own ends

Officials and eunuchs served the emperors and the court ladies, many pleasing them for their own ends.

为皇帝和后宫服务的官员太监大多刻意逢迎，常常以珍奇异宝和春药秘方取悦皇帝。

Can't you see he's just using you for his own ends?

你难道看不出他在利用你谋求私利吗？

He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends...

他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。

Mr Ch á vez would appropriate the cult for his own ends: he was said to leave an empty chair at meetings, claiming it was occupied by the ghost of the great Liberator.

查韦斯把这种狂热为其所用：据说，他在开会时要让一把椅子空着，他还宣称说，这样做是因为椅子早已被那位伟大的解放者的鬼魂占据了。

He would not allow anyone to make him into a political plaything for their own ends.

他不会允许任何人为了达到其自身目的把他变成政治玩物。

He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends

他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。

individuals who misuse power for their own ends

以权谋私的人

She is exploiting the current situation for her own ends.

她在利用目前的形势来达到自己的目的。

He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends.

他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。