self-conscious

🇺🇸 /ˌself ˈkɑːnʃəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/
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adjective
R

Feeling nervous or worried about how you look or what others think of you.

She felt self-conscious about her new haircut and kept touching it nervously.

她对自己的新发型感到不自在,一直紧张地摸它。

R

Done in a way that shows you know the effect you are trying to create.

His self-conscious attempt to be funny made everyone feel awkward.

他刻意想搞笑的尝试让每个人都感到尴尬。

translation

adj. 自我意识过强的, 刻意的