coping mechanism

基本解释

We turned to a second coping mechanism.
我們求助於第二個應對機制。
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Denial is a coping mechanism that gives you time to adjust to distressing situations — but staying in denial can interfere with treatment or your ability to tackle challenges.
否認是一種心理應對機制，它讓你有時間去適應痛苦境遇——但是持續的否認能乾擾問題的処理，或者影響你應對挑戰的能力。
It is clear that an important coping mechanism was each man’s ability to fence off a part of his mind, deriving psychological benefit from keeping its very existence secret from the captors.
很明顯，這兩人所擁有的重要應對機制之一，就是他們有能力維護心中的某些秘密，不讓關押他們的人知道。這給了他們帶來心理上的好処。

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Price said Hendricks developed several personalities as a coping mechanism during the abuse.
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