self-pity

英 [ˌself ˈpɪti]

美 [ˌself ˈpɪti]

n.  自怜

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牛津词典

noun

• 自怜
  a feeling of pity for yourself, especially because of sth unpleasant or unfair that has happened to you
  1. She's not someone who likes to wallow in self-pity .
     她不是那种喜欢自怜的人。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (尤指不必要或过度夸张的)自怜，自哀
  Self-pityis a feeling of unhappiness that you have about yourself and your problems, especially when this is unnecessary or greatly exaggerated.
  1. I was unable to shake off my self-pity...
     我无法摆脱自怜自哀的情绪。
  2. Throughout, he showed no trace of self-pity.
     他从始至终都没有表现出一丝的自怜。

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

双语例句

• You have a tendency toward melancholy and self-pity.
  你有倾向变得忧郁跟自怜。
• As he sloshed through the wet snow he wrestled with a rising feeling of impotence, self-pity and rebellion.
  他在潮湿的雪地里转来转去，和一种逐渐高涨的无能、自怜以及反抗的情绪搏斗着。
• They did not waste energy on anger or self-pity.
  他们没有浪费精力去怨天尤人或者顾影自怜。
• I was unable to shake off my self-pity
  我无法摆脱自怜自哀的情绪。
• They never indulged in self-pity, no matter how stacked the odds were against them.
  他们从不沉溺于自怜，不管他们面临多么不利的境况。
• I had two legs. I could walk. I felt ashamed of my self-pity.
  我有两条腿，我可以走路，我对我的自怜感到羞耻。
• Can I drown in self-pity then?
  那时我可以自怜自艾了吗？
• I wish she'd do something to help herself instead of just wallowing in self-pity!
  我希望她能做点自助自救的工作，而不要只沉湎于自哀自怜中。
• Why are you always wallowing in self-pity? It does no good.
  你为什么总是沉溺于自怜？那没什么好处。
• Sooner or later, the self-pity or the sense of loneliness will be replaced by a great feeling of contentment and gratitude.
  你的自怜和孤独感迟早会被巨大的幸福感和感激之情所代替。