humble
adj
verb
ˈhʌmbəl
adj
1
not
considering
yourself
or
your
ideas
to
be
as
important
as
other
people’s
谦虚的，谦卑的;
a
modest
and
humble
man
一个谦恭的男人
2
having
a
low
social
class
or
position
〔社会阶层或地位〕卑微的，低下的
He
started
his
career
as
a
humble
peanut
farmer.
他从一个卑微的花生农起家。
humble
background/origins
etc
Iacocca
rose
from
humble
beginnings
to
become
boss
of
Ford.
亚科卡出身卑微，后来成了福特公司的总裁。
3
in my humble opinion
used
humorously
to
give
your
opinion
about
something
[口] 敝人以为，依拙见〔幽默用法〕
spoken
4
my humble apologies
used
humorously
to
say
you
are
sorry
[英，口] 是我错〔幽默用法〕
BrE spoken
5
simple
and
ordinary,
but
useful
or
effective
普通却有用的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
The
humble
potato
may
be
the
key
to
feeding
the
world’s
population.
小小的马铃薯却可能担起养活全世界人口的重任。
6
eat humble pie
to
admit
that
you
were
wrong
about
something
承认错误; 赔礼道歉
7
your humble servant
use
a
formal
way
of
ending
a
letter
[英，旧] 您卑微的仆人〔信末的自谦词〕
BrE old
8
sb’s humble abode
someone’s
house
or
apartment
–
used
humorously
某人的陋室; 某人的寒舍〔幽默用法〕
Welcome
to
our
humble
abode.
欢迎光临寒舍。
verb
9
be humbled
if
you
are
humbled,
you
realize
that
you
are
not
as
important,
good,
kind
etc
as
you
thought
you
were
使谦卑，使感到自惭
You
can’t
help
but
be
humbled
when
you
enter
this
cathedral.
进入这座大教堂，你会禁不住感到自己很渺小。
10
to
easily
defeat
someone
who
is
much
stronger
than
you
are
〔轻易〕击败〔强敌〕
T
The
mighty
U.S.
army
was
humbled
by
a
small
South
East
Asian
country.
强大的美军竟被一个小小的东南亚国家轻易击败。
11
humble yourself
to
show
that
you
are
not
too
proud
to
ask
for
something,
admit
you
are
wrong
etc
作出谦恭的姿态; 不耻下问; 勇于认错
I
knew
he
had
humbled
himself
to
ask
for
my
help.
我明白他是放下架子来向我求助的。
a
humbling
experience
令人谦卑的经历