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

• 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。
• 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。
• From bouncing confidence she had retreated into self-pity.
  她从信心百倍变得自怜自哀。
• Don't we have every right to wallow in self-pity?
  难道我们没有绝对的权利沉迷在自怜里吗？
• A letter full of complaints and self-pity.
  充满怨言和自怜的信。
• If I am soft to myself and slide comfortably into self-pity and self-sympathy;
  我容纵自己，让自己舒适的陶醉在自怜与自我同情中；
• 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。
• She wasted no energy on self-pity.
  她没有把精力浪费在自叹自怜上。
• Is there the sorrow of self-pity?
  那里面有自怜的悲伤吗？
• Can I drown in self-pity then?
  那时我可以自怜自艾了吗？