| 单词 | self seeking |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition inclined to promote only one's own profit or interests Politicians are untrustworthy self-seeking creatures. Synonyms selfish the selfish interests of a few people self-interested Persistently and narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating. mercenary calculating opportunistic self-serving acquisitive We live in an acquisitive society. on the make (slang) careerist gold-digging fortune-hunting looking out for number one (informal) out for what you can get Additional synonymsin the sense of acquisitive Definition eager to gain material possessions We live in an acquisitive society. Synonyms greedy, grabbing, grasping, hungry, selfish, avid, predatory, rapacious, avaricious, desirous, covetousin the sense of self-interested Persistently and narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating. Synonyms selfish, self-centred, egotistical, greedy, mercenary, self-seeking, ungenerous, egoistic, egotistic, egotistical, looking out for number one (informal) Nearby words of |
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