释义 |
self-sacrificeˌself-ˈsacrifice noun [uncountable] - As for self-sacrifice it was mostly incredible.
- But co-operation and self-sacrifice also exist, even at quite basic levels of conscious animal life.
- Heroism turns out to be a fraud, and so does romantic self-sacrifice.
- Perhaps sensibly, Mr Bush's campaign appeals more to enlightened self-interest than to self-sacrifice.
- She gained her grades through sheer hard work, determination and two years' self-sacrifice.
- Suffering, anguish, and self-sacrifice are the order of the day.
- They didn't work for the Labour Party, which failed to persuade the voters of the value of self-sacrifice.
- To do so took enormous courage and self-sacrifice, intelligence and skill.
when you decide not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else: several years of hard work and self-sacrifice—self-sacrificing adjective |