humble
- adj.谦逊的;(级别或地位)低下的，卑微的;虚心的;不大的;表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真
- vt.谦逊;虚心;低声下气;使感到卑微;贬低;轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)
最高级： humblest 比较级： humbler 派生词： humbly adv. 过去式： humbled 现在分词： humbling 过去分词： humbled 第三人称单数： humbles
hum 土,地 + -ble 形容词后缀
humbleadj.
谦逊的；虚心的
showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
my humble tribute to this great man
鄙人对这位伟人的敬意
（表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真）
used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious
In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong.
依拙见，你错了。
My humble apologies . I did not understand.
对不起。我没有弄懂。
（级别或地位）低下的，卑微的
having a low rank or social position
a man of humble birth/origins
出身低微的人
a humble occupation
卑下职业
the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
一位小店主的女儿
不大的；没有特别之处的
not large or special in any way
a humble farmhouse
小农舍
The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.
公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.
愚以为这里有点错误。
‘Sorry,’ she said humbly.
“对不起。”她谦逊地说。
to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
verb
贬低；使感到卑微
to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were
He was humbled by her generosity.
她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
a humbling experience
一次令人惭愧的经历
轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）
to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one
The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
低声下气；谦逊；虚心
to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth, admit that you have been wrong, etc.
humble
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ADJ-GRADED 谦逊的;谦虚的;谦卑的
A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people.He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...
他的表演非常出色，但他却很谦虚。
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'I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky,' he said humbly.
“我是个幸运的人，本不配如此幸运，”他谦虚地说。
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ADJ-GRADED （社会地位）低下的，卑贱的
People with low social status are sometimes described as humble.Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean...
斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。
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ADJ-GRADED 粗陋的;简陋的;不起眼的
A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special in any way.There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them...
专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
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ADJ-GRADED 愚（见）；拙（见）
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.It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.
依拙见，这可能是英国最好的牛排馆。
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So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time.
那么鄙人可否建议下次我们大家都要做点事。
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PHRASE 道歉赔不是;承认错误
If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.
安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
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VERB 轻易击败（强大的对手）
If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily.Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants...
本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
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VERB 使谦逊;使感到卑微;羞辱
If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.Ted's words humbled me...
特德的话让我感到自惭。
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I came away very humbled and recognizing that I, for one, am not well-informed.
我离开时感到十分惭愧，意识到自己至少可说是见识短浅。
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Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience.
戒瘾是一次让人重新认识自己的经历。
verb
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- cause to feel shame;hurt the pride of
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- Synonym: humiliate mortify chagrin abase
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- cause to be unpretentious
- This experience will humble him
adj
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- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
- Synonym: base baseborn lowly
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- marked by meekness or modesty;not arrogant or prideful
- a humble apology
- essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowsk
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- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- Synonym: menial lowly
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- low or inferior in station or quality
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
- Synonym: low lowly modest small
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Humble Gordon Brown yesterday declared he was ready to become the " servant " of the British people .
谦逊的戈登·布朗昨天承诺他将会做英国人民的公仆。
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The humble person fights against vanity and self-importance .
谦逊的人会与虚荣和自大做斗争。
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The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds .
这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
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In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong .
依拙见，你错了。
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The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader .
公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
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You are most welcome to my humble abode .
竭诚欢迎光临寒舍。
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He gave a great performance , but he was very humble
他的表演非常出色，但他却很谦虚。
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He came from a fairly humble , poor background .
他出生在一个地位相当低下的贫穷家庭。
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The star of my medicine cabinet is the humble aspirin
我家药柜里的压箱宝要算是那不起眼的阿司匹林。
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I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story .
我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
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His views come from his own humble beginnings .
他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
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It is , in my humble opinion , perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain .
依拙见，这可能是英国最好的牛排馆。
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He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins .
他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
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Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants
本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
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The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power .
之后关于精神挣扎的叙述有一种令人心生卑微之感的神秘力量。
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Andy was a humble , courteous and gentle man .
安迪是个谦逊而且彬彬有礼的绅士。
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Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato
现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。
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There are restaurants , both humble and expensive , that specialize in them
专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
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Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins .
托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
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Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her .
安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
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Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil .
瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
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Ted 's words humbled me
特德的话让我感到自惭。
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Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean
斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。
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Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe .
排名第三的巴尼特队以0–3的比分在克鲁遭遇惨败。
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He started his career as a humble clerk .
他从一个卑微的职员起家。
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John is a cocky young man , but his brother is very humble .
约翰是个傲慢自大的年轻人，但是他的哥哥却平易近人。
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He was not ashamed of his lowly / humble origins .
他并不以自己出身低微为耻。
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He is very humble towards his superiors .
他对上司很谦恭。
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Defeat and failure make people humble .
挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
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Many famous people are surprisingly humble .
许多名人都很谦逊。
指态度谦逊的，也指社会地位等低微的，含对人低声下气之意。
a humble apology
恭敬的道歉
eat humble pie
承认错误
He is very humble towards his superiors.
他对上司很谦恭。
He started his career as a humble clerk.
他从一个卑微的职员起家。
指社会地位、职位等低下的，有时为幽默用法，可与 humble 换用。
The lowly are often most intelligent.
卑贱者往往最聪明。
He was not ashamed of his lowly/humble origins.
他并不以自己出身低微为耻。
指行为、态度等不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢的。
He is very modest about his success.
他对自己的成就很谦虚。
She is modest and amiable to everyone.
她待人谦和。
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