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单词 self-seeking
释义
self-seeking
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/us
/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/
interestedinyourownadvantagein everything that you do:
追逐私利的
A lot ofpeoplefeelthatpoliticiansare just self-seekingopportunists.很多人觉得掌权的政客仅仅是追逐私利的机会主义分子。
Synonym
self-servingformaldisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Selfishness
  • egocentric
  • egocentrically
  • egocentricity
  • egoism
  • egoistic
  • egotistically
  • hoggish
  • inconsiderate
  • inconsiderately
  • inconsiderateness
  • prima donna-ish
  • self
  • self-absorbed
  • self-absorption
  • self-centred
  • selfish
  • selfishly
  • selfishness
  • selves
  • vanity
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(Definition ofself-seekingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-seeking

self-seeking
Real human beings are thinking agents and, as such, do not make decisions in the mechanical way that simpleself-seeking(merely intentional) systems would.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A generation of senior civil servants saw the state as socially beneficial, capitalism asself-seeking.
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This newer view of immune function is fundamentally formulated onself-seeking, self-organizing activity, whose structure is decentered from any bounded self.
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They engaged in interest-basedself-seekingalongside principled debate.
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That objective, the author argues, distinguished the movement from all previous governments, which had been made up of theself-seeking, petit bourgeois heirs of colonial rule.
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The picture he draws serves the ironic tone of the interpretation marvelously: selfabsorbed academics at their ivory-tower games, fending off or capitalizing upon the silly impositions of equallyself-seekingministries.
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It is orchestrated, it is individual and it is cynicallyself-seeking.
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I respectfully say that they have shown an absence ofself-seeking, which is, after all, no very common quality.
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There is no future solution of these problems when greed andself-seekingof that kind is part of the system of our society.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is notself-seeking, but seeking to be included.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Perhaps the linkage wasself-seekingand to some extent unrealistic.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We need not be accused ofself-seeking; matters are far too serious for any question of that kind.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Members have not beenself-seeking, deceitful or exercising their own private political views.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It must breed cynicism andself-seekingin the economy.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have just heard a self-serving,self-seeking, sanctimonious and tawdry little speech.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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