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humble
/`hʌmbḷ/
(比较级: humbler; 最高级: humblest)
adj.
Having a low estimate of oneself; modest; meek; submissive. 自谦的;谦让的;谦逊的;谦卑的。
Lowly in condition; mean; obscure. 卑下的;微贱的;卑微的。
- They lived in a humble cottage by the sea. 他们住在滨海的一栋简陋的茅舍里。
短语:
eat humble pie 低声下气地道歉。
Your humble servant. 敬启(公函的结语)。
(过去式: humbled; 过去完成式: humbled; 现在进行式: humbling)
v.t.
To make submissive; subdue. 使谦卑;杀杀(某人)锐气。
- She humbled herself to ask forgiveness. 她屈尊求恕。
衍生词:
n. humbleness. adv. humbly.
同义词:
degrade, depress.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
humble¹
/ˈhʌmbəl/
adj.
1. (not proud) [+ person] 谦恭的;谦虚的;谦逊的; [+ apology] 恭敬的;谦卑的
- I think he is a very humble person. 我认为他是一个很谦逊的人。
- He gave a great performance, but he was very humble. 他的表演精彩至极, 但他为人却很谦虚。
- Andy was a humble, courteous, and gentle man. 安迪是一个谦恭有礼、温文尔雅的绅士。
- Please accept my humble apology. 请接受我恭敬的道歉。
in my humble opinion 依我之愚见
- It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain. 依在下之愚见, 这可能是大不列颠最好的牛排餐厅了。
2. (of low social status) [+ person] 地位低下的; [+ background] 卑微的
- Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean. 斯皮罗斯•拉齐斯是从爱琴海一名地位卑微的渔夫起家的。
- men and women from very humble backgrounds 出身相当低下的男男女女
3. (ordinary) (地点或物品)普通无奇的, 粗陋的, 不起眼的
a humble cottage 一座简陋的农舍
- There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them. 专门做这些饭菜的饭店既有毫不起眼的, 也有价格昂贵的。
- Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil. 瓦恩德尔用一窄条普通的厨房用锡箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
humble²
/ˈhʌmbəl/
vt.
1. (defeat) 轻易击败(更有实力的对手)
- Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe. 排名第三的巴尼特队在克鲁以0比3遭遇惨败。
- Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants. 20世纪80年代, 本田作为一家小型汽车公司挫败了工业巨头, 从而声名鹊起。
2. (lower pride of) 使谦恭;使感到卑微
- Ted's words humbled me. 特德的话让我自惭不已。
- I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我确信数百万观众看到这个故事之后都会感到自己的渺小。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
humble
humbler 0 humblest 0/ˈhʌmbəl/
vt. humbles humbling humbled

使感到谦卑,使感到自惭
使…卑下、谦卑

adj.
谦虚的,谦卑的
卑下的,微贱的,谦逊的,粗陋的
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
humble
adj. 卑下的,微贱的,谦逊的,粗陋的;vt. 使...卑下,挫,贬抑
【根】hum=ground(地面)
- 英语>简体中文, 英文字根词典
humble
adj.(形容词) hum.bler, hum.blest
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 谦逊的,谦卑的:以行为、态度或精神方面的温顺和谦卑为特征的;不傲慢或骄傲的
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: 低声下气的,顺服的:表现出恭敬或谦卑的敬仰的:
- a humble apology. 低声下气的道歉
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: 下贱的,朴实无华的:在级别上、质量上、位置上低的;谦卑的或卑下的:
- a humble cottage. 一座简陋的小屋
v.tr.(及物动词) hum.bled, hum.bling, hum.bles
1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate. 贬抑,使惭愧:压制或击溃(别人的)骄傲;使自卑
2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit. 使柔顺,使谦和:使(别人)在精神上显得温顺或谦卑
3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase.See Synonyms at degrade 压低,降低:为(别人)提供较低等的条件或状况;使降低地位或身份参见 degrade
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
humble
adj. 谦卑的,地位低下的;vt. 贬抑,降低
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
humble
adj.
谦逊的, 谦虚的
- In my humble opinion, he will win the election. 依我拙见, 他将在选举中获胜。
低下的, 卑微的
- He is a man of humble birth. 他出身卑微。
简陋的, 低劣的
- We live in a humble cottage. 我们住在一所简陋的小屋里。
vt.
使谦恭, 使卑下
- The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
humble1
(adjective 形容词)
谦逊的
humble behaviour. 谦逊的行为。
SYNONYM 同义词:deferential,docile, meek, [uncomplimentary含贬义] obsequious, polite, respectful, self-effacing,[uncomplimentary含贬义] servile, submissive,unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲proud.
简朴的;卑微的
a humble life-style. 简朴的生活方式。
humble origins. 卑微的出身。
SYNONYM 同义词:commonplace, insignificant, low, lowly, mean,modest, obscure, ordinary, plebeian, poor, simple,undistinguished, unimportant, unremarkable.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲important.
humble2
(verb 动词)
降低……的地位
SEE参阅 humiliate.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
humble1
eat humble pie 另见eat
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
humble1
adj.
恭顺的, 谦逊的
卑贱的; (动、植物等)低级的; 矮小的
粗陋的
- a man of humble origin 出身卑贱的人
humble2
vt.
挫(某人的锐气等), 使丧失(威信等); 贬低
使卑下
- humble sb.s pride 压某人的气焰, 使某人丢脸

