humbler的意思和读音

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humble

: [ˈhʌmb(ə)l] : ['hʌmb(ə)l]

adj.;(

v.使);

humbler  humblest  humbles  humbling  humbled  

Adj.+n.humble origin,humble background,humble apology

adj.insolent,proud

humbleradj.

1.showing you do not think that you are as important as other people

Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.

my humble tribute to this great man

2.used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious

In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong.

My humble apologies . I did not understand.

3.having a low rank or social position

a man of humble birth/origins

a humble occupation

the daughter of a humble shopkeeper

4.not large or special in any way

a humble farmhouse

The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.

v.— see alsohumility

1.~ sb使to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were

He was humbled by her generosity.使

a humbling experience

2.[usupass]~ sbto easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one

The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.

3.~ yourselfto show that you are not too proud to ask for sth, admit that you have been wrong, etc.

adj.1.;,2.;3. (opp. noble),(,),

v.1.(),使();2.使

adj.1.not proud and not thinking that you are better than other people; used about peoples behavior2.from a low social class; with a low status3.simple and with only basic equipment or features4.very common or old-fashioned but still useful or important1.not proud and not thinking that you are better than other people; used about peoples behavior2.from a low social class; with a low status3.simple and with only basic equipment or features4.very common or old-fashioned but still useful or important

v.1.to completely defeat someone who seemed better or stronger than you

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1.Only for a laugh, and caught up in the humbler memories of the misery of it.

2.The same kind of pleasure, though in a less intense form, is to be derived from a great deal of work of a humbler kind.

3.Her eyes could not reach him; and the concert being just opening, she must consent for a time to be happy in an humbler way.

4.Millions of humbler Americans are spending a few days fishing, camping or lounging on less exclusive beaches.

5.Mr Prahalad was particularly struck by the ability of these firms to harness the ideas of their humbler employees.

6.Smaller people are often faster, more nimble, humbler, take up fewer resources, and are very very beautiful (my wife is an example).)。

7.Fiscal responsibility would have to suddenly triumph, which would mean Americans would have to choose to live humbler lives.

8.Ms Jung is quick to point out that Avon offers opportunities to women in humbler positions as well.

9.the humbler but vaster bulk trade in European waters, it was another addition to the republic's resources.

10.And yet today's historians are far humbler about what they can hope to achieve than modern economists.