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self-preservation
UK [ˌselfˌprez.ə'veɪ.ʃən] US [-ɚ-] noun uncountable
■behaviour based on the characteristics or feelings which warn people or animals to protect themselves from difficulties or dangers 自保，自我保护•It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers.正是他自保的本能驱使他抛弃了以前的朋友，转而效忠于新的统治者。 |