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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：modest

• adv.

  modestly 谨慎地；适当地

• n.

  modesty 谦逊；质朴；稳重

同近义词

• adj.谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的

  odest   /   inobtrusive

同义词辨析

humble lowly modest 【导航词义：谦卑的，卑微的】

humble adj. 谦恭的，卑微的

例1: a humble apology

恭敬的道歉

例2: eat humble pie

承认错误

例3: He is very humble towards his superiors.

他对上司很谦恭。

例4: He started his career as a humble clerk.

他从一个卑微的职员起家。

lowly adj. 卑微的，低下的

例1: The lowly are often most intelligent.

卑贱者往往最聪明。

例2: He was not ashamed of his lowly/humble origins.

他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

modest adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的

例1: He is very modest about his success.

他对自己的成就很谦虚。

例2: She is modest and amiable to everyone.

她待人谦和。

词组短语

1. Modest Mussorgsky 穆索斯基 ; 穆索尔斯基 ; 莫杰斯特·彼得罗维奇·穆索尔斯基

2. at modest charges 以公道的价格

3. A Modest Proposal 一个小小的建议 ; 一个温和的建议 ; 唱片名

4. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky 穆索尔斯基 ; 穆索斯基

5. Modest Mouse 谦逊耗子 ; 谦虚老鼠 ; 谦逊耗子乐团 ; 谦虚老鼠乐队

6. too modest 太谦虚了 ; 太谦虚的 ; 过分谦虚

7. modest a 有节制的 ; 谨慎的 ; 谦虚道 ; 端庄的

8. Modest User 基础水平 ; 分 ; 适度的

9. Modest Luxury 低调奢华 ; 低调豪华 ; 低调的奢华

词语搭配

modest与以下词性连用

n.

modest home/house 简朴的房子

modest amount 少量

modest fee 不高的费用

modest income 微薄的收入

modest increase 小幅增加

权威例句

1. Nor was Turner a modest man.

泰纳也不是一个谦逊的人.《期刊摘选》

2. His father was a modest cobbler and Hans had to struggle to attract the world's attention.

他的父亲是位谦逊的鞋匠,安徒生要靠自己的努力得到世界的认同.《期刊摘选》

3. Tourism still making modest progress despite all that.

尽管如此,旅游业依然有适度的发展.《期刊摘选》

4. This is no time to be modest.

这不是讲谦虚的时候.《期刊摘选》

5. She sounded a modest woman.

她的话使人感到她是一个谦逊的人.《期刊摘选》

6. Being a household name, the director is still modest about his achievements.

作为一个家喻户晓的人物，这个导演对自己的成就仍然很谦虚。

7. He is modest in his behaviour.

他态度谦逊.《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. But the youngest brother was able to fulfill his own modest ambition.

但是,小儿子却实现了他适中的抱负.《期刊摘选》

9. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £ 35.

在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

10. He was a very modest man and he never forced his opinions upon others.

他是一个谦虚的人,从不把自己的意见强加于人.《期刊摘选》

11. There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.

该行业的绝大部分领域都出现了一定程度的好转。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

12. He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.

他这周竭力避免作出明确答复，甚至连一些最温和的建议都企图阻拦。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

13. She snorted at our modest plan.

他竟对我们的谦虚的计划嗤之以鼻.《辞典例句》

14. The learned are the most modest.

有学问的人是最谦虚的.《期刊摘选》

15. Really great men are modest.

真正的伟人都是谦虚的.《期刊摘选》

16. My friend is too modest to answer.

我的朋友太谦虚了，所以不会说的。

17. Some people will be surprised, even dismayed, that comparatively modest climate changes are already doing measurable damage.

有些人将感到吃惊甚至惊愕，因为不太大的气候变化已经造成了重大的损害。

18. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.

