| 词汇 | self-respecting |
| 释义 | self-respecting adjective[ before noun ] often humorousuk /ˌself.rɪˈspek.tɪŋ/ us /ˌself.rɪˈspek.tɪŋ/ used to say that someone has the qualities that a person of that type should have: 有自尊心的 No self-respecting government would allow such atrocities to be carried out in its name.任何有自尊的政府都不会允许以自己的名义施行此类暴行。 The idea of working in the same office as mum or dad would fill most self-respecting teenagers with dread. 和父母在同一间办公室工作的想法会让大多数有自尊心的青少年感到恐惧。 See self-respect Any self-respecting journalist should know better than to predict the results of elections. Every self-respecting geek realizes life would be empty without interacting with the latest gadgets. No self-respecting British pop star would be seen without a Rolls-Royce. Confidence & self-assurance amour propre aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness dogmatism dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce rest assured safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated unmoored Examples of self-respectingself-respecting The overall 'cultural level' is much higher than on the plains, and villagers are generally self-respecting and confident. In our part of the world self-respecting intellectuals realized long ago that this was an idiotic distinction. Any self-respecting donkey would demand a map, compass, and full belly when undertaking a long and difficult journey. To this end, it is a book which every self-respecting computer science library should have. The word will surely send a cold shiver down the spine of any self-respecting behaviorist! What self-respecting scholar wants to be unclear? However, no self-respecting functional programmer would write average in this way-a much more worthy solution would traverse the list only once and accumulate the sum and length. It is a very uphill task for a self-respecting politician. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that any self-respecting fishmonger would admit to keeping fish from one day to the next, in response to an order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No self-respecting democracy would allow the flagrant infringements of human rights that are occurring there. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Every self-respecting town, however small, has its camping ground with conveniences provided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No self-respecting trade union and no self-respecting employers' organisation or professional organisation would accept that archaic way of negotiating salaries and conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No self-respecting local authority could afford not to have a youth club. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No trade union or self-respecting staff association that has the right to strike would have readily accepted the agreement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was then thought that smoking was normal and that any self-respecting man should light up a cigarette. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of self-respecting 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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