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

• 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。
• I feel insecure on this high ladder.
  站在这高高的梯子上我感到不安全。
• If you can identify what you're feeling insecure about, you can then take action on it.
  只有你知道了自己感到不安全的是什么，你才能有针对性的采取行动。
• Many enterprises unfortunately depend on software that is insecure, unreliable, and fragile.
  许多企业不幸地依赖于不安全、不可靠以及脆弱的软件。
• 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。
• 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。
• With XML Encryption, each party can maintain secure or insecure states with any of the communicating parties.
  使用XML加密，每一方都可以保持与任何通信方的安全或非安全状态。
• This is an insecure document that is not encrypted and offers no security protection.
  这是一个没有加密、没有提供安全性保护的不安全文档。
• 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。
• 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。