be self-righteous

基本解釋

"Because to get through prison you need to mobilize all your strength, to be self-righteous and believe that you are a hero, " he said.
爲(wèi)了熬過(guò)監(jiān)獄生活，你必須調(diào)動(dòng)全力，不斷自我激勵(lì)，確信你自己就是一個(gè)英雄。
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The Archer seeks the truth, but can be self-righteous. The best way to impress your boss is by continually seeking to improve your skills.
對(duì)付這種老板最好的辦法是不斷地尋求讓自己進(jìn)步的技能。
In the latest several months, I have met some persons with those eye expressions, and naturally attribute them to be self-righteous persons.
最近幾個(gè)月，我又見了許多的人，凡是具有這種眼神的人，我都把他們有意無(wú)意地歸到自以爲(wèi)是的那一類裡去。

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But marching for a cause, whether it be opposition to the Iraq war or the ban on hunting, is about protest, emotion and the pleasures of self-righteous solidarity.
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