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| 1 | behaving in an honest and brave way that other people admire 崇高的；高贵的；高尚的 |
| a noble and courageous leader 高尚而勇敢的领导人 |
| | 1a | a noble action is one that you do to help other people , rather than for yourself . This word often shows that you don’ t think something is noble at all （行为）高尚的（该词常表示认为某事根本不高尚） | | It was very noble of you to help. 你来帮忙真是太好了。 | | ‘Jack’ s offered to look after the kids.’ ‘How noble of him!’ “杰克提出由他来照顾孩子们。”“他可真高尚啊！” | |
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| 2 | belonging to the highest social class . In the UK, noble people usually have a title , for example Duke or Baroness 贵族（阶层）的 |
| of noble birth/descent/blood a young man of noble birth 贵族出身的年轻人 |
| | 2a | used for talking formally to or about a member of the House of Lords 议员阁下，尊贵的议员大人（用于正式地与上议院议员谈话或谈起上议院议员时） | |
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| 3 | literary large and impressive 宏伟的；壮丽的 |
| noble and majestic buildings 宏伟而壮观的建筑物 |
| his noble brow 他那浓密的眉毛 |
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| nobly adv |
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