Take care of number one Meaning in English

expression

US

TAYK KAIR uhv NUM-ber WUHN

UK

TAYK KAIR ov NUM-buh WON

释义

To make your own needs and interests the most important, even if it means not helping others.

用法与细微差别

Informal, sometimes slightly negative. Implies being self-centered; often used to criticize selfishness. Common in phrases like 'You should always take care of number one' or 'He only ever takes care of number one.' Rarely used in very formal writing.

• Spanish: preocuparse por uno mismo - mirar por uno mismo
• Portuguese (BR): cuidar de si mesmo - pensar primeiro em si mesmo
• Portuguese (PT): cuidar de si próprio - pensar primeiro em si mesmo
• Chinese (Simplified): 只顾自己 - 以自己为先
• Chinese (Traditional): 只顧自己 - 以自己為先
• Hindi: सबसे पहले खुद का ख्याल रखना
• Arabic: الاهتمام بالنفس أولاً - مراعاة مصلحته الشخصية
• Bengali: নিজেকে আগে গুরুত্ব দেওয়া
• Russian: заботиться прежде всего о себе
• Japanese: 自分第一に考える
• Vietnamese: chăm lo cho bản thân trước tiên
• Korean: 자기 자신을 먼저 챙기다
• Turkish: önce kendini düşünmek
• Urdu: سب سے پہلے اپنی فکر کرنا
• Indonesian: mementingkan diri sendiri

例句

He always takes care of number one before helping anyone else.

basic

Sometimes you have to take care of number one to survive.

basic

My parents taught me not to just take care of number one.

basic

If you always take care of number one, people might think you're selfish.

natural

Lately, she's been trying to take care of number one a bit more—she used to always put others first.

natural

Everyone's got to take care of number one sometimes; it's not always a bad thing.

natural