用作定语
▲～+n.
 She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
 You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享,不要那么自私。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
 Oh, don't be so selfish with your money!好啦,在钱上别这么自私啦!
▲S+be+～+to-v
 He's too selfish to think of lending me his car.他是一个自私的人,不想把车子借给我。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+～
What makes almost every man selfish?是什么使几乎所有的人都自私自利?

［派生词］ selfishly adv. 自私地,利己地‖ selfishness n. 自私
［同义词］   greedy, miserly, ungenerous
［反义词］   considerate, generous, selfless, unselfish