| 单词 | modest |
| 释义 | modest (mɒdɪst ) 1. adjective B2 A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35. Synonyms: simple, homely, small, ordinary 2. adjective B2 You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%. The democratic reforms have been modest. You don't get rich, but you can get a modest living out of it. Synonyms: moderate, small, limited, fair modestly adverb [ADVERB after verb] Britain's balance of payments improved modestly last month. 3. adjective If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. [approval] He's modest, as well as being a great player. She is modest about her achievements. Synonyms: unpretentious, simple, reserved, retiring modestly adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'You really must be very good at what you do.'—'I suppose I am,' Kate said modestly. 4. adjective A woman can be described as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause other people to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest. ...cultures in which women are supposed to be modest. modestly adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/adverb] She sat down, knees modestly together. Collocations: modest achievement He was a right-handed batsman of modest achievement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Check out his hilarious biographical timeline in which he places his modest achievements alongside all the notable political events of his 53 years. The Sun These are modest achievements, often blighted by corrupt bureaucrats, but they signal a readiness for change. Times, Sunday Times The researchers found that drinking two or three cups of coffee every day had a more modest benefit, while little protection was linked to one cup. Times, Sunday Times A new treatment that trains the immune system to fight cancer has shown modest benefit in late-stage testing against melanoma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, a retrospective review of sterotactic radiosurgery showed it provided only a modest benefit to patients who had previously undergone resection and radiation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That risk would greatly outweigh any modest boost from fiscal stimulus. Times, Sunday Times Funds received only a modest boost from increases in the value of their equity investments. Times, Sunday Times If the market appeared ready to turn on some of its previous darlings, it also handed a modest boost to some of its more unloved constituents, namely the supermarkets. Times, Sunday Times On the other hand, even a modest boost to profit means a lot these days. Globe and Mail Just a modest boost in enzyme production can lessen the severity of symptoms, but attempts at enzyme replacement therapy have failed. The Scientist On the most likely interpretation of the proposals, they would make the banks modestly safer at a modest cost to their shareholders and customers. Times, Sunday Times For many years claims were funded by legal aid at a modest cost because claims brought this way largely succeeded. Times, Sunday Times Joined-up resources save money and encourage the right facilities at more modest cost. Times, Sunday Times Careful management and planning can, at modest cost, avoid degradation of the environment. Times, Sunday Times Some rival analysts argued that there were only relatively modest cost savings to be made from combining the two businesses, the most common impetus for mergers. Times, Sunday Times He insisted that the target had not been abandoned as part of a deal to secure a more modest cut for onshore wind farm subsidies. Times, Sunday Times It says even modest cuts to charges would benefit 14.2 million pension savers and 11 million retail investors. Times, Sunday Times Today's moderates want taxes hiked regardless of any revenue fall, believe 'business' means 'tax avoidance' and even modest cuts in spending are 'savage'. The Sun Even modest cuts could lead to a disproportionate loss of the top talent on whom scientific productivity and the international standing of our research universities depends. Times, Sunday Times Most retailers tend to offer big reductions on a few items — called 'doorbusters' in the industry for the effect they have on consumers — and more modest cuts across the board. Times, Sunday Times The minnows reported a 5.3 per cent increase in year-on-year sales, compared with a modest decline by the big stores. Times, Sunday Times However, this was a more modest decline than analysts had expected. Times, Sunday Times But motoring chiefs warned sales would see a modest decline in the second half of the year. The Sun Analysts had pencilled in a more modest decline to 8.1 trillion won. Times, Sunday Times But the 2006 report has a far more modest decline, to 20.9 per cent. Times, Sunday Times It was a modest objective swiftly realised, for his father had never brought home more than $75 a week. Times,Sunday Times His modest objective: appreciation at a rate higher than the increase in the price of gold itself. Times, Sunday Times This may require more modest objectives, but at least you know they're achievable. Times, Sunday Times Of modest origin, these immigrants moved to remote terrains to buy land, intermarry with local inhabitants and to carry out livelihoods of independence and self-reliance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was proud of his modest