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+
-connector
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abaway from, off
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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.