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self-absorbed

🇬🇧 UK/'selfәb'sɔ:bd/🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

adj.

Excessively focused on one's own thoughts, feelings, or interests, with little regard for others.

自我专注的,只顾自己的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfone's own person or thing
+
-connector
+
abaway from, off
+
sorbsuck in, swallow, drink
+
edpast tense / completed
=self-absorbed

Common Collocations

  • 1.self-absorbed behavior以自我为中心的行为
  • 2.completely self-absorbed完全沉浸于自我
  • 3.[self-absorbed attitude]自我中心的态度
  • 4.self-absorbed personality自我专注的性格

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was so self-absorbed that he never noticed his friend was struggling.

  • 2.

    The self-absorbed executive rarely asked for input from his team.

  • 3.

    Teenagers are often self-absorbed, but most grow out of it with time.

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