insular

美音：['ɪnsjələr] 英音：['ɪnsjʊlə(r)]

简单释义：

adj.只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的；海岛的

网络孤立的；狭隘的；岛屿的

完整释义：

adj.

1.海岛的,岛国的,岛形的
2.皮疹等岛状的
3.在岛上居住的,位于岛上的
4.岛民的,像岛民的
5.具有岛民特性的,偏狭的
6.孤立的,隔绝的,像岛似的
7.偏狭;保守的,与世隔绝的(思想)
8.冷漠
9.隔离的
10.【医学】岛屿状的,散开的;【解剖学】胰岛的,脑岛的

例句：

The study says Japanese companies have been hampered by an insular corporate culture, which fails to reward and promote local talent.
报告称，日本企业受狭隘的企业文化束缚，未能奖励和提拔中国员工。
The logical solution to this dilemma would be immigration, but China's culture appears far too insular for such an event.
解决这个问题的正确方案应当是移民，但中国的文化显得过于狭隘，限制了这类活动的进行。
Portland was a seaport, and this gave its citizens a breadth of view lacking in the more insular New England towns.
波特兰是一个海港城市，相比来说，这儿的人们要比身处新英格兰内地的小镇居民们的眼界要开阔得多。
You seem to be taking a very textbook and insular view of what constitutes the environment -- unfortunately, this view is very outdated.
对于什么组成了环境，你似乎持有非常教条并且十分狭隘的观点——很不幸，这个观点非常过时。
To make a practical breakthrough, China, limited by its insular economy, must raise its productivity and revise its industrial structure.
但中国还受到保守经济的限制，要取得实质性的突破，就必须提高生产率，改善工业结构。
Their dashed journey underscores the insular nature of the Pakistan and Afghan militancy.
他们的失败之旅证实了巴基斯坦和阿富汗交战的孤立特点。
The fact that the deal has passed off without interference widens the door to further cross-border activity in an insular industry.
但并购交易最后并未受到刁难，此事实为这一保守行业今后的跨国行动开启了方便之门。
One value even of the smallest well is, that when you look into it you see that earth is not continent but insular.
即便是最小的井也有一样价值，当你冲井里望你会明白地球不是大陆而是一个岛屿。

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