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单词 self-effacingly
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self-effacingly
adverb uk/ˌself.ɪˈfeɪ.sɪŋ.li/ us/ˌself.ɪˈfeɪ.sɪŋ.li/
不爱出风头地;谦虚地;低调地
in a way that avoids making yourself noticeable
"There's 230 people here and 217 haven't heard of me," he said, self-effacingly. “这里有 230个人,其中有 217个人没听说过我,”他谦虚地说。
Few people have contributed as much and as self-effacingly to education. 很少有人为教育做出如此大的贡献,却又如此谦虚。
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  • He was generally content to devote himself steadily and self-effacingly to the community.
  • He talks self-effacingly about his career.
  • She was always shrinking self-effacingly into the collar of her anorak.
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