modest

[美]/ˈmɒdɪst/
[英]/ˈmɑːdɪst/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 谦虚的,适度的,端庄的,羞怯的

短语搭配

modest appearance

朴素的外表

例句

a modest flat in Fulham.

在富勒姆的一套朴实无华的公寓。

remain modest and prudent

保持谦虚谨慎

a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.

适中的价格,订阅量不大的报纸

he is responsible for the island's modest economics.

他对该岛不繁荣的经济状况负有责任。

a woman of modest but independent means.

收入不多但经济上独立的女人。

drink modest amounts of alcohol.

喝适量的酒。

the hero of his modest narrative.

他朴实的描述中的主人公。

assume a modest demeano(u)r

采取谦逊的态度

remain modest despite one's achievements

尽管有成绩仍然保持谦虚

He is a very modest person.

他是位非常谦逊的人。

He is modest about his merit.

他对自己的优点很谦虚。

She's very modest about her success.

她对自己的成就很谦虚。

Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.

在最得意的时候要谦虚。

Be modest in learning,for complacency is the enemy of study.

学习要虚心,自满是敌人。

one modest emerald clasped her robe.

一枚朴素的祖母绿扣住她的长袍。

he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise.

他是一个十分谦虚的人,不承认自己为该事业作了贡献。

modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee.

不显身材的服装底边要过膝盖。

anything with even a modest smack of hops dries the palate.

哪怕任何一点啤酒花味道就会让人口发干。

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