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

• Do you know enough about today's youth to generalize that they are all selfish?
  你是否对今天的青年有足够的了解，从而得出他们都很自私的结论？
• Judging by his actions, he is rather selfish.
  从他的所作所为，可以看出他比较自私。
• I dislike selfish people.
  我不喜欢自私的人。
• 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 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。
• She has a strong sense of selfish consideration.
  她的私心杂念重。
• She characterized him as lazy and selfish.
  她把他描绘得又懒又自私。
• I'm married to a woman so selfish.
  我居然娶了一个这么自私的女人。
• I like him in a way, but he is selfish.
  我有点喜欢他，可他太自私了。
• A little selfish behaviour is unlikely to cause real damage to those around us
  稍许自私的行为不会对我们身边的人造成实质性伤害。