| 单词 | modest |
| 释义 | modest adjective¹ 1not having a high opinion of your own abilities谦虚verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, look, remain, seem谦虚；看起来谦恭；依然谦虚；似乎谦虚adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常谦虚▸➤genuinely真心谦虚▸➤falsely假装谦虚◆she would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days.不承认自己比以前有了很大的进步，她就是在故作谦虚。preposition➤about对⋯不夸耀◆he is modest about his achievements.他不夸耀自己的成就。modest adjective² 2not very large, expensive, important, etc.不太大；不太贵；不太重要verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, seem适中；似乎不过分◆our requirements seem fairly modest.我们的要求似乎并不过分。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常适中▸➤comparatively, relatively比较／相对适中◆he is looking to improve on his relatively modest achievements so far.目前他业绩平平，但他期待能有所进步。➤apparently看似适中▸➤surprisingly令人意外地适中preposition➤in⋯方面适中◆the new homes are modest in scale, but very comfortable.这些新住宅也就中等面积，但非常舒适。 modest /mɒdɪst; name mɑːd-/ adjectivenot very large, expensive, important, etc. 适度的◆tools are available at modest prices. 工具有售，价格适中。◆he charges a relatively modest fee. 他收费比较合理。◆we're only expecting a modest improvement in sales. 我们只希望销售额能适度提高。 ▸ modestly adverb☞ modest modest adjectivemodest ♦︎ humble ♦︎ unassuming ♦︎ unpretentiousthese words all describe a person who does not talk about or draw attention to themselves or their own abilities.这些词均形容人谦虚的、不爱出风头的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a modest / a humble / an unassuming / an unpretentious man / person◆in a modest / a humble / an unassuming way■ modest /mɒdɪst; name mɑːdɪst/ (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or status谦虚的；谦逊的◆she's very modest about her success.她对自己的成功非常谦虚。◆don't be so modest! you're a very talented player.别太谦虚了！你是个很有才华的演奏家。opp vain , boastful → proud 2 ▸ modesty /mɒdəsti; name mɑːdəsti/ noun [uncountable] ◆he accepted the award with characteristic modesty.他以一贯的谦逊态度接受了这个奖。◆i hate false (= pretended) modesty.我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。 opp pride , vanity → pride ■ humble (especially written, approving) showing that you do not think you are more important than other people谦卑的；谦逊的；虚心的◆be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.要虚心地从自己的错误中吸取教训。opp proud , self-important → proud 2 ▸ humbly adverb◆'sorry,' she said humbly.“对不起。”她谦逊地说。▸ humility /hjuːmɪləti/ noun [uncountable] ◆her first defeat was an early lesson in humility.她的第一次失败使她很早便懂得了谦逊。 opp arrogance → pride ■ unassuming /ʌnəsjuːmɪŋ; name ʌnəsuːmɪŋ/ (approving) not wanting to draw attention to yourself or to your abilities or status不爱出风头的；不爱炫耀的；踏实低调的◆he did some wonderful work in a quiet and unassuming way.他一声不响、不事张扬地干了一些漂亮活儿。■ unpretentious /ʌnprɪtenʃəs/ (approving) not trying to appear more special, intelligent or important than you really are谦虚谨慎的；不事张扬的；不爱炫耀的◆his family are unpretentious country folk.他的家人都是老实本分的乡下人。opp pretentious → flashy modest /mɒdɪst; name mɑːdɪst/ (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or status谦虚的；谦逊的◆she's very modest about her success.她对自己的成功非常谦虚。◆don't be so modest! you're a very talented player.别太谦虚了！你是个很有才华的演奏家。opp vain , boastful → proud 2 ▸ modesty /mɒdəsti; name mɑːdəsti/ noun [uncountable] ◆he accepted the award with characteristic modesty.他以一贯的谦逊态度接受了这个奖。◆i hate false (= pretended) modesty.我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。 opp pride , vanity → pride modest /mɒdɪst; name mɑːdɪst/ not very large, expensive or grand不太大的；不太贵的；不太显著的◆there has been a modest improvement in the situation.形势有了些许的改善。◆he charged a relatively modest fee.相对来说他的收费不算高。◆she grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs.她是在郊区一所简朴的小房子里长大的。◆the research was carried out on a modest scale.这项研究开展的规模不算太大。ⓘ modest is used especially to talk about aims and achievements * modest 尤用于修饰目标和成就◆a modest aim / achievement / ambition / goal / success不太高的目标；不显著的成就；不太大的抱负；不太高的目标；一般的成功amounts of money that people spend or earn或修饰花费或赚的钱◆a modest contribution / expenditure / fee / gain / investment / outlay / profit / sum不多的捐款／开支／收费／回报／投资／费用／利润／一笔钱buildings that are not very expensive or grand或指房子不太贵或不太富丽堂皇◆a modest house / flat / villa简朴的房子／公寓／别墅◆modest premises规模不大的营业场所and the size of sth.或修饰某物的大小、尺寸◆a modest size / amount / quantity / scale / share / proportion不大的尺码／数额／数量／规模／一份／份额▸ modestly adverb◆modestly priced goods定价不算贵的商品modest/ˈmɒdɪst ||; ˈmɑdɪst/adj1. not talking too much about your own abilities, good qualities, etc 谦虚的；谦逊的: ◇she got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone. 她在考试中名列前茅，但她很谦虚，并没有告诉任何人。 ☞look at humble and proud. 参看humble及proud。 