新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

humble

英 [ˈhʌmbəl]

[ADJ, VERB]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

humbler , humblest
1. 谦卑的 , 谦逊的
A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people.
双语例句
例：
He gave a great performance, but he was very humble.
他的表演很精彩，但他却很谦逊。
2. （社会地位）低下的
People with low social status are sometimes described as humble.
近义词
lowly
双语例句
例：
Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean.
斯派罗斯·拉齐斯最初的职业是爱琴海的一名地位低微的渔夫。
3. 普通的 , 不起眼的
A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special in any way.
双语例句
例：
There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in noodles.
专营面条的餐馆既有普通的也有昂贵的。
4. 愚拙的（用以自谦地表达想法）
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.
近义词
modest
双语例句
例：
It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in the city.
以我之拙见，它也许是该市最好的牛排馆。

PHRASE. 习语

eat humble pie
1. 赔礼道歉
If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
双语例句
例：
Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologize to her.
安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。

VERB. 动词

humbles , humbling , humbled
1. [T 及物动词] 轻易击败（重要或强大对手）
If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily.
双语例句
例：
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因一举击垮行业巨头而声名鹊起。
2. [T 及物动词] 使感到惭愧 , 使谦逊
If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.
双语例句
例：
Ted's words humbled me.
特德的一席话使我自感惭愧。

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