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modestly

美 ['mɑdəstli]英 ['mɒdɪstli]
  • adv.谨慎地;切勿浪费
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  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (房屋等)不太大的,不算昂贵的,普通的
    A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

    ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...

    靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的,适度的,适中的
    You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

    Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...

    瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%,这个百分比仍然不算太高。

  • Britain's balance of payments improved modestly last month.

    上个月英国的国际收支差额稍有改善。

  • 4
    ADJ-GRADED 谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的
    If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

    He's modest, as well as being a great player...

    他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。

  • 'You really must be very good at what you do.' — 'I suppose I am,' Kate said modestly.

    “你的工作一定非常出色。”——“也许是吧,”凯特谦虚地说。

  • 6
    ADJ-GRADED (女性或其衣着)端庄的,保守的;(行为)正派的,检点的
    You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .

    Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...

    亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆,却往往外柔内刚。

  • She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.

    她小心翼翼地在红帆布垫上坐下,膝盖矜持地并拢着。

adv

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with modesty;in a modest manner
the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'

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  1. She modestly suggests that ' sex , or at any rate gender , may account for the difference '

    她谨慎地提出“性别,至少是男女的性征,也许能解释这个差异”。

  2. The key to success here is to start modestly , exposing a few services and developing the corresponding mediations , but within an architecture designed for the entire eventual scope in mind .

    这里成功的关键是谨慎地开始,公开少量的服务并开发对应的中介,但是这些服务和中介都在为考虑中的整个最终范围而设计的体系结构之内。

  3. He had been , he said modestly , swimming champ at high school .

    他谦逊地说,念中学时他曾经是游泳冠军。

  4. They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat

    他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。

  5. Women have to dress modestly , to avoid being harassed by the locals .

    女士穿着应当庄重,以免受到当地人的骚扰。

  6. On the whole she had lived modestly , with a notable lack of ostentation .

    大体上说,她生活俭朴,不事张扬。

  7. Analysts expect the fast-food industry to grow modestly this year .

    分析人士对今年快餐业的适度增长有所期待。但是衰退的形势促使商家重新考虑他们的策略。

  8. They began as a modestly successful musician group and ended the year as show business legends .

    他们开始时是一个成功的音乐团体,那年则成为了演艺界的传奇人物。

  9. Most of us want to drink modestly but well .

    我们中大多数人都想饮酒不太多但舒适。

  10. China has tried to open capital market modestly when the capital market was founded .

    我国在建立资本市场之初就对开放资本市场做出过谨慎的尝试,并不断的调整和完善资本市场。

  11. During the years of the study , ozone levels declined only modestly .

    在这些年的研究期间,臭氧水平仅略有下降。

  12. They want prices to fall modestly without halting construction .

    他们希望房价能温和地下跌来减少对房屋建设的消极作用。

  13. Crude oil futures ' prices were up modestly today .

    今天,原油期货价格小幅增长。

  14. His father had told him to travel alone and modestly .

    父亲吩咐他一个人上路,切勿浪费。

  15. I will accept management of my superior , modestly and do my best .

    我虚心接受上司的管理,全力以赴;

  16. Beijing has also modestly appreciated the currency against the US dollar in recent days .

    近日,北京方面还让人民币对美元小幅升值。

  17. It could modestly open markets for manufacturing and agricultural goods in developed and major developing economies .

    它可以适度打开发达国家和主要发展中国家制造产品及农产品的市场。

  18. The Medicare system increased the payroll tax , but only modestly at first .

    美国医疗保险制度系统增加了工资税,不过起初只是很少量地。

  19. Bisphosphonates may modestly affect clinical disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis .

    二磷酸盐可能对强直性脊柱炎的临床疾病有轻微影响。

  20. The teacher urged him to learn modestly from others .

    老师勉励他虚心向别人学习。

  21. To that , investors must add the modestly valued industrial business being spun off .

    对此,投资者还必须加上正在剥离的估值恰当的工业业务。

  22. She was a small , neat woman , modestly dressed .

    她是个身材矮小,干净利落的妇女,穿着朴素。

  23. When we dress and act modestly , others value us as human beings based on character and intelligence .

    当我们着装端庄举止优雅,他人会把我们视为有品德有智力的人。

  24. They should thoroughly rid themselves of this influence and modestly study marxism-leninism .

    应该很彻底地清算这种影响,很虚心地学习马克思列宁主义。

  25. Italian , Spanish and Irish government bond yields all fell modestly .

    意大利、西班牙和爱尔兰国债收益率均小幅下跌。

  26. Antique jewellery is also still modestly priced and also comes with collecting and investment potential .

    古董珠宝也还价格适中,并具有一定的收藏和投资潜力。

  27. Nevertheless , Irish house prices are now falling , if modestly .

    然而,尽管幅度很小,爱尔兰的房价正在下降。

  28. Let us calmly , modestly too courteous to end a lifetime bar .

    让我们心平气和地、谦虚礼让地过完一辈子吧。

  29. The girl cast down her eyes modestly when she was praised .

    姑娘受到表扬时,谦虚地垂下了眼睛。

  30. At worst , GDP will shrink modestly over several quarters .

    就最坏的情形来看,美国gdp将适度收缩几个季度。