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单词 self-promoting
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self-promoting
self-promoting adj.
Brit. /ˌsɛlfprəˈməʊtɪŋ/
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U.S. /ˌsɛlfprəˈmoʊdɪŋ/
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1659 Short Disc. Work of God in Nation 7 He rules in a self-promoting and self-securing way, contrary to Gods heart, and to the common right.
1767 T. Underwood Snarlers 20 At this he starts..attacking Foes and Friends, With Self-promoting Interest in View, He mangles all Respect.
1860 F. D. Huntington Christian Believing & Living viii. 250 Salvation is not a thrifty, self-promoting concern, by which we just graze and enter the gates of Eden.
1921 D. Snedden Sociol. Determination Objectives in Educ. viii. 158 A horde of self-promoting avaricious exploiters of popular credulity and private wealth.
2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Nov. 58/4 Maybe the whole Internet will simply become like Facebook: falsely jolly, fake-friendly, self-promoting, slickly disingenuous.
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