继承用法
humbly
adv.
humbleness
n.
humbler
n.

参考词汇
<a href="bword://humble">humble</a>;<a href="bword://lowly">lowly</a>;<a href="bword://meek">meek</a>;
意思都含“精神[行为]上谦逊的”。
humble指“对自己或自己的地位、成就等表现得谦卑的”, 但现在主要指“自感低卑的”, 如:
- Defeat and failure make people humble. 挫折与失败使人谦卑。
lowly 为较文雅的用语, 指“谦逊”, 但现在很少用以形容人, 如:
- He had a lowly heart. 他有谦逊的心。
meek 指“性情的温顺的”、“屈从他人的行为或意见”, 如:
- be as meek as a lamb 温顺得宛如羔羊。
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
humble
adj 謙遜的,謙卑的(低聲下氣的,不傲慢或驕傲的)=modest;v 使謙卑(壓制或擊潰別人的驕傲)
【記】hum地,ble-五體投地的-低聲下氣的
【參】exhume(vt 掘出;發掘);humility(n 謙遜);humiliate(v 羞辱;使丟臉;恥辱)=degrade=mortify
【反】presumptuous(adj 專橫的);supercilious(adj 傲慢自大的);bumptious(adj 盲目自誇的;傲慢的)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
humble
/ˈhʌmbəl/
(humbling, humbled, humbler, humbles,humblest)
1. 形容词 A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people. 谦卑的; 谦逊的
- He gave a great performance, but he was very humble. 他的表演很精彩,但他却很谦逊。
2. humbly 副词 谦卑地; 谦逊地 [ADV with v]
- "I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky," he said humbly. “我是个幸运的人,不该这么幸运,”他谦虚地说。
3. 形容词 People with low social status are sometimes described as humble. (社会地位) 低下的
- Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean. 斯派罗斯·拉齐斯最初的职业是爱琴海的一名地位低微的渔夫。
4. 形容词 A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special in any way. 普通的
- There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in noodles. 既有普通的也有昂贵的专营面条的餐馆。
5. 形容词 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. 愚拙的 (用以自谦地表达想法) [礼貌]
- It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in the city. 以我之拙见,它也许是该市最好的牛排馆。
6. humbly 副词 愚拙地 (用以自谦地表达想法) [ADV before v]
- So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time. 那么我可否愚拙地提议下次我们大家都做点什么。
7. 习语 If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something. 赔礼道歉
- Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologize to her. 安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
8. 及物动词 If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily. 轻易击败 (重要或强大对手)
- Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants. 20世纪80年代,本田作为一家小型汽车公司因一举击垮行业巨头而声名鹊起。
9. 及物动词 If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. 使感到惭愧
- Ted's words humbled me. 特德的一席话使我自感惭愧。
10. humbling 形容词 使羞辱的
- Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience. 戒掉一种嗜好是一次令自尊心受挫的经历。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典