self-preservation中文什么意思

n.
自我保存，自卫本能。

• self preservation:    自保; 自我保存
• instinct of self preservation:    自存本能
• instinct of self-preservation:    自卫本能

例句与用法

1. At times a flick of self-preservation burned through the fog of reverie .
   有时求生本能的火花也会在梦幻的浓雾中突然闪烁一下。
2. All the rules of self-preservation were broken when we saw that little face .
   一看见那张小脸，我们就把明哲保身的金科玉律统统打破了。
3. The instinct of self-preservation warned him to batten down his hatches, to smother the fire with want of air .
   自卫的本能警告他用木条把仓门钉好，把火头闷熄，不要闯出大祸来。

英文释义

名词

1. preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency