self-advancement
noun [ U ] often disapproving (also selfadvancement) uk/ˌself.ədˈvɑːns.mənt/ us/ˌself.ədˈvæns.mənt/
自我提升
the development or improvement of your own situation, education, position, etc.
What made him tick, beyond the ceaseless drive to self-advancement?
The women meet weekly to support each other’s efforts at economic self-advancement. 这些妇女每周见面，相互支持，努力实现经济上的自我提升。
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- He will be remembered not for his performances on the field but for relentless self-advancement off it.
- We did not enter politics for profit or for self-advancement.
- They are simply more motivated by self-advancement than by bettering the lot of society as a whole.