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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Analysis on crime of engaging in self-seeking misconduct& The empirical analysis on the case
  徇私枉法罪的司法认定&以一起案例的实证分析为视角
• 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。
• By the combination of theoretical analysis, empirical research, and design practice, complete the subject of mobile application development for the tour pal based on LBS for technical support, provides the way to self-seeking method of the tour pal outdoor activities.
  通过理论分析、实证研究、设计实践相结合的方式，完成以LBS为技术支持的驴友移动应用开发课题，为驴友户外驴行的自我寻求方法提供了实现途径。
• He is self-seeking rather selfless.
  他是自私自利而不是忘我的。
• 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。
• Dreiser chose this theme not simply to caution the readers that the American Dream was only an illusion but to suggest his failure in self-seeking.
  德莱塞选择这个主题不仅想告诫读者美国梦是一个幻想而且也暗示了德莱塞在个人追求过程中的失败。