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字母【zì mǔ】

letter; christcross-row; crisscross-row

[名]拼音文字或注音符号的最小书写单位

英文有26个字母。

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

自【zì】

1. oneself; self 2. of course 3. from; since

[代]1、本人；自己 [副]2、当然 [介]3、从；由

约翰自称是物理学家。

John describes himself as a physicist.

公道自在人心。

Justice lies in people's heart.

自他离开学校，就没有他的消息。

No one has had any news about him since he left school.

自暴自弃【zì bào zì qì】

have no ambition at all; be resigned to one’s backwardness; give oneself up as hopeless

[成]自甘落后，不求上进

自暴自弃的人是不会有什么成就的。

Those who give themselves up as hopeless can achieve nothing.

自卑【zì bēi】

feel inferior; be self-abased; self-abasement; self-contempt; self-humiliation

[形]轻视自己，觉得自己不如别人

自卑的人应该得到更多的鼓励。

Those who feel themselves inferior should get more encouragement.

自不量力【zì bú liàng lì】

not to recognize one' s own limited strength or resources

[成]不能正确估量自己的能力﹐对自己估计太高

蚂蚁想绊倒大象，真是自不量力。

An ant who wants to stumble an elephant does not recognize its own limited strength.

自吹自擂【zì chuī zì léi】

blow one' s own trumpet

[成]自己吹嘘自己

喜欢自吹自擂的人容易引起别人的反感。

A man who likes blowing his own trumpet is very likely to arouse others’ dislike.

自从【zì cóng】

since; ever since; from

[介]表示时间的起点（指过去）

自从我们上次分别后，已经有很长时间了。

It has been a long time since we last meet.

自动【zì dòng】

1. automatic 2. voluntarily; of one's own accord

[形]1、不用人力而用机械、电气等装置直接操作的 2、自己主动

这个暖气系统有自动的温度调节系统。

This heating system has an automatic temperature control.

现在，越来越多的人自动参与到环保活动中。

More and more people voluntarily join to protect the environment.

自发【zì fā】

spontaneous

[形]不受外力影响而自然产生

这次募捐活动是学生自发组织的。

The fundraising event was organized by students spontaneously.