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| /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/ |
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| 1 | not confident about yourself 无把握的；不自信的 | Jerry felt very insecure when he started at his new school. 杰里刚到新学校时，感觉很不自信。 | | +about She’ s always been very insecure about the way she looks. 她总是对自己的外表不自信。 | |
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| 2 | capable of being lost or taken from you at any time 无保障的；不可靠的；不稳定的 | With the downturn in the market their jobs have become very insecure. 由于市场低迷，他们的工作已变得毫无保障。 | |
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| 3 | able to be entered by force , or not well protected or firmly locked 不安全的；不牢固的 | In 90% of burglaries, access is through insecure doors and windows. 在90%的入室盗窃案件中，作案者都是通过不牢固的门窗进入室内的。 | |
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| insecurely adv |
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| insecurity noun C/U |
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| /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərəti/ |
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| financial insecurity 金融风险 |
| Tom suffered from many insecurities. 汤姆为许多不稳定因素而痛苦。 |
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