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

• Low and grovelling thoughts of God must be given up; doubting and despairing must be removed; and self-seeking and carnal delights must be forsaken.
  我们必须离弃卑贱低下的恩想，必须挪去怀疑悲观的意念，也必须抛除自我追求和属世的享乐。
• But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
  你们心里若怀着苦毒的嫉妒和分争，就不可自夸，也不可说谎话抵挡真道。
• 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。
• These views were grounded in alternative secular religions: the former in the view that individual self-seeking behaviour guaranteed a stable economic order; the latter in the idea that the identical motivation could lead only to exploitation, instability and crisis.
  这些观点基于完全对立的世俗信仰：前者认为个人追逐私利的行为保证了经济秩序的稳定；后者认为同样的动机只会导致剥削、动荡和危机。
• 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。
• "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”；
• 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。
• I consider that your error stems from your self-seeking and is of an extremely serious nature; that is to say, your order serves the interest of the enemy.
  我认为你的这个错误，是由于你的私心而产生的，带着非常严重的性质，这就是说，你的命令有利于敌人。
• 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。
• 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。