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self-interest

noun
🔊/ˌself ˈɪntrəst/, 🔊/ˌself ˈɪntrest/
🔊/ˌself ˈɪntrəst/, 🔊/ˌself ˈɪntrest/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. the fact of somebody only considering their own interests and of not caring about things that would help other people自私自利
    • Not all of them were acting out of self-interest.他们当中，并非所有人的行动都是出于利己的目的。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enlightened
    • rational
    • economic
    • …
    verb + self-interest
    • be motivated by
    • pursue your own
    phrases
    • act in self-interest
    • act out of self-interest
    • in your own self-interest
    • …
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