sacrificingmotivation that has no role in ordinary market relationships.
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Equally, there can beself-sacrificingcare workers - people who are willing to incur losses in personal well-being in order to benefit those for whom they care.
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He reared a single female upon his own person withself-sacrificingenthusiasm, keeping the louse enclosed in a cotton-plugged tube with a particle of cloth to which it could cling.
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For thisself-sacrificingwork she ought to be guaranteed a living wage.
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I think that theself-sacrificingsympathy displayed by women of that kind might be more advantageously bestowed upon other and more worthy objects.
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I think they areself-sacrificing, devoted, patriotic people; but they are not acquainted with the facts.
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I think it was veryself-sacrificingand cooperative on his part.
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There is no dispute that mostself-sacrificingand splendid work has been done in rehabilitation.
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