Not all of them were acting out of self-interest.

他们当中，并非所有人的行动都是出于利己的目的。

《牛津词典》

She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety.

她毫无私心，这样做只是出于对他们安全的担心。

《牛津词典》

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not political opportunism.

总统坚持说他这么做是出于同情而不是政治投机。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The man had been acting out of control.

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This is an honor and privilege. This is me, really acting out what I think is at the heart of what I understand to be appropriate for me.

这是一项荣耀和特权，这就是我，真正去实践我心里认为,适合于我的东西。

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She is acting out a form: in the first case the form of romantic fiction, the heroine who swoons back in this scene the form of the game, the perfect form of tennis.

她总是摆出一些姿势：,第一次是在爱情小说中疲倦已极的女主角,这一次则是游戏，完美的网球游戏。

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Alas, this misses the fundamental point: Russia is acting out of hydrocarbon weakness, not one of strength.

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The more interesting suggestion is that these men are acting out of self-interest.

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If your car is acting out of the ordinary, have it evaluated instead of asking for a tune up.

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