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humble pie 1. (旧时在狩猎后分给猎手及仆人吃的)鹿内脏馅煎饼 2. 道歉;屈服;屈辱 [< 旧词 an umble pie, a numble pie 的讹用 < OFr nombles; 见 NUMBLES]phr. eat humble pie 低头谢罪,被迫低声下气地赔不是;忍辱含垢 Tom told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie. 汤姆造乔治的谣言,被拆穿后,只得认错赔不是。 |