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humble adj.卑下的,微贱的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt.使...卑下,挫,贬抑 Sometimes fictional characters try to earn favor by saying "I'm just a humble man in search of...," when it is obvious they are the opposite. Truly humble people keep quiet about the good things they do and about their humble, or poor and simple, backgrounds. In the Bible, Jesus is described as humble because he was born in a stable, served the poor, and sacrificed himself without bragging about it — and he gave all the credit to his dad. ★★☆☆☆ 2005.4

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['hʌmb(ə)l] A person or a place can be humble, but a person who brags about being humble, or not proud, may have too much pride in being "humble" to actually be humble. “humble” is to “noble” 1[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humbly'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。2[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。3[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。4[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。humblySo 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。5[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。6[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。7[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。humbledI 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。humblingGiving up an addiction is a humbling experience.戒瘾是一次让人重新认识自己的经历。

英语单词	humble
英美音标	['hʌmb(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.卑下的,微贱的,谦逊的,粗陋的 vt.使...卑下,挫,贬抑
vocab简明	A person or a place can be humble, but a person who brags about being humble, or not proud, may have too much pride in being "humble" to actually be humble.
vocab扩展	Sometimes fictional characters try to earn favor by saying "I'm just a humble man in search of...," when it is obvious they are the opposite. Truly humble people keep quiet about the good things they do and about their humble, or poor and simple, backgrounds. In the Bible, Jesus is described as humble because he was born in a stable, served the poor, and sacrificed himself without bragging about it — and he gave all the credit to his dad.
真题原句	“humble” is to “noble”
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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 humbly '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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 humbly 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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。 humbled 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。
来源	2005.4

Humble D People Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Humbly N I