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insecure adj.不安全的；不稳固的；不可靠的；缺乏安全感的；缺乏信心的 (1) 站在这高高的梯子上我感到不安全。(2) 继续开下去很不安全。(3) 这房屋的地基不牢固。(4) 生活在无组织的环境中的孩子常常会缺乏安全感。(5) 他对自己的长相没有信心。(6) 她对自己的婚姻缺乏信心. Break insecure down to its basic parts and you've got in, meaning "not," combined with secure, meaning "safe": not safe. This understanding of the word emerged in the 1640’s. It wasn't until 1917 that people began to use insecure to describe delicate, unsure egos. Today it's used to describe everything from easily cracked safes to uncertain futures.

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英 [ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)] 美 [ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊr] (1) I feel insecure on this high ladder.(2) Continuing driving is very insecure.(3) The foundations of the house are insecure.(4) Children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure.(5) He's very insecure about his appearance.(6) She feels very insecure about her marriage. Insecure means either lacking self-confidence or lacking security. An insecure person might constantly doubt their own intelligence. An insecure building is an easy target for even the most bumbling burglar. 1[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.   [usu v-link ADJ]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。insecurityShe 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。2[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。insecurityCrime 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

英语单词	insecure
英美音标	英 [ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)] 美 [ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊr]
中文释义	adj.不安全的；不稳固的；不可靠的；缺乏安全感的；缺乏信心的
英语例句	(1) I feel insecure on this high ladder. (2) Continuing driving is very insecure. (3) The foundations of the house are insecure. (4) Children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure. (5) He's very insecure about his appearance. (6) She feels very insecure about her marriage.
中文例句	(1) 站在这高高的梯子上我感到不安全。 (2) 继续开下去很不安全。 (3) 这房屋的地基不牢固。 (4) 生活在无组织的环境中的孩子常常会缺乏安全感。 (5) 他对自己的长相没有信心。 (6) 她对自己的婚姻缺乏信心.
vocabulary简明	Insecure means either lacking self-confidence or lacking security. An insecure person might constantly doubt their own intelligence. An insecure building is an easy target for even the most bumbling burglar.
vocabulary扩展	Break insecure down to its basic parts and you've got in, meaning "not," combined with secure, meaning "safe": not safe. This understanding of the word emerged in the 1640’s. It wasn't until 1917 that people began to use insecure to describe delicate, unsure egos. Today it's used to describe everything from easily cracked safes to uncertain futures.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [usu v-link ADJ] 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。 insecurity 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。 2 [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。 insecurity 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

Insecure Insecurity Feel Lacking Meaning Describe Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词