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单词 self-serving
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self-serving

adjective
If you describe someone as self-serving, you are critical of them because they are only interested in what they can get for themselves.
[disapproval]
They suggest that my motives for proposing reform are self-serving and mercenary.
...corrupt, self-serving politicians.

self-serving in British English

adjective
habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others

self-serving in American English

(ˈsɛlfˈsɜrvɪŋ)
adjective
serving one's own selfish interests, esp. at the expense of others

Examples of 'self-serving' in a sentence
self-serving

And those who do it without any self-serving motive live the longest.
The Sun (2011)
Being governed by a self-serving political elite is not democratic!
The Sun (2015)
He is corrupt and self-serving to the very core.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the people have been voicing disgust at what they see as a corrupt and self-serving political class.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The monarchy gives us the stability and continuity that makes us the envy of countries headed by a self-serving politician.
The Sun (2011)
People are sick of self-serving politicians.
The Sun (2012)
We are funding a new, self-serving elite.
The Sun (2016)
It was a military coup, but few regretted the passing of the self-serving politicians.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
But then you have to factor in our self-serving Westminster politicians.
The Sun (2014)
Does anyone really want to hear the same tiresome, self-serving nonsense after games?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The scandal has fuelled claims that France is run by a self-serving elite that is out of touch with the rest of the nation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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