| 单词 | self-sabotager |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌself-ˈsabotager ˌself-ˈsabotager n. a person who self-sabotages; cf. self-saboteur n.In quot. 1931: a person who deliberately causes harm to himself or herself (used in the context of individuals doing this to increase time taken off work as a result of injury). ΚΠ 1931 C. Malamuth tr. ‘B. Pilnyak’ Volga falls to Caspian Sea xliv. 307 The..doctor puts a bandage on your finger and seals it so that you may not untie the bandage at home and begin self-sabotaging... This is done because of the self-sabotagers, for it turns out more beneficial to be ill than to be in good health. 1965 R. M. Strang Helping your Child develop his Potentialities viii. 231 These children [who are pressurized by their parents] often subconsciously refuse to try. They have been called ‘self-sabotagers’. They defeat themselves in order to punish their parents. 2018 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 8 Apr. (Lifestyle section) 12 Self-sabotagers don't often know their actions are hurting them, and taking them further away from what they want. < as lemmas |
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