Dictionary entry
Shooting-stick
Pronunciation
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Myanmar Meaning
ခေါက်ထားသည့် ထိုင်စရာပါသော လမ်းလျှောက်တုတ်။
Definition
self-sacrifice /self 'sækrÇfaÇs/ n [U] ( approv ) ကိုယ္က်ဳိးစြန္႔ျခင္း။ အနစ္နာခံျခင္း။ Her work with refugees involved considerable self-sacrifice. self-sacrificing adj
Examples
- ‘Dogs are not noted for their understanding of abstract concepts
- and so do not manifest altruism or self-sacrifice in any meaningful sense.’
- ‘All it's done is remind me that when self-sacrifice is held up as a moral ideal
- whatever you give will never be enough.’
- ‘A true team has three primary components: unity of purpose
- trust and self-sacrifice.’
- ‘Through self-sacrifice we must show people that service of the public is a life-building motivation.’
- ‘I believe they imparted a bottom-line idea of morality derived from self-sacrifice
- respect and immutable values.’
- ‘Surely
- no flame of piety
- idealism
- or self-sacrifice could burn in the cold hearts of its citizens.’
- ‘Nevertheless
- they concede that self-sacrifice must continue to play a role within this ethic of mutuality.’
- ‘Try to break your pattern of self-sacrifice and self-sabotage
- and stay on the road to good health.’
- ‘The market economy invests heavily in and rewards individualism
- not self-sacrifice and altruism
- the lifeblood of the family.’
- ‘They also stress that self-sacrifice should be motivated by the fight
- not to escape personal problems.’
- ‘In 1900 the person who displayed altruism and self-sacrifice would simply have been regarded as ‘good’.’
- ‘We seem to be confronted in these films by the masochistic pleasure women take in their own self-sacrifice or renunciation.’
- ‘It is about dedication and self-sacrifice to the ideal of national freedom.’
- ‘He almost undoubtedly saved his wife's life
- but the price he paid for this act of bravery and self-sacrifice was horrific.’
- ‘His self-sacrifice and idealism are also in stark contrast to the corruption and cynicism evident in modern Ireland.’
- ‘Certainly their self-sacrifice is worthy of considerable praise.’
- ‘I count some of these amongst my closest friends - people whose self-sacrifice and unselfish love of truth would do credit to any man.’
- ‘If that smacks of the antiquated language of retired generals
- call it altruism and self-sacrifice.’
- ‘Increasingly
- these seem the desperate words of self-surrender and self-sacrifice.’
- ‘The idea upon which the whole show was built - self-sacrifice for a higher
- artistic ideal - had got lost along the way.’