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self-made

adjective
🔊/ˌself ˈmeɪd/
🔊/ˌself ˈmeɪd/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. having become rich and successful through your own hard work rather than having had money given to you靠自己奋斗成功的；白手起家的
    • He was proud of the fact that he was a self-made man.他为自己白手起家而自豪。🔊🔊
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    Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-made is used with these nouns:
    • man
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