selfish

英 [ˈselfɪʃ]

美 [ˈselfɪʃ]

adj.  自私的

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Collins.2 / BNC.6992 / COCA.7386

牛津词典

adj.

• 自私的
  caring only about yourself rather than about other people
  1. selfish behaviour
     自私的行为
  2. Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
     你觉得我不让她走是自私吗？
  3. What a selfish thing to do!
     这样做，多么自私！
  4. It was selfish of him to leave all the work to you.
     他把所有的工作都推给你，真是自私。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 自私的;自利的
  If you say that someone isselfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.
  1. I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
     我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。
  2. ...the selfish interests of a few people.
     少数人的私利

双语例句

• I have nothing to do with my neighbour because he is a selfish man.
  我和我的邻居不来往，因为他是个自私的人。
• Judging by his actions, he is rather selfish.
  从他的所作所为，可以看出他比较自私。
• And it's because I love that I can't be selfish with you.
  正因为我爱你，所以我无法对你这么自私。
• I like him in a way, but he is selfish.
  我有点喜欢他，可他太自私了。
• I think I was a very selfish person, the natural feelings too, perhaps too much.
  我认为我是个很自私的人，对感情太吝惜了。
• If you have no selfish motives, you will not be suspicious and envious of others.
  自己没有私心，就不会猜忌别人。
• I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
  我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。
• My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish.
  我的小孙子一点都不让人操心，但是他6岁大的姐姐却野蛮而又自私。
• Don't keep going round and round pursuing your own selfish interests.
  不要老在个人利益的小圈子里打转儿。
• She is greedy and selfish.
  她既贪婪又自私。