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托福每日一词:modest

2019-01-08 16:55:00来源:新东方 《TOEFL终极4300》

  托福词汇的积累,是一个长期的过程,因此想要打好词汇的基础。要对一些重点词汇进行深入的复习。每日一词为大家整理了托福考试中的重点词汇。帮助大家全方位的备考。下面让我们来看看今天的每日一词吧!

  来源:新东方 《TOEFL终极4300》

  常考释义

  1. adj. 谦虚的

  not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities; not showing or feeling great or excessive pride

  例:He is unusually modest for a man who is so famous and successful.

  作为一个那么著名又成功的人,他却非常谦虚。

  2.adj. 适度的

  not verylarge in size or amount

  例:Despite its modest size, the city has many things to offer tourists.

  尽管这个城市不大,但游客还是有很多可玩的地方。

  音频中例句

  1.Nearly every movie theater, however modest, had a piano or organ to provide musical accompaniment to silent pictures.

  无论规模多小的电影院几乎都配有一架钢琴或风琴来为无声片配乐。

  2.These were modest dwellings; the people who built them simply couldn’t afford lots of expensive decorative details.

  这些民居都很简朴。建造它们的人完全买不起太多昂贵的装饰品。

  3.Now, something elseI value is teaching. Why? Well, it brings in a modest income, but I could make more money doing other things.

  现在我最看重的事就是当老师。为啥呢?嗯,虽然工资不高,但我可以做别的事来多挣点钱。

  练习

  判断下列句子中modest的意思。

  1. She’s very modest about her achievements.

  2.They own a modest home near the beach.

  3. The bank said the deal should resultin a modest increase in its core capital levels, a sentiment echoed by analysts and investors.

  (注: 练习答案下拉至底部可见)

  拓展

  同根词

  modestly(adv.)谦虚地;谨慎地;适当地

  modesty(n.)谦虚;(尺寸、数量等)小;端庄

  同义词

  moderate (adj.) 适度的;温和的

  temperate (adj.) 适度的;温和的

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