insecure

英 [,ɪnsɪ'kjʊə; ,ɪnsɪ'kjɔː] 美[,ɪnsɪ'kjʊr]
  • adj. 不安全的;不稳定的;不牢靠的

扩展词汇中低频词

词态变化


比较级: insecurer;最高级: insecurest;副词: insecurely;名词: insecurity;

中文词源


insecure 不安全的

in-,不,非,secure,安全的。

英英释意


1. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way;
"the hinge is insecure"
2. lacking in security or safety;
"his fortune was increasingly insecure"
"an insecure future"
3. lacking self-confidence or assurance;
"an insecure person lacking mental stability"
4. not safe from attack
5. not financially safe or secure;
"a bad investment"
"high risk investments"
"anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"
"speculative business enterprises"

英文词源


insecure (adj.)
1640s, "unsafe," from Medieval Latin insecurus, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin securus (see secure). Psychological sense dates from 1935; insecurity in this sense dates from 1917. Related: Insecurely.

考试真题


He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

There's rising work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers, takeovers, downsizing and other factors, Moen said.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It's likely you prefer to feel happy instead of sad or confident instead of insecure.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

实用场景例句


He's very insecure about his appearance.
他对自己的长相没有信心。

牛津词典

She felt nervous and insecure.
她感到局促不安。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Insecure doors and windows (= for example, without good locks) make life easy for burglars.
门窗不牢靠方便了窃贼。

牛津词典

feelings of insecurity
不安全感

牛津词典

job insecurity
工作无保障

牛津词典

We all have our fears and insecurities.
我们大家都有各自的恐惧和不安全感。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...low-paid, insecure jobs...
报酬低、无保障的工作

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The hinge is insecure.
这铰链松了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

You be to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance.
当对方没有安全感,一再索取安慰的时候,你就会放弃.

期刊摘选

That attitude is actually a sign that he's insecure about himself.
那种态度其实是对自己没有安全感的表现.

期刊摘选

Speedy they may be, but chipped ID cards are horrendously insecure.
芯片身份证也许便捷, 但却极不安全.

期刊摘选

One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.
这一分钟你还是不安的, 而下一分钟你又觉得是安全的.

期刊摘选

An insecure man gets jealous and a man who is not insecure won't.
不可靠的男人会妒忌,而可靠的男人则不会.

期刊摘选

Yet any insecure PC can harm everyone, because all are vulnerable to one Typhoid Mary.
然而,面对“伤寒玛丽”(译注7)难保全身而退, 有一台不安全的电脑都足以危害到所有计算机.

期刊摘选

The foundations of the house are insecure.
这房屋的地基不牢固.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Building on weak or insecure foundations is bound to lead to failures.
扎实的基础是成功的前提,如果我们不考虑学生的接受能力而一味地追求进度会事与愿违.

期刊摘选

And the more the system breaks users'expectations the more they will feel insecure.
同理,用户看到的越是与他们的期望不符,他们越觉得不安.

期刊摘选

What made him so insecure?
是什么使得他感到那么不安全?

辞典例句

She had money and as much security as one could hope for in an insecure world.
她如今已经有了钱,也有了在这个不安定的世界上可望得到的安全.

飘(部分)

During my development period with Amway there was time when I lacked confidence and felt insecure.
发展安利时,曾经有一段时间感到患得患失,对自己没有信心,阻碍了发展.

期刊摘选

He feels insecure about his body, so he wears a shirt at the beach.
他对自己的身体没有把握, 所以去海边时穿了一件衬衣.

《简明英汉词典》

Many of his early poems were portraits of lonely, wayward , confused, insecure men.
他早期有许多诗写孤独 、 任性 、 无所适从 、 缺乏安全感的人.

辞典例句

The same type of risk can occur when applications are updated using FTP an insecure protocol.
在使用FTP这种不安全的以及谈特殊情况负担同样的风险.

期刊摘选

As for the foundations, there seemed to be something insecure about them too.
至于大厦的基础似乎也有些不牢靠.

辞典例句