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
- 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。 - Some of these complaints are self-serving.
其中一些抱怨只考虑了自身的利益。 - 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! - 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。 - ( Laughter) And we thought this was a very interesting comment on America, and a kind of self-serving, not my responsibility kind of phenomenon.
(笑声)我们觉得这是对美国的一种很有趣的评论,一种事不关己、高高挂起,明哲保身的现象。 - It has evolved into a self-serving elite; conspicuously, it has no base among the masses.
党已经演变成一个服务于自身利益的精英集团,明显没有群众基础。 - Anyone wanting companies run by a self-serving, self-recruiting cabal could hardly improve on this incestuous system.
任何希望公司由一个自私自利、中饱私囊的阴谋集团来经营的人,都几乎不可能改进这种朋比为奸的体系。 - 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。 - I mean, I know that sounds self-serving.
我是说我知道这有点自私。
