别有用心

[bié yǒu yòng xīn]

Chinese-English

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Definition:
AllAll,have an ulterior motivehave an ulterior motive,have an axe to grindhave an axe to grind,have ulterior motiveshave ulterior motives,for the sake of ulterior endsfor the sake of ulterior ends
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1.
A study of that letter leaves us in no doubt as to the motives behind it.
研究一下那封信，我们毫不怀疑该信是别有用心的。
yán jiū yí xià nà fēng xìn , wǒ men háo bù huái yí gāi xìn shì bié yǒu yòng xīn de 。
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2.
Any cat owner who's ever found a mouse corpse thoughtfully placed on her pillow knows that cats are efficient hunters.
当它把死老鼠别有用心的放在枕头上时，主人们都能意识到猫是高效的猎手。
dāng tā bǎ sǐ lǎo shǔ bié yǒu yòng xīn de fàng zài zhěn tóu shàng shí , zhǔ rén men dōu néng yì shí dào māo shì gāo xiào de liè shǒu 。
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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.
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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5.
An employee with an axe to grind may try to circumvent data protection measures by pasting a portion of a document into a chat window.
别有用心的员工可能会将文件的一部分粘贴到聊天窗口，以绕开数据保护措施。
bié yǒu yòng xīn de yuán gōng kě néng huì jiāng wén jiàn de yí bù fen zhān tiē dào liáo tiān chuāng kǒu , yǐ rào kāi shù jù bǎo hù cuò shī 。
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6.
Mother Nature certainly seems to have had a sense of humor in designing them!
自然母亲别有用心的设计尽显其幽默品味！
zì rán mǔ qīn bié yǒu yòng xīn de shè jì jìn xiǎn qí yōu mò pǐn wèi !
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7.
Attempt to deify the man known as the great man who should be the ulterior motives of the person or people with some kind of complex.
企图把人称为伟人神化的人应该是别有用心之人或者有着某种情结的人。
qǐ tú bǎ rén chēng wèi wěi rén shén huà de rén yīng gāi shì bié yǒu yòng xīn zhī rén huò zhě yǒu zhe mǒu zhǒng qíng jié de rén 。
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8.
I know you weren't trying to butter me up, Li Hua. I was just joking with you.
好吧，只要你知道，我是诚心诚意的赞美你，不是另有企图，别有用心就好了。
hǎo ba , zhǐ yào nǐ zhī dào , wǒ shì chéng xīn chéng yì de zàn měi nǐ , bú shì lìng yǒu qǐ tú , bié yǒu yòng xīn jiù hǎo le 。
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9.
It looks to me as if they are jumping on this disaster as support for a pre-existing position they hold for other reasons.
在我看来，他们痛斥这场灾难，是为了支持其别有用心的先前立场。
zài wǒ kàn lái , tā men tòng chì zhè chǎng zāi nàn , shì wèi le zhī chí qí bié yǒu yòng xīn de xiān qián lì chǎng 。
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10.
Some ax-grinders have been known to write official reports that claim to be factual, but are really not, and support the side of the writer.
人们知道，有过一些别有用心的人提出自称实事求是的官方报告，实际上并不符合事实而只是支持报告撰写人一方罢了。
rén men zhī dào , yǒu guò yì xiē bié yǒu yòng xīn de rén tí chū zì chēng shí shì qiú shì de guān fāng bào gào , shí jì shang bìng bù fú hé shì shí ér zhǐ shì zhī chí bào gào zhuàn xiě rén yī fāng bà le 。
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