Definition of self-preservation in English:

self-preservation

noun ˌsɛlfprɛzəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˈˌsɛlf ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən

mass noun

The protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals.
（尤指作为人或动物本能的）自我保护，自卫
a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around
Example sentencesExamples
- Chaos theory conveniently dovetails with this instinct of military self-preservation.
- The ship is sinking and nobody with a sense of self-preservation wants to stick around this mess anyway.
- What impels you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs?
- Forest companies are naturally inclined to look after the state of their forests as a natural instinct to self-preservation.
- There's a sense of shame and self-preservation that you develop that lasts a long time.
- I doubt whether the Scots, going it alone, would have developed the same ruthless instinct for self-preservation.
- Did I think that self-preservation, as a basic drive, would take precedence over everything else?
- It has deprived them of their instinct for political self-preservation.
- I wasn't ready to chuck everything that I believed back in his face because of my sense of self-preservation.
- All normal human emotions atrophy except one, the instinct for self-preservation and, allied to it, the itch to tyrannise.
- At what point do we let our sense of self-preservation take over?
- Ending a corporation's right to exist if it is destructive to human beings sounds like self-preservation to me.
- The best protection will be his own sense of self-preservation.
- His instinct for self-preservation is too high, and it makes him afraid to endanger himself, even for a good cause.
- Their fatalism is tempered only by the drivers' acknowledgement that the need for speed is stronger than the instinct for self-preservation.
- Her instinct for self-preservation, however illogical it might be, remained strong.
- In its best sense it expresses an animal instinct of self-preservation.
- There are two activities common to human beings and animals - self-preservation and perpetuation of the species.
- While people in the same occupation often protect their own, self-preservation is a strong instinct in everyone.
- Even in the age of reality TV you might expect a greater sense of self-preservation.

Definition of self-preservation in US English:

self-preservation

nounˈˌsɛlf ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃənˈˌself ˌprezərˈvāSHən

The protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals.
（尤指作为人或动物本能的）自我保护，自卫
a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around
Example sentencesExamples
- What impels you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs?
- I wasn't ready to chuck everything that I believed back in his face because of my sense of self-preservation.
- Chaos theory conveniently dovetails with this instinct of military self-preservation.
- All normal human emotions atrophy except one, the instinct for self-preservation and, allied to it, the itch to tyrannise.
- His instinct for self-preservation is too high, and it makes him afraid to endanger himself, even for a good cause.
- At what point do we let our sense of self-preservation take over?
- Forest companies are naturally inclined to look after the state of their forests as a natural instinct to self-preservation.
- Did I think that self-preservation, as a basic drive, would take precedence over everything else?
- Ending a corporation's right to exist if it is destructive to human beings sounds like self-preservation to me.
- Even in the age of reality TV you might expect a greater sense of self-preservation.
- The best protection will be his own sense of self-preservation.
- While people in the same occupation often protect their own, self-preservation is a strong instinct in everyone.
- There's a sense of shame and self-preservation that you develop that lasts a long time.
- In its best sense it expresses an animal instinct of self-preservation.
- Her instinct for self-preservation, however illogical it might be, remained strong.
- It has deprived them of their instinct for political self-preservation.
- There are two activities common to human beings and animals - self-preservation and perpetuation of the species.
- The ship is sinking and nobody with a sense of self-preservation wants to stick around this mess anyway.
- Their fatalism is tempered only by the drivers' acknowledgement that the need for speed is stronger than the instinct for self-preservation.
- I doubt whether the Scots, going it alone, would have developed the same ruthless instinct for self-preservation.

单词	self-preservation
释义	Definition of self-preservation in English: self-preservation noun ˌsɛlfprɛzəˈveɪʃ(ə)nˈˌsɛlf ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən mass noun The protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals. （尤指作为人或动物本能的）自我保护，自卫 a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around Example sentencesExamples Chaos theory conveniently dovetails with this instinct of military self-preservation. The ship is sinking and nobody with a sense of self-preservation wants to stick around this mess anyway. What impels you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? Forest companies are naturally inclined to look after the state of their forests as a natural instinct to self-preservation. There's a sense of shame and self-preservation that you develop that lasts a long time. I doubt whether the Scots, going it alone, would have developed the same ruthless instinct for self-preservation. Did I think that self-preservation, as a basic drive, would take precedence over everything else? It has deprived them of their instinct for political self-preservation. I wasn't ready to chuck everything that I believed back in his face because of my sense of self-preservation. All normal human emotions atrophy except one, the instinct for self-preservation and, allied to it, the itch to tyrannise. At what point do we let our sense of self-preservation take over? Ending a corporation's right to exist if it is destructive to human beings sounds like self-preservation to me. The best protection will be his own sense of self-preservation. His instinct for self-preservation is too high, and it makes him afraid to endanger himself, even for a good cause. Their fatalism is tempered only by the drivers' acknowledgement that the need for speed is stronger than the instinct for self-preservation. Her instinct for self-preservation, however illogical it might be, remained strong. In its best sense it expresses an animal instinct of self-preservation. There are two activities common to human beings and animals - self-preservation and perpetuation of the species. While people in the same occupation often protect their own, self-preservation is a strong instinct in everyone. Even in the age of reality TV you might expect a greater sense of self-preservation. Definition of self-preservation in US English: self-preservation nounˈˌsɛlf ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃənˈˌself ˌprezərˈvāSHən The protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals. （尤指作为人或动物本能的）自我保护，自卫 a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around Example sentencesExamples What impels you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? I wasn't ready to chuck everything that I believed back in his face because of my sense of self-preservation. Chaos theory conveniently dovetails with this instinct of military self-preservation. All normal human emotions atrophy except one, the instinct for self-preservation and, allied to it, the itch to tyrannise. His instinct for self-preservation is too high, and it makes him afraid to endanger himself, even for a good cause. At what point do we let our sense of self-preservation take over? Forest companies are naturally inclined to look after the state of their forests as a natural instinct to self-preservation. Did I think that self-preservation, as a basic drive, would take precedence over everything else? Ending a corporation's right to exist if it is destructive to human beings sounds like self-preservation to me. Even in the age of reality TV you might expect a greater sense of self-preservation. The best protection will be his own sense of self-preservation. While people in the same occupation often protect their own, self-preservation is a strong instinct in everyone. There's a sense of shame and self-preservation that you develop that lasts a long time. In its best sense it expresses an animal instinct of self-preservation. Her instinct for self-preservation, however illogical it might be, remained strong. It has deprived them of their instinct for political self-preservation. There are two activities common to human beings and animals - self-preservation and perpetuation of the species. The ship is sinking and nobody with a sense of self-preservation wants to stick around this mess anyway. Their fatalism is tempered only by the drivers' acknowledgement that the need for speed is stronger than the instinct for self-preservation. I doubt whether the Scots, going it alone, would have developed the same ruthless instinct for self-preservation.
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