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self-immolation
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌself.ɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.ɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
the practice of setting yourself on fire, especially as a protest against something: （尤指为抗议政治不公的）自焚
The protests were accompanied by at least eight cases of self-immolation.抗议活动伴随着至少八起自焚事件。
an action by a person or group that damages or destroys it: 自我毁灭
It was an act of political self-immolation.这是一种政治上的自我毁灭行为。
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