self-serving

英 [ˌself ˈsɜːvɪŋ]

美 [ˌself ˈsɜːrvɪŋ]

adj.  只为个人打算的; 一心谋私利的

复数：self-servings　

法律

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...corrupt, self-serving politicians.
     贪污腐败、一心谋私利的政治家们

英英释义

adj

• interested only in yourself
  Synonym:self-seeking

双语例句

• 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。
• You murderous self-serving traitor! It's over!
  你这残忍自私的叛徒，该结束了！
• As shown in several results, women today are a complex combination of altruistic and materialistic, vain and insecure, loyal and self-serving.
  正如在一些研究中表明的一样，当今社会女人是利他和唯物，虚荣和不安全感，诚实和自私的矛盾体。
• 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。
• This paradox illustrates one aspect of his brilliance: his ability to justify his actions, no matter how entirely self-serving, as being done for others.
  这一矛盾反映出他的某方面的智慧：他能将其所为合理化处理，即不论他是如何完全的为自己服务，也是为别人服务。
• 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。
• 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。
• I mean, I know that sounds self-serving.
  我是说我知道这有点自私。
• 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。