humble

US [ˈhʌmb(ə)l]
UK ['hʌmb(ə)l]
  • v.谦逊；低声下气；虚心；贬低
  • adj.谦逊的；虚心的；表示谦逊；（级别或地位）低下的
  • Web谦虚的；恭顺的；谦卑的
Comparative Degree：humbler  Superlative：humblest  Simple Present：humbles  Present Participle：humbling  Past Tense：humbled  

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humble
adj.
1.
谦逊的；虚心的showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
my humble tribute to this great man
鄙人对这位伟人的敬意
2.
（表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真）used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious
In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong.
依拙见，你错了。
My humble apologies . I did not understand.
对不起。我没有弄懂。
3.
（级别或地位）低下的，卑微的having a low rank or social position
a man of humble birth/origins
出身低微的人
a humble occupation
卑下的职业
the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
一位小店主的女儿
4.
不大的；没有特别之处的not large or special in any way
a humble farmhouse
小农舍
The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.
公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
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humility
1.
~ sb
贬低；使感到卑微to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were
He was humbled by her generosity.
她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
a humbling experience
一次令人惭愧的经历
2.
[usupass]
~ sb
轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one
The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
3.
~ yourself
低声下气；谦逊；虚心to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth, admit that you have been wrong, etc.

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AllAll,谦逊谦逊,低声下气低声下气,虚心虚心,贬低贬低,谦逊的谦逊的,虚心的虚心的,表示谦逊表示谦逊,低下的低下的,谦虚的谦虚的,恭顺的恭顺的,谦卑的谦卑的
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1.
The knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere it needs to.
知道这个会让你在它的能量前变得谦逊并让你在任何它需要的地方发光发热。
zhī dào zhè ge huì ràng nǐ zài tā de néng liàng qián biàn de qiān xùn bìng ràng nǐ zài rèn hé tā xū yào de dì fang fā guāng fā rè 。
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2.
China is nothing if not humble about how much further it has to go to build a musical theatre industry.
中国在发展音乐剧产业的时候，可以说已经十分谦逊了。
zhōng guó zài fā zhǎn yīn yuè jù chǎn yè de shí hou , kě yǐ shuō yǐ jīng shí fēn qiān xùn le 。
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3.
When you know your work and are humble about it than there is no reason that you would not get the desired appreciation.
当你知道自己的工作，而且以谦逊的态度对待它，你不会因此丧失应当获得赢得赞赏。
dāng nǐ zhī dào zì jǐ de gōng zuò , ér qiě yǐ qiān xùn de tài du duì dài tā , nǐ bú huì yīn cǐ sàng shī yīng dāng huò de yíng dé zàn shǎng 。
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4.
He said to them, "Empty it, by all means, but leave an old man his humble bag so that he might gather a coin or two in future. "
我师父对他们说，“你们完全可以把里面的东西全部拿走，但是，请给一位老头留下他的破钱包，让他将来可以用来讨要一两个硬币。”
wǒ shī fu duì tā men shuō , " nǐ men wán quán kě yǐ bǎ lǐ miàn de dōng xi quán bù ná zǒu , dàn shì , qǐng gěi yī wèi lǎo tóu liú xià tā de pò qián bāo , ràng tā jiāng lái kě yǐ yòng lái tǎo yào yì liǎng gè yìng bì 。 "
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5.
If you want to grow in holiness this Lent, put your hand in Marry's, and ask her to help you to become meek and humble.
如果你想在这斋月的圣洁中成长，把你的手交给玛丽亚，然后请求她来帮助你变得温顺和谦卑。
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng zài zhè zhāi yuè de shèng jié zhōng chéng zhǎng , bǎ nǐ de shǒu jiāo gěi mǎ lì yà , rán hòu qǐng qiú tā lái bāng zhù nǐ biàn de wēn shùn hé qiān bēi 。
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6.
The crowd, for some reason, seems to ignore or quickly forget the good that the poor and humble man accomplishes through his wisdom.
不知为何，贫穷人和情操高尚的人凭其智慧所做出的贡献，也似乎总是很快就被遗忘。
bù zhī wèi hé , pín qióng rén hé qíng cāo gāo shàng de rén píng qí zhì huì suǒ zuò chū de gòng xiàn , yě sì hū zǒng shì hěn kuài jiù bèi yí wàng 。
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7.
I was still in a corner of the humble found a BC in ancient Egypt, the stone engraved with the cuneiform , carefree and send the idea.
我还在一个不怎么起眼的角落里发现过一座公元前的古埃及石碑，上面刻满了楔形文字，令人悠然而发思古之情。
wǒ hái zài yī gè bù zěn me qǐ yǎn de jiǎo luò lǐ fā xiàn guò yī zuò gōng yuán qián de gǔ āi jí shí bēi , shàng mian kè mǎn le xiē xíng wén zì , lìng rén yōu rán ér fā sī gǔ zhī qíng 。
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8.
All this had been watched for a whole year by a neighbour, a fat shopkeeper, and not a humble one but the owner of two grocer's shops.
隔壁的一个胖掌柜观察这些事已经整整一年，全都看在眼里。
gé bì de yī gè pàng zhǎng guì guān chá zhè xiē shì yǐ jīng zhěng zhěng yī nián , quán dōu kàn zài yǎn lǐ 。
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9.
Only a strong, but more humble America can pull off the trick of dealing with an emerging superpower and a fast-growing region, he says.
戴尚志表示，只有一个强大、但更谦逊的美国才能掌握与一个新兴超级大国和一个快速发展地区打交道的技巧。
dài shàng zhì biǎo shì , zhǐ yǒu yī gè qiáng dà 、 dàn gèng qiān xùn de měi guó cái néng zhǎng wò yǔ yī gè xīn xīng chāo jí dà guó hé yī gè kuài sù fā zhǎn dì qū dǎ jiāo dao de jì qiǎo 。
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10.
HAD it not been for the humble typewriter, Austin might have been all politics and football, and no venture capital.
要不是因为不起眼的打字机，奥斯汀市恐怕就只剩下政治和橄榄球了，根本不会吸引到创业资本。
yào bú shì yīn wèi bù qǐ yǎn de dǎ zì jī , ào sī tīng shì kǒng pà jiù zhǐ shèng xià zhèng zhì hé gǎn lǎn qiú le , gēn běn bú huì xī yǐn dào chuàng yè zī běn 。
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