self-sustaining

英 ['selfsəs'teiniŋ] 美
  • adj. 自立的;自谋生活的;自撑的

英文词源


self-sustaining (adj.)
1806, from self- + present participle of sustain (v.).

双语例句


1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。

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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。

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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。

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