蝇营狗苟 meaning in English
swarm as flies do for good or hang round as dogs do for food; concentrate on making profits; hustle about trying to make some profits; ingratiate oneself with sb. to gain one's ends; shamelessly seek personal gain; swarm shamelessly round the rich, the influential, etc. for favours
Examples
- Some few men were still astir in odd corners of moscow , aimlessly following their old habits , with no understanding of what they were doing
在莫斯科各个角落，仍有人在不理智地蝇营狗苟一如往昔，而且不知其所为何事。 - He is only called a genius because of the glamour and authority with which the military are invested , and because masses of sycophants are always ready to flatter power , and to ascribe to it qualities quite alien to it
因为军人们被授予荣誉和权力，成群的蝇营狗苟的坏胚子趋炎附势，本不具备的天才品质都赋予了权势，于是他们便被称为天才。