insecure

英 [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)]

美 [ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr]

adj.  缺乏信心的; 无把握的; 不安全的; 无保障的; 不牢靠的

IELTS

Collins.2 / BNC.11089 / COCA.10533

牛津词典

adj.

• 缺乏信心的；无把握的
  not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
  1. He's very insecure about his appearance.
     他对自己的长相没有信心。
  2. She felt nervous and insecure.
     她感到局促不安。
• 不安全的；无保障的；不牢靠的
  not safe or protected
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Insecure doors and windows (= for example, without good locks) make life easy for burglars.
     门窗不牢靠方便了窃贼。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏自信的;对自己无把握的
  If you areinsecure, you lack confidence because you think that you are not good enough or are not loved.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 不安全的;无保障的;有危险的
  Something that isinsecureis not safe or protected.
  1. ...low-paid, insecure jobs...
     报酬低、无保障的工作
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• lacking self-confidence or assurance
  1. an insecure person lacking mental stability
• lacking in security or safety
  1. his fortune was increasingly insecure
  2. an insecure future
  Synonym:unsafe
• not firm or firmly fixed
  1. the hinge is insecure
• not safe from attack
  Synonym:unsafe

双语例句

• Any system implementing this behavior is inherently insecure.
  任何实现这一行为的系统其本质都是不安全的。
• The anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure.
  当你感觉到受攻击和不安全时所经历的焦虑情绪。
• You have requested a secure document that contains some insecure information.
  您已经请求了一个包含某些不安全信息的安全文档。
• People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
  人们感到荷包拮据，对未来缺乏安全感。
• You will be popular with acquaintances; however, loved ones could feel left out and insecure.
  你在熟人面前受欢迎，但是你的爱人可能会感觉被冷落了，觉得没有安全感。
• People who are already vulnerable and food insecure are likely to become even more so.
  已经很脆弱的人口和粮食不安全状况很可能进一步恶化。
• I feel insecure on this high ladder.
  站在这高高的梯子上我感到不安全。
• What made him so insecure?
  是什么使得他感到那么不安全？
• This false belief, he claims, leads to insecure systems, successful attacks, and fearful users.
  他指出，这是错误的观点，最终会导致不安全的系统、成功的攻击和恐慌的用户。
• 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。