[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]缺乏自信的;对自己无把握的 If you are insecure, you lack confidence because you think that you are not good enough or are not loved.
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In effect she is punishing her parents for making her feel threatened and insecure...
实质上她是在惩罚父母,因为他们让她感觉受到威胁,没有安全感。
Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.
大多数母亲对自己为人母的表现都不是很自信。
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She is always assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity...
她一直为自我怀疑与缺乏安全感所困扰。
His behaviour is an attempt to cover up his insecurities.
他的行为是想掩饰自己的不自信。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不安全的;无保障的;有危险的 Something that is insecure is not safe or protected.
...low-paid, insecure jobs...
报酬低、无保障的工作
Cellular phones are inherently insecure, as anyone can listen to and record conversations.
手机天生就不安全,因为任何人都可以听到并录下谈话。
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Crime creates feelings of insecurity in the population.
犯罪活动引起人们的不安全感。
...the harshness and insecurity of agricultural life.
农耕生活艰辛又没有保障
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in·se·cureAWL/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/adjective1not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people 缺乏信心的;无把握的◆He's very insecure about his appearance.他对自己的长相没有信心。◆She felt nervous and insecure.她感到局促不安。2not safe or protected 不安全的;无保障的;不牢靠的◆Jobs nowadays are much more insecure than they were ten years ago.当今的工作比十年前要不稳固得多了。◆As an artist he was always financially insecure.作为一名艺术家,他在经济上总是没有保障。◆Insecure doors and windows (= for example, without good locks)make life easy for burglars. 门窗不牢靠方便了窃贼。OPP
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▶in·se·cure·ly/; NAmE/adverbin·secur·ityAWL/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrəti/noun[uncountable , countable ](pluralin·secur·ities)◆feelings of insecurity不安全感◆job insecurity工作无保障◆We all have our fears and insecurities.我们大家都有各自的恐惧和不安全感。insecurityinsecuritiesin·se·cure/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/in·se·cure·ly/; NAmE/in·secur·ity/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmEˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrəti/
1not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with peopleinsecure about She’s very insecure about her appearance. She felt lonely and insecure away from her family.► see thesaurus at
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2a job,investment etc that is insecure does not give you a feeling of safety, because it might be taken away or lost at any time: Many of them work in low-paid insecure jobs.3a building or structure that is insecure is not safe, because it could fall down—insecurity noun [countable, uncountable]: Student teachers often suffer from a great sense of insecurity. her deepest fears and insecurities—insecurely adverb
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