单词 | inward-looking |
释义 | inward-looking From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinward-lookingˈinward-ˌlooking adjectivePRIVATE/PERSONALan inward-looking person or group is more interested in themselves than in other people – used to show disapprovalExamples from the Corpusinward-looking• This need not reduce the rigour of the professional disciplines demanded, but it would make the qualifications less technical and inward-looking.• Their creation therefore, was mercifully free of prejudice and traditional, inward-looking car thinking.• Her right elbow rests on the right arm of her chair, and her right hand cradles her small, inward-looking face.• an inward-looking society• Culture can cause an inward-looking view which may lead to missed opportunities in changing external conditions. |
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