origins, and never let anyone forget it. Times, Sunday Times First as the memoir of a man who rose from modest origins to occupy three of the highest offices in the land. Times, Sunday Times He was portrayed as a man of modest origin and it was repeatedly implied that he had even been entangled in criminal activities before he had entered the count's services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They continued when she fought to annul the marriage into which she felt pressured, and again when she arrived in the capital to find socialites scorning her modest origins. Times,Sunday Times The gradient, gentle as it was, enforced a modest pace and frequent halts. Times, Sunday Times Strapped with heart monitors to gauge how many calories we burn, and stopwatches to time each stage, our little peloton pedals out at the modest pace set by our guide. Times, Sunday Times Wages are growing at the same modest pace as the start of the year. The Sun There was small reassurance for policymakers, however, as a leading think-tank said that the economy was still growing in the first quarter, albeit at a very modest pace. Times, Sunday Times Since 1980 growth has continued but at a slightly more modest pace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pilots are also in line for a modest pay rise if cost saving targets are met. Times, Sunday Times This new approach has manifested itself most powerfully in the health service where what in many cases are relatively modest pay rises will come in stages. Times, Sunday Times Economists believe that the slow wage growth could because employers are able to offer modest pay rises without complaints from their workers, with low inflation not hindering spending. Times, Sunday Times He hit out at the modest pay given to soldiers and the accommodation many had to return to when their combat missions were over. Times, Sunday Times About 200,000 families with an earner slightly below the higher-rate tax threshold would be worse off if they received only a modest pay rise. Times, Sunday Times A deal would help ease all of this and even be worth making a modest payment for. The Sun Not receiving this seemingly modest payment means that, in my case, the benefit of deferral changes from clear-cut to marginal. Times, Sunday Times The source said many cases had been settled with modest payments of £5,000 and £10,000, but that some were in six figures and one was more than £1m. Times,Sunday Times Those who retire may be given a 'modest pension' or payment on retirement. Times, Sunday Times At the same time, those with very modest pension pots also stand to lose out. Times, Sunday Times She currently earns about 25,000 a year and has a modest pension from her previous job. Times, Sunday Times He retired early from the family business to devote a modest pension to his scientific work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to the rent-free apartments, the widows were given fuel and a modest pension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The modest portion of thin-cut chips came - are you ready? Times, Sunday Times But last month's slide retraced only a modest portion of the almost 40-per-cent advance since the middle of last summer. Globe and Mail A modest portion of creamy yoghurt so thick it stands up in the bowl suits me well. Times, Sunday Times Remember, though, that it gives you 132 calories before you add pasta - and that's if you manage to stick to relatively modest portion manufacturers recommend. The Sun They make a modest portion look generous. Times, Sunday Times At 17 times earnings, the shares already trade at a modest premium to those of rivals. Times, Sunday Times Its high quality probably explains why its shares, flat at 113½p yesterday, trade at a modest premium of about 5.6 per cent to the net value of its assets. Times,Sunday Times The business, which made a profit of 166 million last year, would probably be worth a modest premium to its outstanding balances, or about 8 billion, according to bankers. Times, Sunday Times Analysts are confident that a deal could be agreed at a modest premium to the $56.50 a share on the table. Times, Sunday Times The offer was pitched at only a modest premium to the market price and, in terms of the premium to assets, looked a bit mean compared with previous deals. Times, Sunday Times The necessities of everyday life, crafted to give pleasure disproportionate to the modest price tag. Times, Sunday Times The huge demand and modest price tags have seen the items flying off the shelves. The Sun Even at that comparatively modest price, you would be terrified of spilling it. Times, Sunday Times Its biggest virtues, though, will be its trim size and modest price. Times, Sunday Times The modest price cuts seem all the more obscure in the context of an increasing risk of deflation. Times, Sunday Times It has 45 million registered members, and makes a modest profit on gifts and upmarket e-cards, and the couple still own it for its income. Times, Sunday Times However, her expenditure was $209,000, leaving a modest profit. Times, Sunday Times A statement that it expected to return to 'modest profit growth in 2007' was not enough to boost sentiment. Times, Sunday Times But it said that it expects to return to a modest profit this year. Times, Sunday Times The alert was the second modest profit warning in nine weeks. Times, Sunday