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

• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• "Flesh is weak" is an example, where the "heart" should be interpreted as "self-seeking desire for power";
  “心有余而力不足”就是例证，其中“心”应释为“自我权欲追求”；
• 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。
• 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。
• It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it is keep no record of wrong.
  它不是粗鲁，不是自私，需要包容，不重复对方犯得错误。
• The Identification of Malpractice Offense of Self-seeking Misconduct
  徇私舞弊型渎职犯罪的罪数认定
• This article tries to reveal the growth of Zhang Jie's women's self-consciousness by analyzing the changing process of her true love and ideal and the journey of female's self-seeking.
  本文分析了张洁真爱理想的演变过程、女性自我的寻找历程，试图梳理出张洁女性意识的变化成长。
• The first half of this mental shift is to stop thinking immature thoughts, which are self-centered and self-seeking.
  这可以分为两部分：第一部分是停止不成熟，即自私自利的想法。