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selfish

/sɛlfɪʃ/

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1 · adjective

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; - Maria Weston Chapman

自私的

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It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
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她确实很漂亮，但她很自私。
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