modestly

1. ADJ-GRADED (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
   A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。
2. ADJ-GRADED (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
   You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
   1. 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。
   2. The democratic reforms have been modest...
      民主改革的力度并不太大。
   3. 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的
   If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
   1. He's modest, as well as being a great player...
      他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
   2. Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
      卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
4. ADJ-GRADED (女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的
   You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat
   他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。
2. Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
   女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。
3. He had been, he said modestly, swimming champ at high school.
   他谦逊地说，念中学时他曾经是游泳冠军。
4. On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
   大体上说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
5. She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'
   她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
6. I lived modestly but comfortably.
   我过得简单舒适。
7. Nevertheless, Irish house prices are now falling, if modestly.
   然而，尽管幅度很小，爱尔兰的房价正在下降。
8. I will accept management of my superior, modestly and do my best.
   我虚心接受上司的管理，全力以赴；
9. Most of us want to drink modestly but well.
   我们中大多数人都想饮酒不太多但舒适。
10. Our table cloth is modestly priced and quite sellable in your market.
    我们的台布价格适中，并且适于在贵司的市场上销售。
11. He went up modestly behind his colleague.
    他对支持他的同事虚心称赞。
12. Rather more modestly, he suggested that Ukraine and Belarus should co-ordinate their policies over transporting Russian gas.
    更为准确地说，他建议乌克兰与白俄罗斯应在与俄罗斯进行天然气过境运输谈判方面协调政策。
13. Tokyo and London closed modestly higher, while Hong Kong, Paris and Frankfurt recorded moderate loses.
    东京和伦敦股市小幅收高，而香港、巴黎和法兰克福股市略微收低。
14. The Medicare system increased the payroll tax, but only modestly at first.
    美国医疗保险制度系统增加了工资税，不过起初只是很少量地。
15. This is partly because credit spreads are correcting, albeit modestly so far.
    这在一定程度上是因为信贷息差的矫正，尽管迄今还算温和。
16. The girl cast down her eyes modestly when she was praised.
    姑娘受到表扬时，谦虚地垂下了眼睛。
17. He talks quietly and modestly about his farm.
    他平静而谦虚地谈论他的农庄。
18. In the following training I learned to look at every modestly study, competent and his colleagues in the help I also gradually achieved from students to the transition of the staff.
    在接下来的培训中我学会了虚心看待每一次的学习，在主管和同事们的帮助下我也渐渐的做到了从学生到职员的转变。
19. Beijing has also modestly appreciated the currency against the US dollar in recent days.
    近日，北京方面还让人民币对美元小幅升值。
20. She has had a modestly successful career.
    她在事业上取得了一点成就。
21. Some efforts have been modestly successful.
    一些努力取得了一定的成功。
22. Let us calmly, modestly too courteous to end a lifetime bar.
    让我们心平气和地、谦虚礼让地过完一辈子吧。
23. China seems to be seeking a balance in which the renminbi appreciates against the dollar, but only modestly.
    中国似乎正在寻找一种平衡：让人民币对美元升值，但只是以很小的幅度。
24. He smiles modestly: Thank you, that's nice, that's very nice.
    他谦虚地笑了笑：谢谢，这妙极了，非常妙。
25. Italian, Spanish and Irish government bond yields all fell modestly.
    意大利、西班牙和爱尔兰国债收益率均小幅下跌。
26. I'd always understood these Oriental girls were brought up modestly behind the veil.
    我对这种戴着面纱长大的，端庄的东方姑娘素有了解。
27. Being youngster, we sat modestly at the back, never daring to speak.
    我们是些年轻人，都谦恭地坐在后面，始终不敢发言。
28. Antique jewellery is also still modestly priced and also comes with collecting and investment potential.
    古董珠宝也还价格适中，并具有一定的收藏和投资潜力。
29. Analysts expect the fast-food industry to grow modestly this year.
    分析家们期望快餐业今年适度增长。
30. That scientist said modestly that what he had done wasn't worth mentioning.
    那位科学家谦虚地说他所做的一切不值一提。

adv

1. with modesty
   1. the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'