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self-conscious

adjective
🔊/ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/
🔊/ˌself ˈkɑːnʃəs/
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  1. self-conscious (about something) nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you（因在意自己的外表或他人的看法）局促不安的，难为情的，不自然的
    • He's always been self-conscious about being so short.他老为自己身材矮小而觉得难为情。🔊🔊
    • She was a shy, self-conscious girl.她是个胆小害羞的女孩。
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    • He studied her in a way that made her very self-conscious.他打量她的那种方式令她很不自在。
    • Taken aback by her frankness, he gave a little self-conscious laugh.她的坦率让他大吃一惊，他笑了起来。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
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    adverb
    • extremely
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    preposition
    • about
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  2. (often disapproving) done in a way that shows you are aware of the effect that is being produced刻意的；有意而为的
    • The humour of the play is self-conscious and contrived.这部剧的幽默是刻意而为的，而且牵强做作。🔊🔊
    3. opposite unselfconscious