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self-seeking是什么意思

self-seeking

['self'si:kiŋ]

n. 追逐私利；只顾自己；利己主义
adj. 追逐私利的；（收音机等）自动调谐的

英文词源

self-seeking (n.): "a seeking after one's own benefit (before those of others)," 1580s, from self + seeking, verbal noun from seek. As an adjective, from 1620s.

双语例句

1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.: 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.: 在卢克母亲审视的目光下，我感到极不自在。

3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.: 如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.: 他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。

5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.: 她抑制着心中的自怜，将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。