Times Publishers are making modest progress in persuading readers to take out digital magazine subscriptions, with 6 per cent saying they have done so. Times, Sunday Times This week brings more of the same modest progress. Times, Sunday Times Labour insiders admit they made only modest progress. Times, Sunday Times It said that fossil fuels would supply the lion's share of the growth, with steady, albeit modest progress from renewables such as wind and wave energy. Times, Sunday Times The company has addressed the first and seems to be making modest progress on the second. Times, Sunday Times I have a modest proposal, perhaps not feasible, but here goes ... Times, Sunday Times Maybe this modest proposal might start to rescue them. Times, Sunday Times Suppose that he reacts to yesterday's inconclusive summit with a modest proposal. Times, Sunday Times It seemed like a modest proposal at first. Times,Sunday Times That seems a sensible and modest proposal. Times, Sunday Times The early galleries, tastefully painted a helpful grey, include modest quantities of sculpture that make things feel a tad more tangible. Times, Sunday Times No doubt such dishes would be harmless in modest quantities or if the strain used has a low oxalate and nitrate content. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once gases had been discovered and produced in modest quantities, the process of industrialisation spurred on innovation and invention of technology to produce larger quantities of these gases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of which lent yesterday's modest rebound a distinctly fragile feel and kept many professional investors on the sidelines still. Times, Sunday Times The rebound in construction growth mainly came in the residential sector followed by a modest rebound in the civil engineering sub-sector. Times, Sunday Times He expects the slowdown to intensify with growth of less than 1% next year and only a modest rebound in 2010. Times, Sunday Times There may also be a case for a modest reduction in the number of ministers and special envoys - another growth area in recent years. Times, Sunday Times Although the company says that it has seen a 'modest reduction' in visitors to its sites over the last quarter, reservation levels have remained healthy. Times, Sunday Times Coupled with falls in the markets in which it invests, assets under management now show a 'modest reduction' after a 19 per cent year-on-year rise. Times, Sunday Times A modest reduction of 2lb (1kg) per month for the next 15 months would mean that she would be the right weight after about 15 months. Times, Sunday Times So life will be tough for the public sector with likely cuts in pay in real terms, a modest reduction in pensions, cuts in quangos and squeezes on administrative budgets. Times, Sunday Times The most modest reform, taxing the winter fuel allowance, would save £250 million, which could go directly to the poorest schools. Times,Sunday Times His critics represented this modest reform as a craven surrender to republicanism. Times, Sunday Times The modest reform boosted revenues by 25% in the following year, but was still nowhere near enough to cover the gap. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More modest reforms here at home also indicate that choice works. Times, Sunday Times Some modest reforms have been pushed through to reduce costs, generally affecting new employees. Times, Sunday Times To some, that might seem a modest return for almost a decade in office. Times, Sunday Times Only one birdie on his round sounds a modest return, but going nowhere constituted progress yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Against that investment, shareholders have made only a modest return. Times, Sunday Times The modest return of confidence from very extreme levels which, in effect, pushed down the risk premium, was enough to drive a sharp rebound in prices. Times, Sunday Times One wicket for the morning would have represented a modest return whereas two lifted the spirits and made them think that a victory was still possible. Times, Sunday Times Consensus forecasts had been for a modest rise to 150 million. Times, Sunday Times Analysts had expected a more modest rise to 4.6 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Infections nationally have stopped increasing in all age groups apart from the over-60s, where there has been a modest rise. The Sun But seasonally adjusted data showed a more modest rise from €1.1 billion to €3.3 billion. Times, Sunday Times Wealthy homeowners and cash-rich investors have even fuelled a modest rise in house prices in recent months. Times, Sunday Times The 308 may have been only a modest sales performer so far, but the latest range deserves to raise its profile a lot higher. The Sun And, after many, many years of steady writing, good reviews, but modest sales, made her very famous indeed. Times, Sunday Times The following two had more modest sales. Times, Sunday Times It said cost inflation was running at between 3 per cent and 4 per cent, with modest sales price inflation and internal cost control measures offsetting any impact. Times, Sunday Times Despite being profitable from the outset, the business had modest sales of 160,000 this year. Times, Sunday Times Such damages should be on a modest scale. Times, Sunday Times On a more modest scale, there are