不能自持 meaning in English
can not control one's own passion
Examples
- She felt her assurance crumble .
她感觉到自己不能自持。 - She imputed the whole to the extravagance or rather ebullient of his passion .
她把这一切全归咎于他情感的丰富，不能自持。 - When at last the message came she felt sick with the anguish of her joy .
等到终于收到消息的时候，她欣喜欲狂，几乎不能自持。 - He was now in imminent danger of asking himself if hospitality were the most sacred thing in the world .
但是他心猿意马，不能自持，他要问自己，难道主人殷勤接待就是世上最神圣的事物吗？ - She broke down and cried when she heard the bad news
听到坏消息,她不能自持哭了起来。