self-restraint

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.exercise self-restraint保持克制
• 2.show self-restraint表现出自制力
• 3.lack of self-restraint缺乏自制力
• 4.remarkable self-restraint非凡的自制力

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It took tremendous self-restraint not to respond to his rude comments.

• 2.

  Practicing self-restraint is a key virtue in many philosophical and religious traditions.

• 3.

  She showed remarkable self-restraint by staying calm during the heated argument.