humble
adjective uk/ˈhʌm.bəl/ us/ˈhʌm.bəl/
C2 谦虚的,谦逊的
not proud or not believing that you are important
He's very humble about his success. 他对自己的成功十分谦虚。
formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error. 出现这样的差错,请接受我们真诚的道歉。
In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place. 依拙见,首先我们就不应该买这辆汽车。
C2 地位低下的,卑微的
poor or of a low social rank
Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background. 即使她发了财也出了名,她也永远没忘记自己卑微的出身。
普通的,不起眼的
ordinary; not special or very important
At that time she was just a humble mechanic. 那时她只是个不起眼的技工。
humorous Welcome to our humble abode (= our home). 欢迎来到寒舍。
humble
verb [ T ] uk/ˈhʌm.bəl/ us/ˈhʌm.bəl/
使…感到自惭
to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought
He was humbled by the child's generosity. 那个孩子的宽宏大量使他自惭形秽。
The world champion was humbled (= unexpectedly defeated) by an unknown outsider in last night's race. 昨晚比赛中那位世界冠军意外地被一位无名小卒击败。