self-congratulation noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˌself.kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ the act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something: 自我祝贺 Such writing comes uneasily close to self-congratulation.这样的行文近乎自我祝贺,让人生厌。 Congress and the president indulged in a round of mutual self-congratulation over their agreement on a package for the new fiscal year.国会和总统就新财政年度的一揽子计划达成协议,对此他们让自己沉醉在一轮相互的自我祝贺中。 See
self-congratulatory Observers have come to expect a certain amount of self-congratulation when governments review their own records. There was too much self-congratulation from a team who should really have expected more. We are not sitting back in self-congratulation; we will continue to strive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Confidence & self-assurance amour propre aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness dogmatism dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce rest assured safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated unmoored |