[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]谦逊的;谦虚的;谦卑的 A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people.
He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...
他的表演非常出色,但他却很谦虚。
Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
安迪是个谦逊而且彬彬有礼的绅士。
...a humble apology.
恭敬的道歉
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'I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky,' he said humbly.
“我是个幸运的人,本不配如此幸运,”他谦虚地说。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](社会地位)低下的,卑贱的 People with low social status are sometimes described as humble.
[usu ADJ n]
Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean...
斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。
He came from a fairly humble, poor background.
他出生在一个地位相当低下的贫穷家庭。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]粗陋的;简陋的;不起眼的 A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special in any way.
There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them...
专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.
瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愚(见);拙(见) People use humble in a phrase such as in my humble opinion as a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it.
[politeness]
It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.
依拙见,这可能是英国最好的牛排馆。
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So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time.
那么鄙人可否建议下次我们大家都要做点事。
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[PHRASE 短语]道歉赔不是;承认错误 If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
[V inflects]
Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.
安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
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[VERB 动词]轻易击败(强大的对手) If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily.
[V n]
Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants...
本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe.
排名第三的巴尼特队以0–3的比分在克鲁遭遇惨败。
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[VERB 动词]使谦逊;使感到卑微;羞辱 If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.
[V n]
Ted's words humbled me...
特德的话让我感到自惭。
I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story.
我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
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I came away very humbled and recognizing that I, for one, am not well-informed.
我离开时感到十分惭愧,意识到自己至少可说是见识短浅。
humbling
Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience.
戒瘾是一次让人重新认识自己的经历。
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hum·ble/ˈhʌmbl; NAmEˈhʌmbl/
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humblehumbleshumbledhumblinghumblerhumblestadjective(hum·bler/ˈhʌmblə(r); NAmEˈhʌmblər/hum·blest/ˈhʌmblɪst; NAmEˈhʌmblɪst/)1showing you do not think that you are as important as other people 谦逊的;虚心的SYN
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◆Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。◆my humble tribute to this great man鄙人对这位伟人表示敬意☞see also
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2( ironicorhumorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious (表示谦逊,但不够诚挚或认真)◆In my humble opinion,you were in the wrong. 依拙见,你错了。◆My humble apologies.I did not understand. 对不起。我没有弄懂。3having a low rank or social position (级别或地位)低下的,卑微的◆a man of humble birth/origins出身低微的人◆a humble occupation卑下职业◆the daughter of a humble shopkeeper一位小店主的女儿4(of a thing 事物)not large or special in any way 不大的;没有特别之处的SYN
modest
◆a humble farmhouse小农舍◆The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。▶hum·bly/ˈhʌmbli; NAmEˈhʌmbli/adverb◆I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.愚以为这里有点错误。◆‘Sorry,’ she said humbly.“对不起。”她谦逊地说。IDIOMsee
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verb1humblesb to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were 贬低;使感到卑微◆He was humbled by her generosity.她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。◆a humbling experience一次令人惭愧的经历2[usually passive ]humblesb to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one 轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)◆The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。3humbleyourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth, admit that you have been wrong, etc. 低声下气;谦逊;虚心☞see also
1not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people’sOPP proud → humility: a modest and humble man2having a low social class or position: He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.humble background/origins etc Iacocca rose from humble beginnings to become boss of Ford.3in my humble opinion spoken used humorously to give your opinion about something4my humble apologies British English spoken used humorously to say you are sorry5[only before noun] simple and ordinary, but useful or effective: The humble potato may be the key to feeding the world’s population.6eat humble pie to admit that you were wrong about something7your humble servant British English old use a formal way of ending a letter8somebody’s humble abode someone’s house or apartment – used humorously: Welcome to our humble abode.—humbly adverb
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1be humbled if you are humbled, you realize that you are not as important, good, kind etc as you thought you were: You can’t help but be humbled when you enter this cathedral.2[transitive] to easily defeat someone who is much stronger than you are: The mighty U.S. army was humbled by a small Southeast Asian country.3humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for something, admit you are wrong etc: I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help.—humbling adjective: a humbling experience
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