self-absorption
noun [ U ] usually disapproving uk/ˌself.əbˈzɔːp.ʃən/ us/ˌself.əbˈzɔːrp.ʃən/
只关心自己;只顾自身利益
the quality of only being interested in yourself and your own activities
Her self-absorption is total - she talks you to death about her health problems. 她完全只想着自己——会拉着你没完没了地说自己的健康问题。
See: self-absorbed
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- Plenty of children never quite outgrow the self-absorption that tends to come with having been placed on a pedestal by Mom and Dad.
- It is important that the intensity of remorse and guilt does not overwhelm someone to the point of self-absorption.
- They enjoy more affluence and more toys than any generation before them. Yet they also suffer from depression, fractured families and self-absorption.
- Her complete self-absorption and refusal to listen to anyone else eventually wore thin.
- Sometimes it is hard to believe that the Eddie and colleagues are well into their 30s, such is their self-absorption.