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
- The basic stumbling block to global peace rests with the self-serving ambitions of many nations.
全世界和平的基本障碍物在于许多国家谋私利的野心。 - 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。 - It does not for self-serving reasons does actual harm, and it can still do your community good.
这并不表示为了自身利益而帮助他人是可以造福你的社区。 - You murderous self-serving traitor! It's over!
你这残忍自私的叛徒,该结束了! - When things go well, the self-serving attribution bias, we'll credit ourselves.
当事情顺利时,自我服务归因偏向,我们就会觉得是自己能干。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I have read hundreds of business memoirs over the decades and many are boastful, self-serving and dull.
我在过去几十年间阅读了数百本企业家自传,其中许多都自吹自擂、别有所图、令人生厌。 - 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。
