ulterior motive

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UK [ʌlˌtɪəriə(r) ˈməʊtɪv]
  • Web别有用心；别有用心，另有动机；最终动机
Plural Form：ulterior motives  

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Definition:
AllAll,别有用心别有用心,别有用心，另有动机别有用心，另有动机,最终动机最终动机
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1.
The family was looking at me gingerly, as if my long stare at the table had exposed my ulterior motive to them.
一家人的目光小心翼翼，或许是他们觉察到我不怀好意地盯了餐桌很久。
yì jiā rén de mù guāng xiǎo xīn yì yì , huò xǔ shì tā men jué chá dào wǒ bù huái hǎo yì de dīng le cān zhuō hěn jiǔ 。
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2.
"Almost all the initiatives related to startups you see in the Philippines are in fact driven by a selfish ulterior motive, " he said.
你在菲律宾看到的几乎所有与创业搭上边的，实际上都是由内心私利引发的。
nǐ zài fēi lǜ bīn kàn dào de jī hū suǒ yǒu yǔ chuàng yè dā shàng bian de , shí jì shang dōu shì yóu nèi xīn sī lì yǐn fā de 。
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3.
Refusing on the basis that they must have some evil ulterior motive might be safer, but you might miss out on a great new friend.
或许拒绝会来得更为安全——出于认为他们一定是别有用心的理由，但你也有可能为此错过一个非常了不起的新伙伴。
huò xǔ jù jué huì lái de gèng wéi ān quán — — chū yú rèn wéi tā men yí dìng shì bié yǒu yòng xīn de lǐ yóu , dàn nǐ yě yǒu kě néng wèi cǐ cuò guò yī gè fēi cháng liǎo bu qǐ de xīn huǒ bàn 。
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4.
A man with a great sense of justice seeks justice, And he seeks it out of an ulterior motive.
有大正义的人，是在追求正义，而且其正义是为了实现某种目的。
yǒu dà zhèng yì de rén , shì zài zhuī qiú zhèng yì , ér qiě qí zhèng yì shì wèi le shí xiàn mǒu zhǒng mù dì 。
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5.
So when I tell you about a pair of earrings that would go perfectly with that sweater, I might have an ulterior motive.
所以如果我对你说那副耳环非常搭配你的那件毛衣，我其实是别有用心的。
suǒ yǐ rú guǒ wǒ duì nǐ shuō nà fù ěr huán fēi cháng dā pèi nǐ de nà jiàn máo yī , wǒ qí shí shì bié yǒu yòng xīn de 。
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6.
Similarly, as a result of the act itself is usually hidden motive and had an ulterior motive, so you may be using friends, play down.
同样的情况下，由于本身的行事动机通常隐密而别具用心，所以你可能会被朋友利用、贬低。
tóng yàng de qíng kuàng xià , yóu yú běn shēn de xíng shì dòng jī tōng cháng yǐn mì ér bié jù yòng xīn , suǒ yǐ nǐ kě néng huì bèi péng yǒu lì yòng 、 biǎn dī 。
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7.
A man of great benevolence seeks benevolence, And he does not seek it out of an ulterior motive.
有大仁爱的人，是在追求仁爱，却不是刻意实现某种目的。
yǒu dà rén ài de rén , shì zài zhuī qiú rén ài , què bú shì kè yì shí xiàn mǒu zhǒng mù dì 。
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8.
"What you mentioned is purely fictitious and has an ulterior motive, " he said.
他说：“你所提到的完全是假想的，动机不明。”
tā shuō : " nǐ suǒ tí dào de wán quán shì jiǎ xiǎng de , dòng jī bù míng 。 "
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9.
The police considered that Soapy and this woman were lovers instead of a man with ulterior motive and a prostitute.
这个警察认为他们是一对恋人，而并不是一个动机不明的男人和一个妓女。
zhè ge jǐng chá rèn wéi tā men shì yí duì liàn rén , ér bìng bú shì yī gè dòng jī bù míng de nán rén hé yī gè jì nǚ 。
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10.
There was no ulterior motive in his proposal.
他的建议里没有不可告人的动机
tā de jiàn yì lǐ méi yǒu bù kě gào rén de dòng jī
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