modest
美 [ˈmɑdəst] 
英 [ˈmɒdɪst]
- 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
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英汉双解
1. | 些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的not very large, expensive, important, etc. |
| modest improvements/reforms 不太显著的改进╱改革 |
| He charged a relatively modest fee. 他收取的费用不算高。 |
| a modest little house 简朴的小房子 |
| The research was carried out on a modest scale. 这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。 |
2. | 谦虚的；谦逊的not talking much about your own abilities or possessions |
| She's very modest about her success. 她对自己的成功非常谦虚。 |
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3. | 庄重的；朴素的；不性感的shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way |
英汉解释
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 |
英英解释
例句
She listen'd with a flitting blush, With downcast eyes and modest grace; For well she knew I could not choose But gaze upon her face.
她听的时候眼光没抬去，脸一红的神情谦恭优雅；因为她清楚知道：我怎能让自己不去凝视她。
Back in her modest two-bedroom apartment, it is hard to imagine that Lou Jing and her mother are subjects of national scrutiny.
在她的流行的两层式的学生公寓中，很难相信娄静（音译）与其妈妈是全国关注的话题。
But for the first time, researchers were able to see that the risk of breast cancer begins to rise with even modest alcohol intake.
但是第一次，研究员可能发现甚至适当的饮酒，患乳腺癌的风险也开始增加。
He says he never went hungry, but his parents made only a modest living selling merchandise door-to-door, on instalment plans.
他说自己从来不用忍饥挨饿，但靠着父母上门推销分期付款的商品所挣的收入，也只能缩衣节食地过日子。
Indeed, except for imposing a few modest anti-dumping penalties, his trade policy is indistinguishable from that of President George W.
的确，除了实施几项影响不大的反倾销处罚，其贸易政策与乔治·W·布什总统（GeorgeW。
And I give it a modest mass so that the mass of the car is not going to be too high 200 kilograms.
给它一个适当重量，所以汽车的重量，不能太大，200公斤。
It has never been the boast of a modest person that he alone could accomplish such a hard task.
一个谦虚的人从来不会夸口说只有他才能够完成这样一件困难的任务。
Barzini: We're grateful to Don Corleone for calling this meeting. We all know him as a man of his word, a modest man who listens to reason.
我们都很感谢柯里昂阁下召开这次会议。我们都了解他是个有信用的人，他为人谦虚，总是能讲道理。
The Kansas City Fed president said some weak data had not shaken his basic forecast of a modest recovery this year.
这位堪萨斯联储主席称，部分经济疲弱数据未能改变他对于今年经济将出来温和复苏的大体预期。
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。
He said he had only a modest role as director general of sports and parliamentary leader of the Falangist movement.
他从来就只是个温和的角色，无论是从事体育行业还是作为运动的领导人。
Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
她天性谦虚，从不自吹，喜欢以自己的成就来表明一切。
XP has a few rules and a modest number of practices, all of which are easy to follow.
轻量级方法仅具有很少的一些规则和惯例，或者说，这些规则和惯例遵守起来很容易。
Economy is still expanding at a reasonably solid pace , and there is only expected to be a modest increase in US interest rates .
近期数据显示，美国的经济增长步伐仍相当稳健，预期美国的利率只会以和幅度上调。
He also set himself up as a slaveholder on a modest estate he would build into a major cotton plantation, the Hermitage.
杰克逊自我标榜为一位拥有适度财产的奴隶主，并打算将其打造成为一座规模可观、名为隐士庐的棉花种植园。
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。
Zhou, who still produces a paper a month from his modest flat in Beijing, is cheered to see that pinyin is growing ever more useful.
住在北京一套普通公寓里的周有光，如今仍每月写一篇论文，他很高兴看到拼音正变得越来越有用。
As a student, you should be modest, and never look down upon your classmates who do not know as much as you do.
作为一名学生你应该谦虚，不应该瞧不起那些知道得比你少的同学。
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。
Once they work out the differences between them, Virgo man andPisces woman can be a great couple who are equally kind and modest.
一旦他们解决了他们之间的差异，他们将是一对和蔼谦虚的好夫妇。
He usually set out for work on foot each morning from his modest, one story, 19th century residence on Dzerzhinsky Street.
他总是每天早上从捷尔任斯基大街上他的简陋的十九世纪的平房走出，步行去上班。
She could not begin to believe that she would take the place, modest as her aspirations were.
起初她不相信自己会接受这个位置，尽管她的希望并不过奢。
Such a modest man as he is!
他真是个忸忸怩怩的人啊！
Her modest ways and behavior pleased him so much.
她那谦恭温顺的品行深得他的欢心。
European nations are relatively modest in size.
欧洲国家的面积都不大。
He was very modest over them.
对于这种事他是很羞怯的。
We can use telescopes of only modest sizes.
我们可以用中型望远镜。
There was no real need to go back to the punitive state of the 1920s, so you return to something which is much more modest.
其实真没必要再回到上世纪二十年代，那种严惩不贷的状态中去，而应该更加谦和地反思过去的某些事情。
Since then there has been a very modest and fitful "recovery" that has failed to take us back to the earlier peak.
自那之后，“复苏”的脚步一直十分缓慢且时断时续，我们从未回到以往的顶峰。
The Sonata mid-size sedan was up a modest 3. 9%, but remained the company's best-seller. The redesigned Elantra compact was a strong second.
索纳塔中型轿车的销量勉强达到3.9%，但却是公司产品中销量最好的。重新设计的伊兰特小型客车销量第二。
Postcards continued to be used by people of modest means to convey important family news long after telephones ceased to be a novelty.
在电话是稀松平常之物，人们曾还继续使用明信片这种委婉的方式来传达重要的家庭消息。
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。
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。
The temple, which had a relaxed atmosphere, was situated on the second floor with a modest-sized temple room.
那庙位于二楼，有个足够大的庙堂和放松的气氛。
Some would raise such a question: Isn't it a conflict to showcase ourselves while being modest?
有人就提出疑问了：那要自我表现跟谦虚不就产生冲突了么？
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。
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%。
The resurgence, albeit modest, of vinyl, especially among young listeners and musicians, proves that this argument is not generational.
尽管黑胶唱片在年轻人和音乐人士中有温和的复苏，证明这种说法不是沟的问题。
Although lonely in a new land, he was described by his fellow workers and students as cheerful, of a friendly nature, honest, and modest.
虽然他单身一人，又处在异乡客地，但正如他的同事和学生描述的那样，他为人愉快开朗，温文尔雅，诚实谦虚。
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。
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。
"I just want to do something new, " she said this week in her modest midtown Manhattan office, dressed down in long white shorts.
“我只想做一些新的，”她这个星期在她曼哈顿的办公室里说，穿着白色短裤。
Rather than waste time trying to pursue a final peace settlement, the "international community" should set more modest goals.
“国际社会”应该制定一些更适度的目标，而不是浪费时间去寻求最终的和平解决方案。
M's wife, a modest and devoted woman, was glad to see her husband relieved of his daily rounds.
大夫的妻子，一位谦和有礼受人爱戴的女人高兴地看到她丈夫减少了每日出诊的数量。
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。
Let me make it up to you by giving you this modest dose of Ambien.
那么就让我给你最温和剂量的安眠药作为对你的补偿吧。
