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self-imposed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌself-imˈposed adjective [usually before noun]  PERSONALLY/YOURSELFa self-imposed rule, duty etc is one that you have made for yourself, and which no one has asked you to accept 自己规定的,自愿承担的 She spent five years in self-imposed exile in Bolivia. 她在玻利维亚度过了五年的自我流放生活。
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self-imposedHe works for me, although the work is self-imposed.They were going to break out of their self-imposed cage.Until his death, he lived in self-imposed exile in France.They're not bad, in fact within the self-imposed limited parameters they're quite good.I intended to get down to work immediately, knowing how dangerous are unscheduled days, how fragile self-imposed plans.It's back to the dolly bird culture of the 70s, with none of the self-imposed restraint.The fiction, however, reads like an attempt to break out of this self-imposed restriction.Until his death in 1980, he followed a strenuous, self-imposed work schedule.self-imposed exileHis predecessor, Benazir Bhutto, is living in self-imposed exile in London.
From Longman Business Dictionaryself-imposedˌself-imˈposed adjective [only before a noun] a self-imposed rule, condition, or limit has been set by the people who must obey it, and does not have to be obeyed by anyone elseEven with the approach of aself-imposed deadline, there was no clear sign of an agreement.the banks’self-imposed creditrationing
ˌself-imˈposed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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self-imposed
ˌself-imˈposed adjective [usually before noun]
a self-imposed rule, duty etc is one that you have made for yourself, and which no one has asked you to accept:
    She spent five years in self-imposed exile in Bolivia.


self-imposedBrE /ˌself ɪmˈpəʊzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌself ɪmˈpoʊzd/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] a self-imposed task, duty, etc. is one that you force yourself to do rather than one that sb else forces you to do 自己强加的;自愿负担的;自己规定的