self-serving
英 [ˌself ˈsɜːvɪŋ]
美 [ˌself ˈsɜːrvɪŋ]
adj. 只为个人打算的; 一心谋私利的
牛津词典
adj.
- 只为个人打算的;一心谋私利的
interested only in gaining an advantage for yourself
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 只为个人打算的;一心谋私利的
If you describe someone asself-serving, you are critical of them because they are only interested in what they can get for themselves.- They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
他们暗示说我之所以提议改革是贪图金钱,想谋取私利。 - ...corrupt, self-serving politicians.
贪污腐败、一心谋私利的政治家们
- They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
英英释义
adj
- interested only in yourself
双语例句
- Many Argentines are fed up beyond measure with what they see as a corrupt and self-serving political system.
许多阿根廷人受够了他们所看到的腐败和自私自利的政治体制。 - But it has no monopoly on self-serving policies.
但施行自私自利政策的国家并非只有它一个。 - Society needs banks but not the self-serving kind we have today.
社会需要银行,但不是当今那种自私的银行。 - Bankers may be greedy, self-serving egomaniacs, but at least they are consistently greedy, self-serving and egotistical.
银行家可能是贪婪、自私的自大狂,但至少他们的贪婪、自私和自我是始终如一的。 - We can safely assume that some are benevolent and altruistic; some are evil and self-serving; and others may have agendas we can only guess at and may be beyond human understanding.
我们可以有把握地做出猜测,有些外星人是仁慈的和无私的,有些是邪恶和自私自利的,还有其他一些有什么样的目的我们只能去猜测,可能是超出人类理解的。 - They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
他们暗示说我之所以提议改革是贪图金钱,想谋取私利。 - He had a reputation for being politically officious and self-serving. I, a university student's life goal: Peasant woman, mountain spring, a little field.
他因在政治上爱管闲事和个人奋斗而出名。我,一个大学生的人生奋斗目标:农妇,山泉,有点田。 - Some of these complaints are self-serving.
其中一些抱怨只考虑了自身的利益。 - Instead, youll only paint yourself in a negative and self-serving manner the complete opposite of what you want.
相反,你只会塑造不积极和自私的个人形象这跟你想要的完全相反。 - While his intentions are to save lived and prevent injuries, this manger is perceived as vindictive, uncaring and self-serving.
当他的意图将解救居住问题和防止伤害,这一个职员被察觉存有恶意报仇之心,不关心和自私的。
