insular

adj.

1. 只关心本国利益的；思想褊狭的；保守的
   only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside
   1. The British are often accused of being insular.
      英国人常被指责为思想褊狭。
2. 海岛的；岛屿的
   connected with an island or islands
   1. the coastal and insular areas
      沿海和岛屿区域

1. ADJ-GRADED 孤立的;保守的;思想狭隘的
   If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas.
   1. ...the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit.
      孤立保守而又恐外的英国人的旧有形象

1. They are toiling inside the sunny, insular bubble that the web industry has grown up inside.
   他们都沉浸在一个“色彩斑斓”、“与世隔绝”的泡沫里，而互联网行业就是在这个泡沫里发展壮大。
2. But China's insular financial system has also kept it underdeveloped.
   但是，中国金融系统的封闭性也导致它不够发达。
3. Again, be conscious not to burn any bridges by saying anything negative or insular.
   另外，有意识地不要说任何负面的或孤立的话把自己的后路封了。
4. The blame game is, however, rather disingenuous, since the insular, casino-like Shanghai and Shenzhen markets have so far exhibited hardly any correlation with either the mature or emerging markets outside china.
   这种指责了无真意是游戏一场上海和深圳市场既孤立又像赌场迄今为止根本没有展示出与中国境外成熟或新兴市场的任何关联。
5. We have suddenly become an insular people, unconcerned with the underdeveloped countries.
   我们突然变成了对于不发达国家漠不关心的与世隔绝的民族了。
6. Objective To research the healthy condition and chronic disease present condition of insular residents and the impact factors.
   目的了解海岛居民的碘营养状况及影响尿碘水平的因素，评价补碘措施的意义及利弊。
7. India, similar in population but poorer and economically more insular, is chiefly notable to investors and trading partners for its software and business services.
   印度人口与中国相当，但比中国贫穷，经济上也更为保守。对投资者和贸易伙伴来说，印度令人瞩目的主要是软件业和商业服务业。
8. Even now we are still far too parochial, far too insular.
   即使到现在我们也仍然目光太偏狭，思想太保守。
9. The insular cortex, also known as the insula, lies deep inside the brain.
   岛叶皮层亦称为脑岛，它位于大脑内部深处。
10. In particular, the inhabitants of Cold Mountain are presented as guarded, insular, and narrow-minded.
    特别是，居民的冷山是作为森严，与世隔绝，和狭隘的。
11. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and complications of the lateral fissure microsurgery resection of insular glioma.
    目的：探讨经外侧裂显微外科切除岛叶胶质瘤的疗效及并发症。
12. But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals.
    但反过来说，英国人自己在其文学鉴赏中也显得有些狭隘愚陋。
13. People who stay in one place all their lives are not necessarily insular or bigoted.
    一辈子只待在一个地方的人们不一定就偏狭保守或心地狭窄。
14. Great Britain is a natural island: Hungary today, under its present populist majority, is insular in its open xenophobia, in total contrast with a confident Poland that dares to recognise Germany as the "indispensable nation" of Europe.
    大不列颠是个天然的岛屿：匈牙利如今在民粹主义多数派的支配下，抱着偏狭的心态，公然仇外，与充满自信的波兰形成了鲜明对比后者敢于承认德国是欧洲“不可或缺的国家”。
15. They also evaluated whether the functional connectivity of the piriform and insular cortex differed between patients and controls;
    他们还评估了病人和对照之间，梨状叶和岛叶皮质在功能上的联系有无差别。
16. They are insular& and proud of it.
    他们保守，并对此感到自豪。
17. Japan is an insular country, not blessed with many resources.
    日本是一个岛国，没有很多自然资源。
18. Robots and immigrants ( even the insular Japanese anticipate the need for more immigration) will also help to keep the economy growing.
    机器人和移民（连日本这个岛国也看到了增加移民的需要）也将有助于经济持续增长。
19. In the past, these have been rather small and insular specialties.
    在过去，这些都是相当小的和孤立的专业。
20. The two dead women lived insular lives.
    这两位死者过着孤立的生活。
21. He lived a rather insular life.
    他过着与外界相当隔绝的生活。
22. Correlation Between Rat Insular and Amygdale Electrical Kindling Epilepsy Model
    大鼠岛叶与杏仁核电点燃癫痫模型的相关性研究
23. Later this was taken by some critics to be a typical NASA reaction& insular, furtive, overcontrolling.
    后来这些举措被批为典型的NASA反应&偏狭封闭、鬼祟、过分控制。
24. I set up Explore because I was worrying about Nike innovation becoming too insular, he says, describing the group as pursuing deep space innovation possibilities with academics, inventors and other companies.
    他表示：之所以设立Explore小组，是因为我担心耐克的创新正变得过于与世隔绝。他称这个小组正与学者、发明家和其它公司一道追求深度空间创新的可能性。
25. Conclusion Insular is an area that causes epilepsy symptom.
    结论岛叶是一个癫痫症状发作区；
26. Insular communities tend to exhibit some special patterns in connection with the characteristics of island habitats.
    岛屿群落由于受岛屿栖息地特征结构的影响而产生一系列特殊的格局。
27. As two great countries with ancient civilization, neither China nor Egypt is insular and inaccessible.
    作为世界两大文明古国，中国和埃及都不是孤立和闭塞的。
28. The genesis and development of Insular Epilepsy are different from Amygdale Epilepsy and it shows antagonism to kindling.
    岛叶癫痫的发生、发展与杏仁核点燃存在差异；同时点燃表现为点燃的拮抗作用。
29. I know in Korea, the less educated and insular citizens tend to view all white people as possessing the same cultural values.
    我知道在朝鲜，接受较少教育的和只关心自己事物的人倾向于认为所有的白人都有同样的文化价值观。
30. First, the smaller and more insular the community, the more the people within it become similar.
    首先，社区规模越小、越封闭的，社区内的人就越会趋同。

adj

1. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
   1. little sympathy with parochial mentality
   2. insular attitudes toward foreigners

   Synonym:    parochial

2. suggestive of the isolated life of an island
   1. an exceedingly insular ma

3. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
   1. insular territories
   2. Hawaii's insular culture