他的出身背景一般般，但绝算不上贫穷。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

19. a modest little house

简朴的小房子《牛津词典》

20. He was typically modest about his achievements.

他一如既往，对自己的成就很谦虚。《牛津词典》

21. The English instinctively admires any man who has no talent and is modest about it.

英国人本能地赞赏那些没有才能而又对人家的赞赏谦虚的人.《期刊摘选》

22. The democratic reforms have been modest...

民主改革的力度并不太大。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

23. So your extra money to fund a true ATM fiber network is very modest indeed.

如此赞助一个真实的自动柜员机纤维网络的确非常谦逊的你额外的钱.《期刊摘选》

24. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%

瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

25. You can make progress only if you are modest.

惟虚心乃能进步.《现代汉英综合大词典》

26. You are Brown Sheep, who is modest and have a gentle atmosphere.

你是布朗绵羊, 是谦虚的并且有温和的气氛.《期刊摘选》

27. modest improvements/reforms

不太显著的改进 / 改革《牛津词典》

28. He is a very modest person.

他是位非常谦逊的人.《简明英汉词典》

29. The book met with modest acclaim.

那本书受到了适度的夸赞.《期刊摘选》

30. He charged a relatively modest fee.

他收取的费用不算高。《牛津词典》

31. He was too modest to claim the credit.

他太谦逊，不愿意邀功。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

32. Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.

在最得意的时候要谦虚.《简明英汉词典》

33. He was modest to the point of self-effacement.

他谦逊达到了不喜被注意的程度。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

34. Moreover, the country offers modern facilities at modest prices.

而且，该国以适中的价格提供现代化设施。

35. Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive

私下里他文静、谦虚、不事张扬。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

36. If that sounds like a modest goal, it's not.

听起来这是个适度的目标, 但不是.《期刊摘选》

37. From its origins in 1875 as a modest soap manufacture in buffalo , new york, the J . D.

从它的起源在1875年作为一个谦虚的肥皂制造纽约布法罗地区, 阿伯特·拉金公司成长.《期刊摘选》

38. I thanked the cheerful lady and paid her modest fee.

我向这个快活的女人道谢并付给她适中的费用.《期刊摘选》

39. A modest scholar never professed to have exhausted his subject.

一个谦虚的学者从不自称对自己研究的课题已经作了详尽无遗的研究.《辞典例句》

40. For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon runners.

例如，谦逊的慢跑者不应该将他们的表现与奥运会标准的马拉松选手进行比较。

41. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...

亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

42. I bought the house at a modest price.

我以适中的价格买下了这所房子.《期刊摘选》

43. Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.

她端庄的秀发为你生长.《期刊摘选》

44. The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.

越博学的人越谦虚。

45. He is modest about his merit.

他对自己的优点很谦虚.《现代英汉综合大词典》

46. He was impressed us as a modest comrade.

他给我们的印象是一个谦逊的同志.《期刊摘选》

47. Before he became the big banana John was a much friendlier and most modest person.

约翰成为大人物之前可比现在要友善得多,当时他是个极谦逊的人.《期刊摘选》

48. A modest man will not make a parade of his wealth.

谦虚的人不会炫耀自己的财富.《辞典例句》

49. But in almost all cases they carry only a modest risk for the disease.

但是在几乎所有的病例中,这些变异只是带来了适度的危险性.《期刊摘选》

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

他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

51. You don't get rich, but you can get a modest living out of it.

你不会因此而发财，却可以使自己的生活能过得去。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

52. For now Congress is debating some modest tax incentives.

目前国会正在讨论一些适度的税收激励.《期刊摘选》

53. They carry only a modest risk for the disease.

他们患这种病的风险不大。

54. But with poorly studied groups, even modest phylogenetic analysis can reveal remarkable insights.

但研究较少的类群, 甚至适度的系统分析能够显示显著的效果.《期刊摘选》

55. The research was carried out on a modest scale.

这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。《牛津词典》

56. This modest group size allows our teachers to respond to the needs of each student.

这个适中的小组规模使得我们的老师们可以应对每个学生的需要。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

57. A modest person grey matter will earn more respect from others.

有高智慧而谦虚的人,更能赢得别人的尊敬.《期刊摘选》

58. Everyone hates the greedy and to help the modest.

任何人都会讨厌贪心的人,而愿意帮助谦逊的人.《期刊摘选》

59. They had spent the night at a modest hotel.

他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

60. Even the relatively modest sum of £ 50,000 now seems beyond his reach.

现在即使是相对来说并不算多的5万英镑对他来说也是遥不可及的。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

61. Your excellent technical and modest style has always taught me many , many.

你的出色的技术和谦逊的风格曾让我受益匪浅.《期刊摘选》

62. For most of the euro area, the effect on demand would be modest.

它对需求的影响对大部分欧元区国家来说是适中的.《期刊摘选》

63. Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.

