Definition of selfish in English:

selfish

adjective ˈsɛlfɪʃˈsɛlfɪʃ

(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
（人，行为，动机）不顾别人的；自私的
I joined them for selfish reasons
出于自私的原因我加入了他们。
Example sentencesExamples
- Try to protest that the government is ruining your health with its selfish pleasures and see how far you get!
- Call me selfish, but I wanted to leave my mark on a true original.
- The consumer is encouraged to feel that the transaction is less selfish, on both sides, than normal.
- They said society believed that they did a lucrative job for purely selfish reasons.
- I suppose one could say that we are selfish in this way.
- I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish, yet I did not speak up.
- Although he had to admit it seemed selfish, he couldn't tell her.
- My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family.
- She was also starting to think that maybe she was a bit too selfish towards him.
- She felt a bit envious momentarily before she brushed it off, feeling selfish.
- In my last conversation with my Grandmother before she died she called me selfish.
- His determination and the will to win make him selfish on the ice.
- My reason for being pro-choice is kind of selfish in a way.
- I gave a bittersweet sigh and tried not to feel selfish about the situation.
- Sometimes I feel too selfish, and other times I feel too selfless.
- Since no crime has been committed in the absence of a selfish motive, these are mostly open and shut cases.
- Her girls, she says, are less selfish after their week away.
- When I had the second, I realised it was a bit selfish.
- To do good deeds simply to obtain good karma would be to act from a selfish motive, and would not earn much merit.
- For Scotland's only representative in the game's biggest tournament, the motives are purely selfish.
Synonyms
egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving
inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, uncaring, heedless, unmindful, regardless, insensitive, tactless, uncharitable, unkind
mean, miserly, grasping, greedy, mercenary, money-grubbing, acquisitive, opportunistic, out for what one can get
informal looking after number one, on the make

Rhymes

elfish, shellfish

Definition of selfish in US English:

selfish

adjectiveˈsɛlfɪʃˈselfiSH

(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
（人，行为，动机）不顾别人的；自私的
I joined them for selfish reasons
出于自私的原因我加入了他们。
Example sentencesExamples
- For Scotland's only representative in the game's biggest tournament, the motives are purely selfish.
- To do good deeds simply to obtain good karma would be to act from a selfish motive, and would not earn much merit.
- I suppose one could say that we are selfish in this way.
- I gave a bittersweet sigh and tried not to feel selfish about the situation.
- Since no crime has been committed in the absence of a selfish motive, these are mostly open and shut cases.
- When I had the second, I realised it was a bit selfish.
- Sometimes I feel too selfish, and other times I feel too selfless.
- Although he had to admit it seemed selfish, he couldn't tell her.
- My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family.
- She felt a bit envious momentarily before she brushed it off, feeling selfish.
- His determination and the will to win make him selfish on the ice.
- Call me selfish, but I wanted to leave my mark on a true original.
- In my last conversation with my Grandmother before she died she called me selfish.
- I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish, yet I did not speak up.
- My reason for being pro-choice is kind of selfish in a way.
- The consumer is encouraged to feel that the transaction is less selfish, on both sides, than normal.
- They said society believed that they did a lucrative job for purely selfish reasons.
- She was also starting to think that maybe she was a bit too selfish towards him.
- Try to protest that the government is ruining your health with its selfish pleasures and see how far you get!
- Her girls, she says, are less selfish after their week away.
Synonyms
egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving

单词	selfish
释义	Definition of selfish in English: selfish adjective ˈsɛlfɪʃˈsɛlfɪʃ (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. （人，行为，动机）不顾别人的；自私的 I joined them for selfish reasons 出于自私的原因我加入了他们。 Example sentencesExamples Try to protest that the government is ruining your health with its selfish pleasures and see how far you get! Call me selfish, but I wanted to leave my mark on a true original. The consumer is encouraged to feel that the transaction is less selfish, on both sides, than normal. They said society believed that they did a lucrative job for purely selfish reasons. I suppose one could say that we are selfish in this way. I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish, yet I did not speak up. Although he had to admit it seemed selfish, he couldn't tell her. My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family. She was also starting to think that maybe she was a bit too selfish towards him. She felt a bit envious momentarily before she brushed it off, feeling selfish. In my last conversation with my Grandmother before she died she called me selfish. His determination and the will to win make him selfish on the ice. My reason for being pro-choice is kind of selfish in a way. I gave a bittersweet sigh and tried not to feel selfish about the situation. Sometimes I feel too selfish, and other times I feel too selfless. Since no crime has been committed in the absence of a selfish motive, these are mostly open and shut cases. Her girls, she says, are less selfish after their week away. When I had the second, I realised it was a bit selfish. To do good deeds simply to obtain good karma would be to act from a selfish motive, and would not earn much merit. For Scotland's only representative in the game's biggest tournament, the motives are purely selfish. Synonyms egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, uncaring, heedless, unmindful, regardless, insensitive, tactless, uncharitable, unkind mean, miserly, grasping, greedy, mercenary, money-grubbing, acquisitive, opportunistic, out for what one can get informal looking after number one, on the make Rhymes elfish, shellfish Definition of selfish in US English: selfish adjectiveˈsɛlfɪʃˈselfiSH (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. （人，行为，动机）不顾别人的；自私的 I joined them for selfish reasons 出于自私的原因我加入了他们。 Example sentencesExamples For Scotland's only representative in the game's biggest tournament, the motives are purely selfish. To do good deeds simply to obtain good karma would be to act from a selfish motive, and would not earn much merit. I suppose one could say that we are selfish in this way. I gave a bittersweet sigh and tried not to feel selfish about the situation. Since no crime has been committed in the absence of a selfish motive, these are mostly open and shut cases. When I had the second, I realised it was a bit selfish. Sometimes I feel too selfish, and other times I feel too selfless. Although he had to admit it seemed selfish, he couldn't tell her. My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family. She felt a bit envious momentarily before she brushed it off, feeling selfish. His determination and the will to win make him selfish on the ice. Call me selfish, but I wanted to leave my mark on a true original. In my last conversation with my Grandmother before she died she called me selfish. I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish, yet I did not speak up. My reason for being pro-choice is kind of selfish in a way. The consumer is encouraged to feel that the transaction is less selfish, on both sides, than normal. They said society believed that they did a lucrative job for purely selfish reasons. She was also starting to think that maybe she was a bit too selfish towards him. Try to protest that the government is ruining your health with its selfish pleasures and see how far you get! Her girls, she says, are less selfish after their week away. Synonyms egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving
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