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单词 humble
释义 humble¹ /ˈhʌmbəl/ adj.
1.(not proud)+ person谦恭的;谦虚的;谦逊的;+ apology恭敬的;谦卑的

I think he is a very humble person.我认为他是一个很谦逊的人。

He gave a great performance, but he was very humble.他的表演精彩至极, 但他为人却很谦虚。

Andy was a humble, courteous, and gentle man.安迪是一个谦恭有礼、温文尔雅的绅士。

Please accept my humble apology.请接受我恭敬的道歉。

in my humble opinion依我之愚见

It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.依在下之愚见, 这可能是大不列颠最好的牛排餐厅了。

2.(of low social status)+ person地位低下的;+ background卑微的

Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean.斯皮罗斯•拉齐斯是从爱琴海一名地位卑微的渔夫起家的。

men and women from very humble backgrounds出身相当低下的男男女女

3.(ordinary)(地点或物品)普通无奇的, 粗陋的, 不起眼的
a humble cottage一座简陋的农舍

There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them.专门做这些饭菜的饭店既有毫不起眼的, 也有价格昂贵的。

Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.瓦恩德尔用一窄条普通的厨房用锡箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。

humble² /ˈhʌmbəl/ vt.
1.(defeat)轻易击败(更有实力的对手)

Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe.排名第三的巴尼特队在克鲁以0比3遭遇惨败。

Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants.20世纪80年代, 本田作为一家小型汽车公司挫败了工业巨头, 从而声名鹊起。

2.(lower pride of)使谦恭;使感到卑微

Ted's words humbled me.特德的话让我自惭不已。

I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story.我确信数百万观众看到这个故事之后都会感到自己的渺小。

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