作为一个谦虚者, 他愿意居于他人的次要位置。

64. Regarding modesty as a virtue, the Chinese respect modest people and dislike conceited and fellows.

中国人把谦虚作为一种美德, 谦虚的人会得到大家的尊重.反过来,大家很讨厌骄傲自大的人.《期刊摘选》

65. She's very modest about her success.

她对自己的成功非常谦虚。《牛津词典》

66. 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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

67. He was modest and diffident about his own success.

他很谦虚，不愿谈及自己的成功。《牛津词典》

68. Really great men are essentially modest.

真正的伟人大都很谦虚.《简明英汉词典》

69. Be modest, otherwise you will lag behind.

要谦虚，否则就要落后。《新英汉大辞典》

70. The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.

如果法院采纳了加州的建议，那就谦逊过头了。

71. Recent events should make everyone modest about saying what cannot happen there, for good or ill.

最近的事件应该会让每个人在预测某处不可能发生什么事时变得谨慎起来，不论是好事还是坏事。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

72. a modest dress

端庄的连衣裙《牛津词典》

73. The administration of succinylcholine results in transient and modest increases in intracranial pressure.

司可林可以使颅内压暂时适度的升高.《期刊摘选》

74. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...

瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

75. The price is very modest.

价格是适中的.《简明英汉词典》

76. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...

靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

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

他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

78. After making a few modest remarks he finally promised to do the work.

他谦虚了一番,终于接受了这项工作.《现代汉英综合大词典》

79. Although Xiaoshenyang is famous all over the country, he is still quite modest.

尽管小沈阳在全国出了名, 但他还是相当谦虚的.《期刊摘选》

80. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.

结果显示舆论略微右倾。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

81. The eyes of even the most modest women light up the moment hope is born.

在希望产生之时,连最羞怯的妇女也会双目炯炯.《辞典例句》

82. The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.

所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

83. Downstairs there's a tiny kitchen and a modest public eating area with three tables and few chairs.

楼下有个小厨房，还有个不太大的公众用餐处，摆了三张桌子和几把椅子。

84. A modest man will never boast of his merits.

谦虚的人决不夸自己的功劳.《辞典例句》

85. He was very modest over them.

对于这种事他是很羞怯的.《辞典例句》

86. The democratic reforms have been modest

民主改革的力度并不太大。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

87. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.

别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

88. The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest whatever rapid progress they have made.

运动员，尤其是获胜者，无论他们取得多大的进步都应该保持谦虚。

89. Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!

谦虚谨慎, 永不落后!《现代汉英综合大词典》

90. Such an empire might have satisfied a man of modest ambition.

对于一个野心适度的人来说,这样的一个帝国是可以满足他的.《辞典例句》

91. It's not that I still love you, it's not'cause I want you back.

倒不是我还爱着你, 也不是因为我想让你回来.《期刊摘选》

92. Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.

卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

93. Even a modest force, if sustained over a long time, would do.

如果它持续很长的时间的话，即使风力不大也可以做到。

94. The hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting.

理发师对她做了适度的染发.《期刊摘选》

95. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force

亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

96. His straightforward , modest manner took into camp everybody he knew.

他爽直而谦虚的态度使所有认识他的人都上了当.《期刊摘选》

97. HAD he been born in Iowa, Tikhon Khrennikov might have enjoyed a modest fame.

设若提康·赫伦尼可夫生于美国的衣阿华州, 他估计会在谦逊的名誉中其乐融融.《期刊摘选》

98. Chaste: Morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest.

正派的,谦谦君子的: 在思想或行为上品行端正的; 正派的和谦逊的.《期刊摘选》

99. Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.

要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

100. Congress has already taken some modest steps.

国会已经采取了一些温和的措施。

101. The Danes prefer the graceful and modest fishing boats to the bigger more modern factory ships.

比起现代化工厂生产的大型船只,丹麦人更青睐造型优雅,大小适中的渔船.《期刊摘选》

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

他是一个谦虚而且出色的运动员。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

103. Be modest in learning , for complacency is the enemy of study.

学习要虚心, 自满是敌人.《简明英汉词典》

104. You're too modest!

你太谦虚了！《牛津词典》

105. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit

那家公司将有能力支付债务，而且还会赚得一笔可观的利润。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

106. More learned a man is, the more modest he usually is.

人越博学，就越谦虚。

107. This headmaster is very modest.

这位校长很谦虚。《新英汉大辞典》

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

该公司还为他们的客户提供一项费用适中的维修计划。

109. The $ 50 billion programme to curb foreclosures is modest and short on detail.

500亿美元援助计划对防止丧失抵押品赎回权是适度的还是不足没有详细表述.《期刊摘选》

110. She is modest without being coy

她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

111. A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.

一系列箭头指示着通往简朴的安德烈·萨哈罗夫之墓的路。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

112. Bearings with modest hardness able to avoid axis wear.

软硬适中的轴承,有效防止轴心磨损.《期刊摘选》

113. On the sides of the classroom you will generally find modest and thoughtful people.

在教室的两侧，你通常会发现谦虚和体贴的人。

114. But, a modest request, said Webb. We are hoping, very hopeful, for a positive answer.

但是作为一个适度的请求, 我们希望, 非常希望, 能够得到一个肯定的答复.《期刊摘选》

115. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.

