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
- 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。 - 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。 - In reality, everyone has self-serving agendas, but it is the level of harm to others that determines the level of trust in that person.
事实上，每个人都有自己的“计划安排”，但是决定对一个人信任程度大小的是对别人的造成伤害程度。 - 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。 - A lot of people avoid doing this they say its too self-serving.
很多人会避免这么做他们会觉得这样显得太功利了。 - I mean, I know that sounds self-serving.
我是说我知道这有点自私。 - Blatant self-serving agendas may cast doubt on one's trustworthiness.
公然的“利己安排”也许会让别人对你的可信度产生怀疑。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。