selfishly
adverb disapproving uk/ˈsel.fɪʃ.li/ us/ˈsel.fɪʃ.li/
自私地
in a selfish way (= thinking only of your own advantage)
The students had no sense of whether they had acted selfishly or generously. 学生们对自己的行为是自私还是慷慨没有任何感觉。
He behaved coldly and selfishly toward his wife and children. 他对妻子和孩子表现得很冷漠，很自私。
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- They have acted selfishly and with a very narrow perspective.
- These two public employees are selfishly and single-mindedly pursuing their own interests.
- Instead of sitting back and selfishly taking, taking, taking, how about you begin putting something back?