在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

实用例句

1. So again with the Gibbs free energy, now I see how to determine, if I change the pressure, if I change the temperature by some modest amount, how much is the Gibbs free energy going to change?

再一次通过吉布斯自由能，我知道当我，适当的改变压强和，温度的时候，吉布斯自由能如何变化？热力学与动力学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

2. Notice that on the modest view, if we ask ourselves, ? would it have been good to be immortal?

在保守价值容器理论的前提下，如果我们问自己，永生是否是好事？死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

3. There, Facebook is growing its user base at a relatively modest 16% each year.

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4. Budgeting for unanticipated expenses, she rents a cute but modest apartment in a middle-class neighborhood.

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5. And I think people were attracted to more modest things that weren't so splashy.

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6. But despite the fact that it's modest, if everyone in the US would give according to that scale, it would yield 500 billion dollars.

尽管每个人的捐款不多，如果在美国，每个人都根据这个标准表捐款，那将会是5000亿美元。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

7. But the balance of our very modest IRA was too high to have any consideration.

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8. But even by modest accounts, Yemen's economy is growing.

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9. The vast site is adorned with lavish headstones and statutes, as well as more modest memorials.

VOA : standard.2010.07.22

10. Even that is seen as a modest sum compared to some of the world's major universities.

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11. It even provides a modest 1.50% dividend yield, while its two leading rivals pay zilch.

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12. They said they favored deregulation and privatization and even proposed a modest tax cut.

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13. It's getting a modest 400-screen release and virtually no marketing push, so go soon.

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14. But the point-one percent jump in the unemployment rate from May was more modest than had been anticipated.

VOA : standard.2009.07.02

15. "Comprehensive reform, not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game.

VOA : standard.2009.03.26

16. In fact, that building itself, of which I don't have a slide, is extremely modest.

事实上 这个建筑,抱歉我没有幻灯片,在当时是很简陋的欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

17. It may seem crazy but-- it may seem like a modest innovation but it actually was-- it was an important innovation.

这看起来也许有些疯狂,它看上去只是一个小创新,但实际上...,这是一个很重要的创新金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

18. And, so, Louis XIV, who liked to call himself the Sun God, a modest megalomaniac, he sends out officials into the provinces to enforce his will, and these dudes are called intendants--but that doesn't matter, you don't have to remember that.

因此,路易十四,自称为太阳王,一个外表谦虚实则嚣张自大的人,他派一些官员去各省强化他的意志,这些人被称作是监督官,这个不是重点,你们不用记这个1871年后的法国课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

19. The force may taper off, the force may not be given by a straight line, but for modest deformations, every spring will have a linear regime in which the force is linearly proportional to the stretching.

它产生的力可能会渐渐消失,力的曲线可能不是一条直线,而有轻微的弯曲,每个弹簧都有一个线性区间,在这一区间内,力和伸长量是线性关系基础物理课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

20. Your employer is giving modest raises again after a recession-era 5-year freeze on salaries.

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21. The only thing government had to do in turn was keep itself modest in size.

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22. The global economy will remain on a modest and uneven path for some time to come.

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23. And I have to say when I read those guidelines, I thought that's incredible modest.

不得不说，当我看到这些准则的时候，我觉得需要捐赠的钱款真的不多。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

24. Modest container theories, that is, say there's a value to being alive, but it can in principle be outweighed.

保守的有价值容器理论认为，活着有一定的价值，但是按道理它可以被超越。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

25. But he said there needs to be a way to provide health insurance to those of modest means.

VOA : standard.2009.06.15

26. "I was born to a family of modest means.

VOA : standard.2010.04.01

27. Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive.