2. not very large 不太大的: ◇a modest pay increase 小幅度加薪 3. (used about a woman's clothes) not showing much of the body （指女性的衣服）庄重的，不太袒露身体的 ➔modesty noun [u] ➔modestly adv modest1 a modest person2 to be too modest3 modest behaviourrelated wordsoppositeproud,boast,show off,see alsoshy,1. a modest person 谦虚的人 modest /ˈmɒdɪst, ˈmɒdəstǁˈmɑː-/ [adjective] unwilling to talk about your abilities or achievements and to say that you are good at something, even when you are 谦虚的 luke was too modest to talk about his past achievements. 卢克非常谦虚，不愿谈论他过去的成就。 she was a shy, modest person, never one to push herself forward. 她是个害羞而又谦虚的人，从来不肯出风头。 modestly [adverb] ‘i couldn't have done it without your help,’ alec replied modestly. “没有你的帮助我不可能完成这件事。”亚历克谦虚地回答说。 self-effacing /ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/ [adjective] formal not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention 【正式】谦虚的；内敛的 her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study. 她的丈夫是个沉默寡言而又谦虚的人，许多时间都待在他的书房里。 in those days women were expected to be quiet, passive and self-effacing. 那时候大家都认为女人就应该安静、顺从和谦虚。 unassuming /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ◂, -ˈsuː-ǁ-ˈsuː-/ [adjective] not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way, because you do not think you are important 谦逊的，不招摇的 i often see her in the library. she's such a nice, unassuming person. 我常常在图书馆见到她。她真是个和善谦逊的人。 by now chapman was famous, but on a social level he remained as unassuming as ever. 查普曼现在是名人了，但他接人待物还是一如既往地谦逊。 humble /ˈhʌmbəl/ [adjective] thinking that you are unimportant and not as good or clever as other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way 谦虚的，谦逊的 their father was a genuinely humble man, who had worked hard for his family all his life. 他们的父亲是个十分谦虚的人，一辈子都在为全家人辛勤工作。 stephanie was humble enough to admit that others could probably do the job better than she could. 斯蒂芬妮很谦虚，甚至承认别人来干这工作可能比她更好。 humbly [adverb] ‘what do you think i should do?’ lydia asked humbly. “你认为我该怎么办？”莉迪娅谦卑地问道。 unpretentious /ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs◂/ [adjective] not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc 不矫饰的，不装模作样的；谦逊的 umbria is a wonderful region, where life is simple and the people are unpretentious country folk. 翁布里亚是个令人神往的地区，那里的生活朴素，居民都是谦逊的乡下人。 jilly was surprised by how pleasant and unpretentious he was. not like a big star at all. 伊利对于他的和蔼可亲和平易近人感到吃惊。他一点也不像个大明星。2. to be too modest 过于谦虚的 put/run yourself down /ˌpʊt, ˌrʌn jɔːʳself ˈdaʊn/ [verb phrase] to tell people that you are less good, skilful etc than you really are 自谦；谦虚 he puts himself down, but he's really very gifted. 他很自谦，其实他的天赋非常高。 you know you're a good teacher. don't run yourself down all the time. 你是个好教师，你是知道的，别老是这么谦虚好不好。 sell yourself short /ˌsel jɔːʳself ˈʃɔːʳt/ [verb phrase] informal to not tell people enough about your skills, ability etc, especially in a situation where other people are deciding whether to offer you a job or choose you for something 【非正式】自谦［尤指当他人在决定是否给你工作或选择你时］ if you sell yourself short at the interview, you'll never get the job. let them know how good you are. 面试时你如果太谦虚了就永远也别想得到工作机会。要让他们知道你有多么优秀。 you're brilliant at tennis - don't sell yourself short. 你网球打得棒极了，不必自谦。 underestimate yourself /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt jɔːʳself, ˌʌndərˈestəmeɪt jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase] to believe that you are less clever, good, skilful etc than you really are 低估自己 don't underestimate yourself -- you can easily win. 不要低估自己—你轻而易举就能赢。 i think you underestimate yourself when you say you couldn't cope with a job like this. 你说自己不能胜任这样一份工作，我认为你是低估了自己。3. modest behaviour 谦虚的行为 modesty /ˈmɒdɪsti, ˈmɒdəstiǁˈmɑː-/ [uncountable noun] a modest way of behaving or talking 谦虚 his honesty and modesty endeared him to many people who valued his wise advice. 他诚实谦虚的品格使他深受大家的喜爱，许多人都愿意听他明智的建议。 ‘i'm a bank manager,’ she said, then added with typical modesty, ‘of a very small bank.’ “我是银行经理，”她说道，然后谦虚如常，加上一句：“一家很小的银行。”false modesty when somebody only pretends to be modest 假装谦逊 miranda was not one for false modesty. she enjoyed being told that she was beautiful. 米兰达这个人可不会假客气，她喜欢别人当面赞美她长得漂亮。 humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti, hjuːˈmɪləti/ [uncountable noun] when someone is not proud, and does not think that they are more important, clever etc than other people 谦卑；谦逊 as i listened to him speak, i was filled with a sense of humility. 我听他演讲时，心中充满了谦卑感。 mother theresa remained a woman of great humility, despite all the attention and praise her work received. 特雷莎修女一直十分谦虚，尽管她的工作备受关注、广受赞扬。 mod·est /`mɑdɪst; ˈmɒdɪst/adj 1. not talking proudly about your achievements, abilities etc 谦虚的:◇a quiet modest man 文静谦虚的男人 2. not very big in size, amount, value etc 不太大的; 适度的; 不很贵的:◇a modest 2% pay increase 工资 2% 的轻微增长 3. shy and easily embarrassed about showing your body or about anything connected with sex 衣着端庄的; ［性方面］羞怯的 |
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