| 释义 |
唯利是图wéi lì shì túbe bent solely on profit(/gain); be blind to all but one’s own interest; be interested only in making a profit (/in personal gain); be intent on nothing but profit; engage in unscrupulous profiteering; go all out to profiteer;mercenary-minded; put profits before everything;work exclusively (/solely) for (personal) gain
❍ 在上海办货要小心，有些商人～，过期的货也配进去，给客户上当。(周而复《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—185) You have to be careful buying drugs in Shanghai because there are certain firms who are only interested in making a profit and who cheat their customers by off-loading their old stock on them.
❍ 有一种问题是我们自己家里出的。比如，现在有些干部争名夺利，～。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—330)One kind of problem arises among our own ranks. For example,some cadres now scramble for fame and fortune and are interested only in personal gain.
❍ 甚至也有人说过“日本～，不会仗义协助复辟”的话。(爱新觉罗·溥仪《我的前半生》206) There was one of them who said that“Japan is only interested in profit and is incapable of being devoted to the cause of aiding the restoration. ”/书贾也和别的商人一样，～；…… (《鲁迅选集》Ⅱ—124) Publishers,like other merchants,are simply out for profit.
❍ 余虽与晋出入，余唯利是视。(《左传·成十三年》) Notwithstanding all its communications with Jin,its only view had been to its own advantage.
❍ 有些资本家对国家保持一个很大的距离，他们仍没有改变～的思想。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—99)Some capitalists keep themselves at a great distance from the state and have not changed their profits before-everything mentality. 唯利是图唯（惟）wéi lì shì tú唯：惟独，只有；是：代词，复指提前的宾语。一心只求得到利益，其他的都不顾。be intent on nothing but profit, try to turn everything to one’s advantage, profit before everything |