insular

英 [ˈɪnsjələ(r)]

美 [ˈɪnsələr]

adj.  只关心本国利益的; 思想褊狭的; 保守的; 海岛的; 岛屿的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的
  only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside
  1. The British are often accused of being insular.
     英国人常被指责为思想褊狭。
• 海岛的；岛屿的
  connected with an island or islands
  1. the coastal and insular areas
     沿海和岛屿区域

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 孤立的;保守的;思想狭隘的
  If you say that someone isinsular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas.
  1. ...the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit.
     孤立保守而又恐外的英国人的旧有形象

英英释义

adj

• narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  1. little sympathy with parochial mentality
  2. insular attitudes toward foreigners
  Synonym:parochial
• suggestive of the isolated life of an island
  1. an exceedingly insular ma
• relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  1. insular territories
  2. Hawaii's insular culture

双语例句

• Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and complications of the lateral fissure microsurgery resection of insular glioma.
  目的：探讨经外侧裂显微外科切除岛叶胶质瘤的疗效及并发症。
• He lived a rather insular life.
  他过着与外界相当隔绝的生活。
• Japan is an insular country, not blessed with many resources.
  日本是一个岛国，没有很多自然资源。
• The blame game is, however, rather disingenuous, since the insular, casino-like Shanghai and Shenzhen markets have so far exhibited hardly any correlation with either the mature or emerging markets outside china.
  这种指责了无真意是游戏一场上海和深圳市场既孤立又像赌场迄今为止根本没有展示出与中国境外成熟或新兴市场的任何关联。
• Conclusion Insular is an area that causes epilepsy symptom.
  结论岛叶是一个癫痫症状发作区；
• They also evaluated whether the functional connectivity of the piriform and insular cortex differed between patients and controls;
  他们还评估了病人和对照之间，梨状叶和岛叶皮质在功能上的联系有无差别。
• Great Britain is a natural island: Hungary today, under its present populist majority, is insular in its open xenophobia, in total contrast with a confident Poland that dares to recognise Germany as the "indispensable nation" of Europe.
  大不列颠是个天然的岛屿：匈牙利如今在民粹主义多数派的支配下，抱着偏狭的心态，公然仇外，与充满自信的波兰形成了鲜明对比后者敢于承认德国是欧洲“不可或缺的国家”。
• Again, be conscious not to burn any bridges by saying anything negative or insular.
  另外，有意识地不要说任何负面的或孤立的话把自己的后路封了。
• Correlation Between Rat Insular and Amygdale Electrical Kindling Epilepsy Model
  大鼠岛叶与杏仁核电点燃癫痫模型的相关性研究
• We have suddenly become an insular people, unconcerned with the underdeveloped countries.
  我们突然变成了对于不发达国家漠不关心的与世隔绝的民族了。