4ADJ-GRADED 愚(见);拙(见) People use humble in a phrase such as in my humble opinion as a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it. 愚(见);拙(见) [politeness]
It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.
依拙见,这可能是英国最好的牛排馆。
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So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time.
那么鄙人可否建议下次我们大家都要做点事。
5PHRASE 道歉赔不是;承认错误 If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something. 道歉赔不是;承认错误
Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.
安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
6VERB 轻易击败(强大的对手) If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily. 轻易击败(强大的对手)
Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants. [VERB noun]
本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe. [VERB noun]
7VERB 使谦逊;使感到卑微;羞辱 If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. 使谦逊;使感到卑微;羞辱
Ted's words humbled me. [VERB noun]
特德的话让我感到自惭。
I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. [VERB noun]
我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
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I came away very humbled and recognizing that I, for one, am not well-informed.