selfish

美 [ˈselfɪʃ]英 [ˈselfɪʃ]
  • adj.自私的

派生词: selfishly adv.;selfishness n.

self n.自己 + -ish 像...一样

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selfishselfish

adj.

自私的
caring only about yourself rather than about other people

selfish behaviour

自私的行为

Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?

你觉得我不让她走是自私吗?

What a selfish thing to do!

这样做,多么自私!

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。

selfless

selfish

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    ADJ-GRADED 自私的;自利的
    If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.

    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。

  • Cabinet Ministers are selfishly pursuing their own vested interests.

    内阁大臣们正在自私地追逐他们自己的既得利益。

  • The arrogance and selfishness of different interest groups never ceases to amaze me.

    不同利益集团的傲慢和自私总是会让我大吃一惊。

adj

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concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapma

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  1. 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。

  2. Britain 's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors .

    英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。

  3. 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。

  4. You 're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this , aren 't you ?

    你对这个问题的看法相当自私,对不对?

  5. What a selfish thing to do !

    这样做,多么自私!

  6. ‘ Isn 't that a bit selfish ? ’ he chided .

    “那不有点自私吗?”他责备道。

  7. 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。

  8. She calls me lazy and selfish

    她说我又懒又自私。

  9. Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish , egotistic streak .

    苏珊和德博拉两个人都极端自私和自我。

  10. She is greedy and selfish .

    她既贪婪又自私。

  11. She has a strong sense of selfish consideration .

    她的私心杂念重。

  12. Judging by his actions , he is rather selfish .

    从他的所作所为,可以看出他比较自私。

  13. They bow and scrape like slaves to the foreigners , willing to sell the country for their own selfish ends .

    他们对外奴颜婢膝,甘心卖国求荣。

  14. 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。

  15. Have you ever read the selfish giant ?

    你读过《自私的巨人》这个故事吗?

  16. 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?

  17. She characterized him as lazy and selfish .

    她把他描绘得又懒又自私。

  18. 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。

  19. He had never been truly irresponsible ; but he had been undisciplined , selfish , and ruthless .

    他从来就有真诚的责任感,但他又很不安分,自私,无情。

  20. In that sense , I 'm pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I 'd freely like to admit .

    从这个意义上说,虽然我不愿承认,但我非常确信志愿服务是一种自私的行为。

  21. Chimps are truly selfish .

    黑猩猩真的很自私。

  22. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home .

    布鲁斯·佩德森说,这样做是为了让人们不要自私地让一本书在家里的书架上落灰。

  23. You must learn to share and not be so selfish .

    你一定要学会与他人分享,不要那么自私。

  24. She is an essentially selfish person .

    她本质上是个自私自利的人。

  25. She is a selfish person .

    她是一个自私自利的人。

  26. He is both selfish and calculating .

    例句:他既自私又斤斤计较。

  27. He is a selfish , gluttonous and lazy person .

    他是一个自私、贪婪又懒惰的人。

  28. She was selfish , arrogant and often callous .

    她自私傲慢,而且往往冷酷无情。

  29. Toxic1 bachelor is an unmarried man who is selfish , insensitive , and afraid of commitment .

    “有毒单身汉”指的是自私、感觉迟钝、惧怕承诺的未婚男性。

  30. Paul finally wakes from hotness hypnosis , starts to realize that Daisy is vain and selfish .

    保罗终于从“辣妹催眠”中醒来,开始意识到黛茜虚荣又自私。

后缀
e-像...一样

finish v. 完成

fin 结束,范围 + -ish 像...一样

foolish adj. 愚蠢的

fool n.傻子 + -ish 像...一样

publish v. 出版

publ 人民 + -ish 像...一样

punish vt. 处罚

pun 惩罚 + -ish 像...一样

childish adj. 孩子的

child n.小孩 + -ish 像...一样

distinguish v. 区分

di- 二者之间 + stingu- 刺,刺激 + -ish 像...一样

flourish v. 繁荣

flour n.谷物粉 + -ish 像...一样

extinguish vt. 熄灭

ex- 出,出去 + sting- 刺,刺激 + -u- + -ish 像...一样

perish v. 死亡

per- 完全,贯穿 + -ish 像...一样