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egoism

/iɡoʊɪzəm/

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1 · noun

the habit of putting one's own interests first

利己主义；自我中心

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His egoism made it hard for him to share credit with the team.

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他太以自我为中心，很难与团队分享功劳。

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Pronunciation: /iɡoʊɪzəm/

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