self-seeking

英 [ˌself ˈsiːkɪŋ]

美 [ˌself ˈsiːkɪŋ]

adj.  追逐私利的
n.  追逐私利

牛津词典

adj.

• 追逐私利的
  interested only in your own needs and interests rather than thinking about the needs of other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 追逐私利的;只顾自己的
  If you describe someone asself-seeking, you disapprove of them because they are interested only in doing things which give them an advantage over other people.
  1. He said that democracy would open the way for self-seeking politicians to abuse the situation.
     他说民主会为追逐私利的政客大开方便之门，使他们趁机以公谋私。

英英释义

noun

• taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
  Synonym:opportunismself-interestexpedience

adj

• interested only in yourself
  Synonym:self-serving

双语例句

• Analysis on crime of engaging in self-seeking misconduct& The empirical analysis on the case
  徇私枉法罪的司法认定&以一起案例的实证分析为视角
• Low and grovelling thoughts of God must be given up; doubting and despairing must be removed; and self-seeking and carnal delights must be forsaken.
  我们必须离弃卑贱低下的恩想，必须挪去怀疑悲观的意念，也必须抛除自我追求和属世的享乐。
• He said that democracy would open the way for self-seeking politicians to abuse the situation.
  他说民主会为追逐私利的政客大开方便之门，使他们趁机以公谋私。
• Crime Subject of Engaging in Self-seeking Misconduct in Objectivism
  从客观主义的立场探讨徇私枉法罪主体
• His poems mainly express his personal feelings and the major ideological content includes: criticizing realism and sympathizing the people, happy-go-lucky and harmonious thoughts, official pain and self-seeking, taking warning from history and moral judgement.
  司马光的诗歌内容主要侧重于抒发个人的情怀，他的诗歌所反映的主要思想内容有：批判现实与同情人民，乐天知命与中和适意，仕宦之痛与自我追求，以史为鉴与道德评判等。
• The first half of this mental shift is to stop thinking immature thoughts, which are self-centered and self-seeking.
  这可以分为两部分：第一部分是停止不成熟，即自私自利的想法。
• Most of her colleagues are intolerant, self-seeking and shallow.
  她的多数同事偏执、自私和浅薄。
• This article tries to reveal the growth of Zhang Jie's women's self-consciousness by analyzing the changing process of her true love and ideal and the journey of female's self-seeking.
  本文分析了张洁真爱理想的演变过程、女性自我的寻找历程，试图梳理出张洁女性意识的变化成长。
• Fair, not self-seeking and with initiative on work.
  不谋私利，办事公正，工作积极主动；
• But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
  惟有结党不顺从真理，反顺从不义的，就以忿怒恼恨报应他们。