他性情平和，为人谦虚、低调。

28. The first, you can see on the board up there, is by another Russian composer, Modest Musorgsky.

首先,你可以看到那边的黑板上,是另一位俄罗斯作曲家,莫戴斯特·穆索尔斯基的作品聆听音乐课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

29. Beyond a modest distance you don't feel the electron-electron repulsion.

在一个适中的距离,你感觉不到电子之间的排斥力。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

30. The Mission Systems and Training segment also saw decreased sales, shrinking a modest 0.4%.

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31. And the U.S. and the 16 nation Eurozone can expect modest but continued expansion even as job growth continues to lag in the new year.

VOA : standard.2010.01.21

32. The U.N.report says the world's economy is beginning to show signs of modest recovery.

VOA : standard.2010.01.21

33. It's an old,crowded neighborhood of modest stucco homes and tiny shops that stretches for about 30 blocks along Eighth Street.

VOA : standard.2010.04.19

34. Her government did recently pass a law allowing business to lease modest plots of public land.

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35. There are several dozen colonial houses to choose from, ranging from modest to lavish.

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36. He had mocked her modest ambitions.

他嘲笑她胸无大志。

37. Though the weather-worn rockface is still peppered with ancient dwellings and sepulchres, many are more modest.

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38. There are children who by a relatively modest donation to an effective aid agency, you could save their lives.

要拯救这些儿童的生命,只需要你向比较有效的救助机构,捐赠适量的钱款。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

39. The pact is a modest but important step forward, according to Kingston Reif, at the Washington-based Center For Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

VOA : standard.2010.04.04

40. Jude supplied reports, I found only a modest increase in lead-related deaths, from 5 to 7.

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41. Today you might say political scientists and social scientists they're more modest in ascribing priority to any particular branch of knowledge.

今日，你会说,政治科学家与社会科学家,较不敢将这种优先考虑,加到任何特定的。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

42. The precious metals markets were under modest selling pressure prior to the FOMC statement.

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43. In such circumstances, economics suggests two possible remedies: either a devaluation, or a modest fiscal stimulus.

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44. So let's listen to some more music of Musorgsky here, Modest Musorgsky.

那么咱们再来多听,一些穆索尔斯基的音乐,莫杰斯特·穆索尔斯基聆听音乐课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

45. The stock yields 4.6% and has a price-to-book ratio of 1.7, modest relative to rivals.

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46. Professor Neirotti was able to find a youth hostel so the students pay a modest $40 a night compared to other lodging options.

VOA : standard.2010.02.26

47. It's just kind of overwhelming." The modest Holcomb, a stocky man who sports a beard, said he is not the one who deserves all the credit in his black USA-1 sled dubbed "Night Train."

VOA : standard.2010.02.28

48. More modest home valuations would not have allowed consumers to cash out phony real estate wealth.

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49. My recollection is that I managed to survive the Four Questions, perhaps even garnering modest applause.

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50. But at a press conference in Paris, the researchers says it produced only modest results.

VOA : standard.2009.10.20

51. But a modest transformation of the way you look at your enterprise or organization offers extraordinary advantages.

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52. Despite modest sales in the U.S. the Lurtons are directing most of their attention there.

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53. I will open the Koran and I will show you where there are texts that say that the righteous woman is very modest woman, and pose her garment closely around her.

我可以翻开《古兰经》告诉你,那些文字在哪儿，它告诉我们,贤惠之女子当举止谦逊，当紧裹衣物以蔽其身。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

54. It bothers me that more and more traders are people with modest incomes and small stakes.

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55. She lives in a modest apartment in Santa Monica.

她住在圣莫尼卡一套朴素的公寓里。

56. You don't get the more modest conclusion invisible things can't be destroyed or it's a whole lot harder to destroy them.

不是得出个更谦虚的结论,无形的东西不会毁灭或者,要毁灭它是不容易的。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

57. Insiders are entitled to sell modest doses of company stock to pay for their vacation islands.

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58. What you'll get instead is a modest little love story, played with fierce sincerity.

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59. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force.

亚洲妇女更加端庄害羞一些，但她们常常具有一种内在力量。

60. The first thing you notice when you walk inside John Bevis' modest two-story is the smell.

VOA : standard.2009.12.11

61. It means you can invest like JP Morgan Chase, if only in a more modest way.

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62. Despite a relatively modest cost, however, no money has yet been forthcoming to fund the experiment.

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63. The gain will be commensurately modest.

收入也会相应地比较微薄。

64. That's modest, however, compared with another Claws on Wheels customer, who recently entertained 200 friends on the beach.

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65. The grim reaper this time has emerged in the otherwise modest trappings of tranquil vegetables.

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