- 简明
- 柯林斯
- 牛津
modest
高中/CET4/CET6/考研/GRE/TOEFL/IELTS
- 英 [ˈmɒdɪst]
- 美 [ˈmɑːdɪst]
释义
- 常用
- 高考讲解
- adj.不太大的; 适中的; 谦虚的; 端庄的
词态变化
- 比较级: more modest;
- 最高级: most modest;
实用场景例句
- 全部
- 谦虚的
- 谦逊的
- 适度的
- 适中的
- 端庄的
- 羞怯的
modest improvements/reforms
不太显著的改进 / 改革
牛津词典
He charged a relatively modest fee.
他收取的费用不算高。
牛津词典
a modest little house
简朴的小房子
牛津词典
The research was carried out on a modest scale.
这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
牛津词典
She's very modest about her success.
她对自己的成功非常谦虚。
牛津词典
You're too modest!
你太谦虚了!
牛津词典
a modest dress
端庄的连衣裙
牛津词典
...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
柯林斯高阶英语词典
A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%,这个百分比仍然不算太高。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The democratic reforms have been modest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He's modest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆,却往往外柔内刚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
It's not that I still love you, it's not'cause I want you back.
倒不是我还爱着你, 也不是因为我想让你回来.
期刊摘选
Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.
在最得意的时候要谦虚.
《简明英汉词典》
You can make progress only if you are modest.
惟虚心乃能进步.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Be modest in learning , for complacency is the enemy of study.
学习要虚心, 自满是敌人.
《简明英汉词典》
Really great men are essentially modest.
真正的伟人大都很谦虚.
《简明英汉词典》
Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!
谦虚谨慎, 永不落后!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He is modest in his behaviour.
他态度谦逊.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He is modest about his merit.
他对自己的优点很谦虚.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
After making a few modest remarks he finally promised to do the work.
他谦虚了一番,终于接受了这项工作.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The price is very modest.
价格是适中的.
《简明英汉词典》
收起实用场景例句真题例句
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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月阅读原文
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 (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
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月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.
2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
The Great Recession and modest recovery has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.
2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 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月阅读原文
Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon(马拉松)runners.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.
2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.
2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 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月六级真题(第一套)阅读 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月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.
2015年高考英语陕西卷 单项填空 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年考研阅读原文
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年考研阅读原文
The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
From then on his sketches ,which appeared under the pen name “Boz” in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
From then on his sketches,which appeared under the pen name "Boz" in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.
2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.
2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
收起真题例句英英释义
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"
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