1·The winners gave themselves a self-congratulatory round of applause.
这些获胜者一齐鼓掌，庆贺自己的胜利。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Officials were self-congratulatory about how well the day had gone.
官员们对那天的顺利度过自鸣得意。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The only thing wrong with this self-congratulatory portrait of America's global role is that it is mostly a myth.
然而，这种对美国全球作用沾沾自喜的看法唯一的错误在于，它不过是一段杜撰的神话。
4·As more than one person remarked, in a self-congratulatory but also truthful way, the very fact that such a meeting is going on demonstrates progress that few would have expected ten years ago.
不止一个与会者半是祝贺半是认真地说，会议能够召开本身就表明环保事业的进步，这在十年前几乎没人能够想到。
5·Seeing these educational shifts in Asia, some Americans are taking a self-congratulatory stance.
注意到亚洲教育的转变，一些美国人开始沾沾自喜。
6·The self-congratulatory announcement to Parliament was barely out of the prime minister’s mouth when Peter Robinson, Northern Ireland’s first minister, called a halt.
首相向议会所做的公告颇有沾沾自喜的味道，但刚一出口，就被北爱尔兰首席部长彼得·鲁宾逊（Peter Robinson）叫停了。
7·"That should remedy the sleeplessness," she said in a self-congratulatory tone.
“这可以缓解睡眠不足的毛病，”她以一种庆幸的口气说道。
8·It would be easy for Konami to start to wave to the crowds and even perhaps sign a few autographs, and offer self-congratulatory smiles to the crowds with the finish line in sight.
这将是容易的科乐美开始向人群挥手，甚至可能签署一些签名，并提供沾沾自喜微笑与视线终点线的人群。
9·Rarely has such unanimously unstinting praise been bestowed on a less self-congratulatory recipient.
很少地如此的意见一致地不节省赞美在比较不自己-庆祝接受者上被授予。