self-serving

英 [ˌself ˈsɜːvɪŋ]

美 [ˌself ˈsɜːrvɪŋ]

adj.  只为个人打算的; 一心谋私利的

复数：self-servings　

法律

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...corrupt, self-serving politicians.
     贪污腐败、一心谋私利的政治家们

英英释义

adj

• interested only in yourself
  Synonym:self-seeking

双语例句

• Society needs banks but not the self-serving kind we have today.
  社会需要银行，但不是当今那种自私的银行。
• Some evidence suggests that people with depression have very low self-serving bias& they think everything is their fault.
  有证据表明，得忧郁症的人缺乏自利偏见，他们觉得所有的问题都是自己造成的。
• To some, these arguments might sound self-serving, if not a throwback to old Reagan-era free-market views.
  在一些人看来，上述观点就算不是朝着里根时代旧自由市场观点的倒退，可能也有自私之嫌。
• 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。
• When things go well, the self-serving attribution bias, we'll credit ourselves.
  当事情顺利时，自我服务归因偏向，我们就会觉得是自己能干。
• Mr. Perry acknowledges that his notes were cordial but may have sounded too self-serving.
  佩里承认他发送的信息都挺诚恳的，但可能听起来有点自私。
• 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。
• If they have self-serving motives, or their values are out of step with our own, emotional intelligence becomes a weapon of manipulation and the results can be devastating.
  当他们产生谋私利的动机，或者他们的价值观与我们的不合拍时，情商就会变成操控他人情绪的武器，其后果不堪设想。
• You murderous self-serving traitor! It's over!
  你这残忍自私的叛徒，该结束了！
• I have read hundreds of business memoirs over the decades and many are boastful, self-serving and dull.
  我在过去几十年间阅读了数百本企业家自传，其中许多都自吹自擂、别有所图、令人生厌。