curry favour with sb. in authority for personal gain
例句
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They objected to me on personal grounds.
他们出于个人的原因反对我。
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I take strong exception to your suggestion that this action was done for financial gain.
你认为这种行为是以盈利为目的, 我表示强烈反对。
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They tried to gain time by spinning out the negotiation.
他们企图拖延谈判以争取时间。
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In comparison with the disastrous damage made by the earthquake, my personal loss is negligible.
和地震造成的灾难性破坏相比, 我个人的这点损失实在算不了什么。
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We shouldn't seek after comfort, personal fame, or gain.
我们不应该贪图安逸, 追名逐利。
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The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now kept up by the local authority.
这幢有历史意义的宅邸是房主送给城市的, 现在由地方当局保养维修。
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He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.
1689年他全面掌权做了沙皇。
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Many politicians are less concerned with working for the good of the citizens than with scheming for personal right.
许多政客关心的主要是为自己谋利,很少想到为公众谋福利。
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He works out every morning with his personal trainer.
每天早上他都和私人教练一起锻炼。
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The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic.
当地政府修建2,000 座新房舍的打算不切实际。