A WORD, A WORLD
modest
释义
- adj.
- 些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的；谦虚的；谦逊的
- 网络
- 适度的；谦虚道；有节制的
展开详细释义
adj.
1.谨慎的,谦虚的,客气的;羞怯的;(尤指妇女)端庄的;优雅的,淑静的,贞节的;有节制的,适度的,适中的;不大的
2.谦虚;谦逊的
3.谦虚,谦恭温顺的
4.不大,不多
5.中型(的);适中的
6.简朴的,简单的,简陋的,不过奢
7.有节制的,恰如其分的
8.羞怯的,害羞怕臊,忸忸怩怩的
9.不太显著
10.菜式素净的
在例句中理解 33 句
The council may be preparing for a modest revision of the results, giving Mr Mousavi a few more votes, probably in a few days' time.
可能也就在数天时间内，委员会就已经做好了对选票数量稍微进行调整的准备，象征性地给穆萨维增加些许选票。
Research has proved that modest aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week improves the quality of sleep.
研究证实，每周至少进行三次适度有氧运动有利良好的睡眠。
The first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France. It had a modest participation of only 293 athletes from 17 countries.
第一届冬奥会于1924年在法国夏蒙尼召开，当时只有17个国家的293名运动员参加。
Khrushchev: Nothing. It means nothing. Call it a modest gentleman's agreement to ensure our continued relationship.
没，没什么意思。这只是个君子协议而已，来确保两国关系能继续下去。
A modest pension of $7 a week in 1900 would be worth $184 a week today if it had been linked to consumer prices.
如果考虑到消费价格指数，1900年每周7美元的中等水平养老金可以等价于今天每周拿184美元。
The carriage stopped before a modest-looking house , which, however, did not have the appearance of a private mansion .
四轮马车在一所房子前面停了下来，这所房子外表虽然很平常，但看起来不象是私人住宅。
The bank said the deal should result in a modest increase in its core capital levels, a sentiment echoed by analysts and investors.
美国银行称，该交易将使其核心资本水平小幅增长，这也符合分析师和投资者的期望。
In the course of counseling hundreds of executives in transition, Seidel is often struck by how modest they are.
在为数百位寻求转型的高管提供咨询的过程中，他们的谦逊给塞德尔留下了深刻的印象。
seems unduly modest of him not to mention this point.
他没有提到这一点，似乎显得过分谦虚。
Needless to say, Republicans won't go along with anything like this. They balk even at the president's modest plan.
不必说，共和党人是不会同意的。他们会阻碍奥巴马政府计划。
Summit hasn't revealed how much it spent on its academy campaign, but a source close to the film insists that it was modest.
顶峰娱乐没有披露他们在奥斯卡的竞选活动中花费几许，但一位有关的知情人士宣称花费并不多。
Trade between high-wage countries tends to be a modest win for all, or almost all, concerned.
高工资水平国家间进行贸易的结果往往是参与各方，或者说几乎所有各方都会适度获利。
And that argues for parking at least a modest portion of your savings in foreign currencies with more solid fundamentals.
因此，他们建议美国人至少要有一部分储蓄是基本面更稳健的外汇。
Her eyes, however, betrayed that perfect confidence which contradicted the girlish simplicity of this modest attire.
她的打扮虽然显得纯洁高尚，她眼睛里却流露出一种与之相反的傲慢神气。
The tentative and modest offers it has made so far look like an effort to find that middle ground.
到目前为止，中国所做援助承诺金额不大，且带有试探性，这似乎是在努力寻找一种平衡。
She was so modest, so expressive, and she had looked so soft in her thin white grown that he felt he had acted stupidly.
她那么谦虚、令人印象深刻，她在那件单薄的白色长衣里看起来是如此的弱不禁风，他都觉得他的表现有点愚蠢了。
In each case, the architect's approach is like that of a microlender: strategic, modest and mindful of the immeasurable dividends to come.
在每一个案例中，建筑师的做法就像是一个小额贷款者：拥有战略思考的同时谦虚谨慎，时刻想着发一笔大财。
Mr Bloomberg, born in 1942 , grew up in a modest household in Medford, Massachusetts, the son of a book- keeper for a dairy company .
布隆伯格出生于1942年，在马萨诸塞州梅德福一个并不宽裕的家庭长大，父亲是一家牛奶公司的簿记员。
In their view, the modest rate cut , a fine- tuning, the main impact will be reflected in the cautious attitude of those home buyers who.
他们认为，此次下调利率幅度不大，属于微调，主要影响将反映在那些持谨慎态度的购房者身上。
Still, for three decades under Mao, China tried to break out of its backwardness and isolation but only met modest success.
当然，在毛统治的30年，中国也尽力摆脱落后和孤立状况，只是成效甚微。
Indeed, some had been hoping for a modest decline in the first quarter to take some of the heat out of the market.
事实上，一些人曾经希望中国股市在第一季度小幅下跌，以便为市场降降温。
When Mr. Cabo runs out of money, she said, she is ready to step in with her modest savings and perhaps sell her car.
一旦卡波先生用完了自己的钱，她说道，她已经准备好了要拿出自己微薄的积蓄助他一臂之力，也许还会卖了自己的车。
Spain, which has a bigger current deficit but relatively modest promises to its citizens, shows up in Gokhale's calculations at 244%.
西班牙的财赤更大，可是给人民的福利相对较少，据高克利统计是244%。
He said the modest price gains give the central bank time to breathe before hiking interest rates this fall.
他还说，在这个秋天之前加息，这个最适度的价格收益给了中央银行喘息的时间。
'We'll have a modest partnership interest, ' Mr. Buffett said in an interview, though he didn't specify how much he would invest.
巴菲特接受采访时说，我们会有适度的合作，但他没有详细说明投资的数额。
In such a poisonous atmosphere the Europeans and Americans are trying to persuade the Bosnians to agree to modest constitutional changes.
如此紧张的气氛下，欧盟和美国都力图劝说波斯尼亚人对宪法进行适度的修正。
and by the look of the house and the trim maid who opened the door I judged that it was a sum adequate to keep the widow in modest comfort.
从她现在的住房和给我们开门的使女的整齐利落的样子看，我猜想这笔钱是足够叫这位寡妇过着小康的日子的。
Thus the garden was of modest but reasonable size, as is well shown in Loggan's print of the College in 1690. This was Newton's garden.
这样这个花园虽然不大，但也有了合理的规模，正像在1690年洛根关于学院的版画很好地显示的那样，这是牛顿的花园。
But if such a war is unwinnable, then perhaps you must reconsider your sense of its necessity and choose a more modest policy instead.
但是如果这样的一场战争是不可获胜的，那你可能要重新考虑一下它的必然性，相反地，选择一种更为温和的政策。
On the evening I finally forced myself up to the front door of her modest house.
那天晚上，我终于鼓足勇气强迫自己来到她那所朴实无华的房舍。
You’re too modest! You’ve been a huge help to us.
你太谦虚了！你帮了我们大忙呢。
a modest increase in costs
成本的小幅上涨
They had spent the night at a modest hotel.
他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。