英语词汇modest的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

modest /ˈmɒdəst, ˈmɒdɪst $ ˈmɑː-/ adjective 1. someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievementsadverbstoo modest You are being too modest – you did a great job.surprisingly modest Both men are surprisingly modest about their achievements.characteristically modest (=typically modest) Her speech when she received the award was characteristically modest.nounsa modest man/woman/person He was a very modest man, who did not see himself as a hero.a modest smile “I will do my best,” he said with a modest smile.prepositionsmodest about sth He was always incredibly modest about his talents.THESAURUS: modest self-effacing writtenman | woman | manner | modesty not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention: Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study. | There was great admiration for Livingstone's honesty and self-effacing modesty. unassumingman | woman | manner | way | fashion not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way: He hadn't expected to find such a quiet unassuming man. | He then began, in typically unassuming fashion, to establish the first modern dance company (=in an unassuming way). | By now Chapman was famous, but he remained as unassuming as ever. humbleman | woman | person believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way: Haavelmo, a humble man who spent much of his time in his mountain cottage, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1989. | A good leader is humble enough to get advice from experts.Humble is often used about a situation in which someone is very poor, especially when they later become famous: From these humble beginnings in a small French village, he was later to make a big impression on the world. | Cooke could never forget his humble origins. unpretentiousman | woman | person | charm not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc: President Eisenhower was a friendly and unpretentious man. | He's a very generous actor and one of the most unpretentious people I've met. | It’s his unpretentious boyish charm that ensures Jackie Chan’s position as one of the giants of international cinema.Unpretentious is also used about places and things that do not appear grand, even though you expect them to be grand: He was sitting in his unpretentious office surrounded by books. self-deprecatinghumour | wit | jokes | manner | smile behaving or talking about your own abilities or achievements in a way that makes them seem unimportant. Self-deprecating sounds rather formal and is mainly used in written descriptions: Despite his intellect, he had an appealing self-deprecating humour. | The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner. | She gave a self-deprecating smile.2. rather smalladverbsrelatively/comparatively modest Rates of inflation have been relatively modest in recent years.nounsa modest amount/sum I borrowed a modest amount to buy my house.a modest increase/improvement There was a modest increase in the number of births.a modest reduction/fall The government was able to achieve a modest reduction in unemployment.a modest effect/impact The changes will only have a modest effect on the global economy.a modest price/fee His prints could be purchased at modest prices.a modest profit Last year, the company made a modest profit of £602,000.a modest income/salary His father was on a modest income, and he could not afford to send his son to university.modest success She had some modest successes with her short stories.THESAURUS: modest → small (1)

词组	modest
释义	modest /ˈmɒdəst, ˈmɒdɪst $ ˈmɑː-/ adjective 1. someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievementsadverbstoo modest You are being too modest – you did a great job.surprisingly modest Both men are surprisingly modest about their achievements.characteristically modest (=typically modest) Her speech when she received the award was characteristically modest.nounsa modest man/woman/person He was a very modest man, who did not see himself as a hero.a modest smile “I will do my best,” he said with a modest smile.prepositionsmodest about sth He was always incredibly modest about his talents.THESAURUS: modest self-effacing writtenman \| woman \| manner \| modesty not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention: Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study. \| There was great admiration for Livingstone's honesty and self-effacing modesty. unassumingman \| woman \| manner \| way \| fashion not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way: He hadn't expected to find such a quiet unassuming man. \| He then began, in typically unassuming fashion, to establish the first modern dance company (=in an unassuming way). \| By now Chapman was famous, but he remained as unassuming as ever. humbleman \| woman \| person believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way: Haavelmo, a humble man who spent much of his time in his mountain cottage, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1989. \| A good leader is humble enough to get advice from experts.Humble is often used about a situation in which someone is very poor, especially when they later become famous: From these humble beginnings in a small French village, he was later to make a big impression on the world. \| Cooke could never forget his humble origins. unpretentiousman \| woman \| person \| charm not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc: President Eisenhower was a friendly and unpretentious man. \| He's a very generous actor and one of the most unpretentious people I've met. \| It’s his unpretentious boyish charm that ensures Jackie Chan’s position as one of the giants of international cinema.Unpretentious is also used about places and things that do not appear grand, even though you expect them to be grand: He was sitting in his unpretentious office surrounded by books. self-deprecatinghumour \| wit \| jokes \| manner \| smile behaving or talking about your own abilities or achievements in a way that makes them seem unimportant. Self-deprecating sounds rather formal and is mainly used in written descriptions: Despite his intellect, he had an appealing self-deprecating humour. \| The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner. \| She gave a self-deprecating smile.2. rather smalladverbsrelatively/comparatively modest Rates of inflation have been relatively modest in recent years.nounsa modest amount/sum I borrowed a modest amount to buy my house.a modest increase/improvement There was a modest increase in the number of births.a modest reduction/fall The government was able to achieve a modest reduction in unemployment.a modest effect/impact The changes will only have a modest effect on the global economy.a modest price/fee His prints could be purchased at modest prices.a modest profit Last year, the company made a modest profit of £602,000.a modest income/salary His father was on a modest income, and he could not afford to send his son to university.modest success She had some modest successes with her short stories.THESAURUS: modest → small (1)
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