查词 - self-conscious

self-conscious

adj

1 worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you 〔因顾虑自己的外表或他人的看法而〕忸怩的，害羞的，不自然的

Jerry’s pretty self-conscious about his weight.

杰里对自己的体重颇为敏感。

2 self-conscious art, writing etc shows that the artist etc is paying too much attention to how the public will react to their work 〔艺术、文学作品等〕过于重视公众反应的，强调社会效果的

The boys posed rather self-consciously for the photo.

男孩子们拍这张照片时姿势很不自然。