humble

形容词

1. 1

   谦虚的、谦逊的、谦卑的

   Despite all her awards, she remained humble about her work.

   尽管得了那么多奖，她对自己的作品仍然很谦虚。

2. 2

   卑微的、低微的、出身低的

   He rose from humble beginnings to lead the whole company.

   他出身低微，后来却领导了整间公司。

3. 3

   简陋的、朴素的、不起眼的

   They invited us to dinner at their humble little apartment.

   他们邀我们到他们那间简陋的小公寓吃晚餐。

4. 4

   拙见、浅见用于 in my humble opinion

   In my humble opinion, the original version was much better.

   依我的浅见，原始版本好多了。

动词

1. 1

   使谦卑、使感到惭愧常用被动

   I was humbled by how generous these strangers were.

   这些陌生人如此慷慨，让我感到十分惭愧。

2. 2

   贬抑、使丢脸、折损威风

   He set out to humble his rival in front of everyone.

   他一心想在众人面前让对手丢脸。

3. 3

   击败、挫败多用于体育报导

   The defending champions were humbled by a small local team.

   卫冕冠军竟被一支地方小球队击败。

4. 4

   低头、自谦、放下身段用于 humble oneself

   He had to humble himself and ask his brother for help.

   他只好放下身段，向哥哥求助。

相关片语

• in my humble opinion
• humble pie