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

• Showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking.
  表现出一种没有私虑的斗争倾向。
• Beware of self-seeking people who are only interested in your money.
  当心追逐私利者，他们只在乎你的钱。
• He is self-seeking rather selfless.
  他是自私自利而不是忘我的。
• 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。
• He is driven by ambition and self-seeking.
  他受野心和自私所驱使。
• 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
• The army felt that the politicians of the day were just self-seeking opportunists.
  军队觉得台上的政客们仅仅是追求私利的机会主义者。
• 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。
• Now at Bordeaux came the fateful moment in the career of this ambitious, self-seeking, and capable admiral.
  现在在波尔多，这位野心勃勃，自私自利的能干的海军上将一生事业的紧要关头到来了。
• 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。