单词ego-boost
网络: 自我意识膨胀
Purposely impressing people is an act that brings nothing but a momentary ego boost.
刻意地让所有人记住你只是一种暂时的自我宣传行为，但这并不会为你带来任何好处。
Aside from being a nice ego boost for her, this does have practical implications.
除了良好的自我提升之外，这些确实蕴含了切合暗示。
We can be fooled into thinking that possessions bring happiness due to the Ego boost or feelings of self-esteem we get from new purchases.
我们可能上当受骗了，由于我们在购买东西中获得自信或满足自尊，就以为物质能带来快乐。
Some women just want to please their partners, and others want an ego boost.
一些女性仅仅希望愉悦自己的伴侣，而另一些希望提升自我。
You don"t need an ego boost; you need time to recover yourself.
你不需一个自尊的提升，你需要时间去找回自己。
It was an "ego boost. " (Gone are the days when we"d treat ourselves to a new lipstick or haircut to cheer ourselves up. )
这是一种“利己主义的进步”（以往那些奖励自己一只唇膏、一个新发型来取悦自己的日子已经一去不复返。）