modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. 适度的

  例：

  They had spent the night at a modest hotel.

  他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。

• 2. 

  ADJ You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. (数量、比率或改进幅度等) 较小的

  例：

  Unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.

  失业率升高到0.7%这个还算低的水平。

• 3. 

  modestly ADV 较小地

  例：

  The nation's balance of payments improved modestly last month.

  这个国家上个月的国际收支有了较小的改善。

• 4. 

  ADJ If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. 谦虚的 [表赞许]

  例：

  He's modest, as well as being a great player.

  他是一个谦虚而且出色的运动员。

• 5. 

  modestly ADV 谦虚地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  "You really must be very good at what you do."—"I suppose I am," Kate said modestly.

  “你确实非常擅长你所做的。” —“我觉得是吧。”凯特谦虚地说。