humbling

英 [ˈhʌmblɪŋ]

美 [ˈhʌmblɪŋ]

v.  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
humble的现在分词

BNC.33487 / COCA.17975

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 谦逊的;谦虚的;谦卑的
  Ahumbleperson is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people.
  1. He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...
     他的表演非常出色，但他却很谦虚。
  2. Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
     安迪是个谦逊而且彬彬有礼的绅士。
  3. ...a humble apology.
     恭敬的道歉
• ADJ-GRADED （社会地位）低下的，卑贱的
  People with low social status are sometimes described ashumble.
  1. Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean...
     斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。
  2. He came from a fairly humble, poor background.
     他出生在一个地位相当低下的贫穷家庭。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗陋的;简陋的;不起眼的
  Ahumbleplace or thing is ordinary and not special in any way.
  1. There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them...
     专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
  2. Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.
     瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
• ADJ-GRADED 愚（见）；拙（见）
  People usehumblein a phrase such asin my humble opinionas a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 道歉赔不是;承认错误
  If youeat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
  1. 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。
• VERB 轻易击败（强大的对手）
  If youhumblesomeone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily.
  1. Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants...
     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。
  2. Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe.
     排名第三的巴尼特队以0–3的比分在克鲁遭遇惨败。
• VERB 使谦逊;使感到卑微;羞辱
  If something or someonehumblesyou, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.
  1. Ted's words humbled me...
     特德的话让我感到自惭。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• causing awareness of your shortcomings
  1. golf is a humbling game
  Synonym:demeaninghumiliatingmortifying

双语例句

• It's a bit humbling to realize, but few of us are so unique that there isn't someone else out there who could perform the same tasks just as well.
  我们应该谦虚一点地认识到，我们之中几乎没有人那么独一无二，离了我们这世界就不能运转了。
• It was humbling and it was completely different and difficult.
  这是卑微的，也是完全不同的和困难的。
• Much of the past year has been deeply humbling for our industry.
  过去一年的大部分时间对我们的行业深为难堪。
• Standing for election was a humbling experience. It made me realise my own shortcomings and helped me appreciate the collective wisdom of our society. What's more, it helped me better understand the importance of accepting media and public scrutiny.
  参与选举是一个令人谦卑的过程，让我认识到自己的不足，体会到社会的集体智慧，更知道接受市民和传媒监察的重要。
• The humbling of Mr Murdoch bequeaths Britain the chance of a healthier politics.
  这个令默多克丢面子的事件给英国带来了一个打造更健康政治的机遇。
• While watching the "Hollywood version" of one's college life is both humbling and entertaining, I hope that this film inspires countless others to create and take that leap to start a new business.
  一边看“好莱坞版”一个人的大学生活是既羞愧和娱乐性，我希望这部电影激发了无数人创造并采取这个飞跃，开始一个新的业务。
• My small participation in that process was one of the most humbling and inspiring experiences of my life.
  对这一个过程的微薄之力是让我感到了谦卑、给我最大启示的人生经历之一。
• Until quite recently, the talk was about the humbling of America's laisser faire capitalism.
  直到最近，美国自由资本主义蒙受的耻辱还是人们谈论的焦点。
• It was so humbling and awe-inspiring to know that this song would bring so many great artists together to do something for our community.
  知道这首歌将集合这麽多很棒的艺人为社会做些贡献，是不得不令人感到谦卑和惊叹的。
• The events of the last year have exposed excesses and flaws that are, to put it mildly, humbling.
  去年发生的事件暴露出的无节制和缺陷，说的委婉点，让人羞愧。