| 釋義 |
唯利是圖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
? 在上海辦貨要小心，有些商人～，過期的貨也配進去，給客戶上當(dāng)。(周而復(fù)《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.
? 有一種問題是我們自己家里出的。比如，現(xiàn)在有些干部爭名奪利，～。(《毛澤東選集》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.
? 甚至也有人說過“日本～，不會仗義協(xié)助復(fù)辟”的話。(愛新覺羅·溥儀《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. ”/書賈也和別的商人一樣，～；…… (《魯迅選集》Ⅱ—124) Publishers,like other merchants,are simply out for profit.
? 余雖與晉出入，余唯利是視。(《左傳·成十三年》) Notwithstanding all its communications with Jin,its only view had been to its own advantage.
? 有些資本家對國家保持一個很大的距離，他們?nèi)詻]有改變～的思想。(《毛澤東選集》Ⅴ—99)Some capitalists keep themselves at a great distance from the state and have not changed their profits before-everything mentality. 唯利是圖唯（惟）wéi lì shì tú唯：惟獨，只有；是：代詞，復(fù)指提前的賓語。一心只求得到利益，其他的都不顧。be intent on nothing but profit, try to turn everything to one’s advantage, profit before everything |