
humble
英 [ˈhʌmbl] 美 [ˈhʌmbl]
adj.
谦逊的;虚心的;表示谦逊,但不够诚挚或认真;(级别或地位)低下的,卑微的;不大的
vt.
贬低;使感到卑微;轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气;谦逊;虚心
第三人称单数: humbles现在分词: humbling过去式: humbled过去分词: humbled比较级: humbler最高级: humblest
派生词: humbly adv.
记忆技巧:hum 土,地 + ble → 面朝地面的,低头的 → 谦恭的
例句
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。
He gave a great performance, but he was very humble
他的表演非常出色,但他却很谦虚。
I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story.
我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。