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modest

/'mɒdist/

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📖 中文释义

  1. a. 谦逊的, 羞怯的, 端庄的, 适度的
  2. [经] 适当的

💬 双语例句

  1. After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.

    获得诺贝尔奖后,她仍谦虚如昔。

  2. Europe has made some modest efforts to regain university competitiveness.

    L’Europe a fait quelques modestes efforts pour rendre ses universités compétitives à nouveau.

  3. Try to be a bit more modest.

    谦虚一点。

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🔗 常用搭配

modest stepsmodest reductionmodest steprelatively modestanticipate modestextremely modestmodest amountsmodest effect
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. a. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
  2. s. not large but sufficient in size or amount
  3. s. free from pomp or affectation
  4. a. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance