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词汇 navel-gazing
释义
navel-gazing
noun [ U ] humorous disapproving (also navel gazing) uk/ˈneɪ.vəlˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/ us/ˈneɪ.vəlˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/
过分自省
the activity of spending too much time considering your own thoughts, feelings, or problems
One major pitfall in writing is sliding into navel-gazing.
You wonder how the characters ever get anything done when so much of their lives is consumed by navel gazing.
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  • He does a little navel-gazing but it seems justified.
  • Travel writing is a genre much given to navel gazing.
  • The stories concern teenagers forced to relinquish their navel-gazing too soon.
  • The country's huge trade deficit has provoked an outbreak of navel gazing among its business experts.
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