词汇 | self-abnegating |
释义 | self-abnegating adjective uk /ˌselfˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪ.tɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈæb.nə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it: She seems to be trying so hard not to impose her problems on others that she can seem self-abnegating. He was a stingy and self-abnegating man who did not enjoy the wealth he made. Related words abnegate self-abnegation He charms as the self-abnegating narrator who can't resist inserting himself into the action. The popular image of the secret agent is one of laconic, unflappable, and self-abnegating cool. Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline disavow gainsay oppositional opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something rebel refuse sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom |
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