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

• Bankers may be greedy, self-serving egomaniacs, but at least they are consistently greedy, self-serving and egotistical.
  银行家可能是贪婪、自私的自大狂，但至少他们的贪婪、自私和自我是始终如一的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paradox illustrates one aspect of his brilliance: his ability to justify his actions, no matter how entirely self-serving, as being done for others.
  这一矛盾反映出他的某方面的智慧：他能将其所为合理化处理，即不论他是如何完全的为自己服务，也是为别人服务。
• In reality, everyone has self-serving agendas, but it is the level of harm to others that determines the level of trust in that person.
  事实上，每个人都有自己的“计划安排”，但是决定对一个人信任程度大小的是对别人的造成伤害程度。
• You murderous self-serving traitor! It's over!
  你这残忍自私的叛徒，该结束了！
• ( Laughter) And we thought this was a very interesting comment on America, and a kind of self-serving, not my responsibility kind of phenomenon.
  （笑声）我们觉得这是对美国的一种很有趣的评论，一种事不关己、高高挂起，明哲保身的现象。
• A lot of people avoid doing this they say its too self-serving.
  很多人会避免这么做他们会觉得这样显得太功利了。
• 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。