modest

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基本釋義

adj.
不太大的; 適中的; 謙虛的; 端莊的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

modest improvements/reforms

不太顯著的改進(jìn) / 改革

牛津詞典

He charged a relatively modest fee.

他收取的費(fèi)用不算高。

牛津詞典

a modest little house

簡(jiǎn)樸的小房子

牛津詞典

The research was carried out on a modest scale.

這個(gè)研究項(xiàng)目開(kāi)展的規(guī)模不算太大。

牛津詞典

She's very modest about her success.

她對(duì)自己的成功非常謙虛。

牛津詞典

You're too modest!

你太謙虛了!

牛津詞典

a modest dress

端莊的連衣裙

牛津詞典

...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...

靠土地過(guò)活的一戶人家的簡(jiǎn)樸住房

A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.

在普通的旅店里過(guò)一夜要花費(fèi)約35英鎊。

Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...

瑞士的失業(yè)率上升到了0.7%,這個(gè)百分比仍然不算太高。

The democratic reforms have been modest...

民主改革的力度并不太大。

He's modest, as well as being a great player...

他是一名謙虛而偉大的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.

卡林頓勛爵對(duì)自己取得的成績(jī)非常謙虛。

Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...

亞洲女性表現(xiàn)得更為端莊靦腆,卻往往外柔內(nèi)剛。

Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.

要尊重當(dāng)?shù)氐亩Y節(jié)。樸素端莊的衣著往往比暴露的短褲和緊身上衣更合適。

It's not that I still love you, it's not'cause I want you back.

倒不是我還愛(ài)著你, 也不是因?yàn)槲蚁胱屇慊貋?lái).

期刊摘選

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

在最得意的時(shí)候要謙虛.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

You can make progress only if you are modest.

惟虛心乃能進(jìn)步.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

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

學(xué)習(xí)要虛心, 自滿是敵人.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Really great men are essentially modest.

真正的偉人大都很謙虛.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!

謙虛謹(jǐn)慎, 永不落后!

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

He is modest in his behaviour.

他態(tài)度謙遜.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

He is modest about his merit.

他對(duì)自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)很謙虛.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

After making a few modest remarks he finally promised to do the work.

他謙虛了一番,終于接受了這項(xiàng)工作.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

The price is very modest.

價(jià)格是適中的.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

真題例句

That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (攝入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.

2017年12月四級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.

2019年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

The Great Recession and modest recovery has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.

2019年6月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon(馬拉松)runners.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C

Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.

2018年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section C

The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)陜西卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.

出自-2012年考研閱讀原文

On a five to three vote,the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Aministration.

出自-2013年考研閱讀原文

The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice.

出自-2015年考研閱讀原文

From then on his sketches ,which appeared under the pen name “Boz” in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

From then on his sketches,which appeared under the pen name "Boz" in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.

2017年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses-usually around 1,200 square feet-than the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.

2011年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

On a five to three vote, the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration.

2013年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.

2012年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.

2015年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Their thesis 一 that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact 一 was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college st

2015年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;

    "a modest apartment"

    "too modest to wear his medals"

  • 2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;

    "a modest salary"

    "modest inflation"

    "helped in my own small way"

  • 3. free from pomp or affectation;

    "comfortable but modest cottages"

    "a simple rectangular brick building"

    "a simple man with simple tastes"

  • 4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

  • 5. low or inferior in station or quality;

    "a humble cottage"

    "a lowly parish priest"

    "a modest man of the people"

    "small beginnings"

  • 6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;

    "meek and self-effacing"

  • 7. limited in size or scope;

    "a small business"

    "a newspaper with a modest circulation"

    "small-scale plans"

    "a pocket-size country"

  • 8. free from ostentation or pretension;

    "the restrained elegance of the room"

同義詞辨析

modest, humble

這兩個(gè)形容詞都有"謙恭的"之意。

  • modest: 含義廣泛,指行為或態(tài)度等方面不自大、不虛榮、不傲慢、不武斷和不自負(fù)。
  • humble: 指精神和行為上的謙遜。褒義指對(duì)自己或自己的成就不驕傲;貶義指過(guò)低地評(píng)價(jià)自己,對(duì)人低聲下氣。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.謙虛的;端莊的

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