新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

modest

英 [ˈmɒdɪst]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 适度的
A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
双语例句
例：
They had spent the night at a modest hotel.
他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。
2. （数量、比率或改进程度等）较小的
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
双语例句
例：
Unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7.
失业率上升到了0.7，还不算高。
3. 谦虚的
If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
双语例句
例：
He's modest, as well as being a great player.
他是一个谦虚而且出色的运动员。

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