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单词 humble
释义 humble

humble /ˈhʌm.bl̩/

adjective
1
C2 not proud or not believing that you are important:
» He's very humble about his success.» FORMAL Please accept our humble apologies for the error.» In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.Thesaurus+: ↑Shy and modest , ↑Anxious and worried
2
C2 poor or of a low social rank:
» Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background.Thesaurus+: ↑Of little or less importance
3
F0 ordinary; not special or very important:
» At that time she was just a humble mechanic.» HUMOROUS Welcome to our humble abode (= our home).Thesaurus+: ↑Plain and ordinary , ↑Tedious and uninspiring
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for humble
F0 to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought they were: » He was humbled by the child's generosity.» The world champion was humbled (= unexpectedly defeated) by an unknown outsider in last night's race.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradinghumbling /-blɪŋ/ adjective
F0» It's a humbling experience to see people being so positive about life when they have so little.Thesaurus+: ↑Ashamed and embarrassed
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