self-control

英 [ˌself kənˈtrəʊl]

美 [ˌself kənˈtroʊl]

n.  自制力; 自我控制

复数：self-controls　

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牛津词典

noun

• 自制力；自我控制
  the ability to remain calm and not show your emotions even though you are feeling angry, excited, etc.
  1. to lose/regain your self-control
     失去 / 恢复自制
  2. It took all his self-control not to shout at them.
     他强压怒火，没有冲他们叫嚷。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自制力;自我克制
  Self-controlis the ability to not show your feelings or not do the things that your feelings make you want to do.
  1. His self-control, reserve and aloofness were almost inhuman...
     他自制、矜持和冷漠得几乎有些不近人情。
  2. I began to wish I'd shown more self-control.
     我开始想当时若是更自制一些就好了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of denying yourself
  Synonym:self-denialself-discipline
• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
  Synonym:self-possessionpossessionwillpowerwill powerself-commandself-will

双语例句

• You could have showed more self-control in front of the children.
  你在孩子面前本应该表现更大的自制力。
• Caffeine can help you resist by strengthening your self-control and willpower when you're exhausted.
  他补充说：但咖啡因却可在你疲倦不堪的时候，增强你的自控能力和意志力，以抵消这些影响。
• Daydreaming is not only beneficial to psychological equilibrium, but also able to enhance people's self-control.
  白日做梦不仅有利于心态平衡，而且能提高人们的自控力。
• It's a matter of self-control and the ability to gauge a relationship's temperature.
  这是个自我控制的问题，是个能不能测出男女关系温度的问题。
• 1I find peace and self-control through meditation.
  我可以通过沉思的方法来获得平静的心境和自制。
• Emotional self-control and feelings of distance and aloneness characterize this time.
  这段时间你感受到情绪化的自我控制以及距离感和孤独感。
• The self-control personality dimension captures the way in which a person regulates and directs him or herself.
  自我控制维度表现出一个人对自己的评价和对自己的要求指导。
• He exhibited great self-control considering her rudeness.
  对她的粗鲁，他显示了很大的自控能力。
• Mental health professionals, educators and others use this term when talking about ways that people exercise self-control.
  心理健康专家，教育者和其他的一些人在谈论人们练习自我控制的方法时会用这个术语。
• Daydreaming may result in improved self-control and enhanced creative thinking ability.
  白日梦幻可以导致自我控制的改善和创造性思维能力的增强。