modest

英[ˈmɒdɪst]美[ˈmɑːdɪst]

adj.不太大的，适中的，谦虚的，端庄的；

比较级：more modest;

*高级：most modest;

副词：modestly;

例句

The price is very modest.价格是适中的。

Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。

He is a very modest person.他是位非常谦逊的人。

Many people become conceited after only modest success.许多人在获得小小的成功后便变得自负起来。

Be modest in learning,for complacency is the enemy of study.学习要虚心,自满是敌人。

Modest is one of his best attributes.谦虚是他的好品性之一。

You can make progress only if you are modest.惟虚心乃能进步.

He is looking to improve on his admittedly modest achievements so far.迄今为止,他的成就的确不算大,他打算更进一步.

Old pressings and new releases offer unlimited choice of artists and repertoire, often for modest cost.新加旧的发行提供了无限的音乐选择, 而且通常所费无几.

The hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting.理发师对她做了适度的染发.

英语六级真题

Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.

Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.

For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon（马拉松）runners.

Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.

Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.

They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.

When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

(房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的

A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

(数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的

You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的

If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

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ADJ-GRADED

(女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的

You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .

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英汉词典释义

adj.

谦虚的, 谦恭的，谦逊的

适中的, 适度的

些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）

（人，尤指妇女或其衣着）庄重的；朴素的；不性感的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;

3. free from pomp or affectation;

4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

5. low or inferior in station or quality;

6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;

7. limited in size or scope;

8. free from ostentation or pretension;