1·He said that democracy would open the way for self-seeking politicians to abuse the situation.
他说民主将为追逐私利的政客大开方便之门，使他们趁机以公谋私。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·As with those efforts at self-regulation, this one came at a time when Internet companies were seeking to polish their image and potentially ward off legislation.
正如善于自我调节的努力，该倡议正是在互联网公司寻求提高自身形象和尽可能规避立法的时候出现。
3·The self is seeking union and nothing divine is possible in the current happenstance.
真我寻求联盟，而在现在的偶发事件中是不可能存在神圣的。
4·Even a few moments consideration can help to determine if the trade is being considered out of profit-seeking self interest... or boredom.
甚至是一小会儿的思考也能帮助你判断作交易的时候，你考虑的是追逐利润的个人利益……还是无聊。
5·There's nothing wrong with seeking love from others. Seeking ourselves, or our sense of self-worth in that love, is the problem.
从他人处获得爱并没有错，但发现自我，或想从他人的爱中感受自我价值就成了问题。
6·If you don't feel good about yourself, then you need to work on that before seeking a relationship, as people generally don't look for someone with low self-esteem.
如果你自我感觉不太好，那么在找男女朋友之前，就要先解决这个问题，因为一般人不会要一个不自信的人。
7·Sweden said the number of those seeking residency who are self-employed -- the most likely category the wealthy fit into -- has fallen sharply since 2005 to less than 500 last year.
瑞典说，寻求居住权的自雇人员（富人最有可能归属的类别）数量自2005年以来严重下滑，去年降到不足500人。
8·Sweden said the number of those seeking residency who are self-employed — the most likely category the wealthy fit into — has fallen sharply since 2005 to less than 500 last year.
瑞典说，寻求居住权的自雇人员(富人最有可能归属的类别)数量自2005年以来严重下滑，去年降到不足500人。
9·The survey pointed a critical finger at the Italian male: "he is invariably egoistic, selfish, often violent, and only seeking self-satisfaction."
这份调查严厉指责了意大利男人：“他永远以自我为中心，自私，通常粗暴而不怜香惜玉，而且只追求自己的满足。”
10·The first half of this mental shift is to stop thinking immature thoughts, which are self- centered and self-seeking.
这可以分为两部分：第一部分是停止不成熟，即自私自利的想法。