self-serving
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌself-ˈserving adjective showing that you will only do something if it will gain you an advantage – used to show disapproval 只为个人打算的，一心谋私利的〔含贬义〕 self-serving politicians 只为自己打算的政客
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self-serving• Hartley wrote the book on self-serving.• Everybody outside the financially secure, self-serving and blinkered Cabinet.• Since Schoenberg's day, modernism has has not been averse to self-serving diatribes.• Like Pareto, Burnham argued that Marxism was the self-serving ideology of an insurgent working class elite.• Curtiss draws a picture of a sensual, self-serving middle-aged woman who wields power as well as influence.• A very self-serving philosophy, albeit dubious mathematics.• a self-serving political maneuver• The decentralized authority A strategy of decentralization would appear to answer the critics of monolithic bureaux and self-serving power and resources maximizers.ˌself-ˈserving adjectiveChineseSyllable
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self-serving
ˌself-ˈserving
adjective
showing that you will only do something if it will gain you an advantage – used to show disapproval:
self-serving politicians
▪ selfish thinking only about what you need or want, and not thinking about how other people feel or what other people want – used especially when criticizing a person or their behaviour: Amy, don’t be selfish. Let the others have a turn. | 'I’m not doing this for selfish reasons,' he said. | It was a very selfish thing to do.
▪egocentric (also self-centred British English, self-centered American English) believing that what you do and think is the most important thing, and not paying attention to what anyone else thinks or does – used when describing someone’s personality: Teenagers can be highly egocentric, and sometimes find it difficult to see another person’s point of view. | Children start off as self-centred little beings and they do not naturally think of the other person.
▪egotistical believing that you are better or more important than other people: Like many famous writers I’ve met, he was arrogant and egotistical. | He’s just another young player who has gone out of control in the increasingly egotistical world of professional sports.
▪self-serving only thinking of getting advantages for yourself: People’s fears are exaggerated by self-serving politicians. | They described the report as ‘self-serving and contradictory’.
▪think of nobody but yourself (also only think about yourself ) to only think of what you want to do, and not consider what other people want – often used when criticizing someone who does this: The trouble with Alan is that he thinks of nobody but himself. | Before I had children, I only thought about myself and what I wanted.
▪it’s always me me me! informal used when criticizing someone for being selfish: It’s always me, me, me with you and I have had enough. I don’t need this – you’re welcome to yourself, my dear.
ˌself-ˈserving
adjectiveshowing that you will only do something if it will gain you an advantage – used to show disapproval:
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