self-preservation
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌselfˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən]
- 美式音标 [ˌselfˌprez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən]
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基本解释
- n.自卫本能
英汉例句
- 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。
noun [ U ]
英英字典
- behaviour based on the characteristics or feelings that warn people or animals to protect themselves from difficulties or dangers