some amazing clematis, especially the viticella series. Times, Sunday Times It resumed payments last year but on a more modest scale. Times, Sunday Times Weddings are back ... albeit on a more modest scale. The Sun A lock almost too grand for the modest scale of this place. Times,Sunday Times Sansa looks less likely to upset the apple cart, given its relatively modest size and nice fit. Times, Sunday Times For hedges of modest size, use shears instead. Times, Sunday Times Three of them are sloops of modest size. Smithsonian The meaning with which we imbue it belies its modest size, something to which these casts, in their weighty greyness, draw stark attention. Times, Sunday Times The fragment was a find of huge importance quite out of proportion to its modest size. Times, Sunday Times The diplomats will be provided with a much more modest standard of accommodation to try to keep costs down. Times, Sunday Times The language also has a modest standard library of built-in functions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even given the modest standards by which the book was published, it was something of a failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also wrote a number of plays, some of which were produced with modest success. Times, Sunday Times He attempted to return to the theatre, but with modest success. The Times Literary Supplement Rather than dwell on this one modest success in analysing financial markets, let me recall how the world economy has this year defied my expectations. Times, Sunday Times A farm shop proved only a modest success. Times,Sunday Times In my experience even modest success in the world of classical music comes from exceptional levels of self-discipline and commitment from an early age. Times, Sunday Times We paid a modest sum and thoroughly enjoyed their fourth performance. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister earns 142,500, a relatively modest sum by the standards of some world leaders. Times, Sunday Times A concert hall spokeswoman said that it paid a 'modest sum' for the work and was unaware of the creator. Times, Sunday Times Even this modest sum has secured an extra 13 years of healthy life or 236 years of school attendance. Times, Sunday Times It seems to be a modest sum; the shares sold yesterday amounted to barely more than 3,000. Times, Sunday Times More than half of employers said that they planned to freeze pay, with 39 per cent intending only modest wage increases. Times, Sunday Times Fourth, inflation expectations are low and this creates a self-reinforcing circle of modest wage growth and low inflation. Times, Sunday Times That's a lot of money for those on a modest wage that people have missed. Times, Sunday Times Who in their right mind would put up with that while earning a relatively modest wage? The Sun The result has been 'more modest wage settlements', he added. Times, Sunday Times They had celebrated their windfall with a 10 caravan holiday, and bought themselves only modest treats like a new carpet. The Sun But sales were only modest and used examples are rare. Times, Sunday Times They say their plans need only modest funding and are easy to implement. Times,Sunday Times Even the prospectus had offered only modest growth. Times, Sunday Times It would take only modest movements from my prediction to transform what happens. Times, Sunday Times The first print was quite modest, just 25,000. Times, Sunday Times He was always up for new ideas, but quite modest, sometimes lacking a bit of confidence in his own abilities. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps that was why when she retired she spent so much time passing on her knowledge to another generation, often at quite modest venues. Times, Sunday Times You're naturally quite modest but others want to find the true depth of your nature. The Sun A prediction of 5,000 new residents seems quite modest. Times, Sunday Times Such a move would raise only a relatively modest 20 million, but every little helps. Times, Sunday Times In the context of that £200 billion spent since lockdown, the cost of the package will be relatively modest. Times,Sunday Times Almost as soon as he joined he started making complaints, starting off at a relatively modest average of seven a month. Times, Sunday Times Though it has a relatively modest number of stops, it's a quick and cheap way of getting to and from the city centre. Times, Sunday Times This was followed by a relatively modest number of articles. The Times Literary Supplement And the present numbers, the seemingly modest 120,000, will rise as more turn up at the doorstep. Times, Sunday Times His fee was seemingly modest by peers' standards, but probably not for most people outside the house. Times, Sunday Times Three seemingly modest volumes of these stories, published at wide intervals, ultimately formed a collected edition. Times, Sunday Times A seemingly modest 2 per cent salary rise can become a far bigger sum in a performance-related bonus set at five times salary. Times, Sunday Times Not receiving this seemingly modest payment means that, in my case, the benefit of deferral changes from clear-cut to marginal. Times, Sunday Times So numerous are the fab foyers that the galleries they introduce appear surprisingly modest. Times, Sunday Times I find him in his surprisingly modest trailer, picking at food from a takeaway box. