| 词汇 | self-preservation |
| 释义 | self-preservation noun[ U ] uk /ˌselfˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌselfˌprez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ behaviour based on the characteristics or feelings that warn people or animals to protect themselves from difficulties or dangers: 自保，自我保护 It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers.正是他自保的本能驱使他抛弃了以前的朋友，转而效忠于新的统治者。 Protection and protectors adopt adoptable aegis anti-shark anti-skid chaperone cybersecurity defence mechanism den mother doorkeeper elder care precaution preservationist rewilding ring-fence safe space safeguarding safekeeping white knight witness protection self-preservation | American Dictionaryself-preservation noun[ U ] us/ˈselfˌprez·ərˈveɪ·ʃən/ the ability of animals or people to protect themselves from danger or destruction: an instinct for self-preservation Examples of self-preservationself-preservation The flow structure of the combined jet exhibits all characteristics of a single-jet flow except for an altered evolution of the turbulence toward self-preservation. The discovery of vortex structures in the turbulent mixing layer raises serious doubts about the validity of self-preservation arguments. This selection must be biased by both discrete immediate goals such as quenching thirst, and by general requirements such as self-preservation. Southern nationalism's realpolitik nevertheless demanded that partition was rationalized as a matter of self-preservation. Scaling of the mean profile is not a very sensitive test of self-preservation. The sole but essential right of men in such a condition was taken to be the right of self-preservation. Judging from the empirical success of the self-preservation results, mechanisms of this kind may be expected. In a flow dominated by vortex roll structures the implication is that self-preservation is inadequate even as the lowest-order approximation. The difference is apparent when one applies self-preservation theory to the mixing layer. This became apparent in the discussion of a future scenario in which self-preservation through infinite organ replacement is feasible. A number of deponents saw his charitable countenance as a cynical attempt at self-preservation. The experiences of pain, joy, heat, cold, hunger, brilliant white, and others provide guidance essential for self-preservation. Aside from some minor skirmishes, however, it did not as local rebels preferred clandestine activity, and self-preservation, to open confrontation. Thus, while the scaling predicted by self-preservation theory may be correct, the underlying dimensional arguments have become even harder to justify. This new quality is characterized by the ability of temporal self-maintenance and self-preservation. See all examples of self-preservation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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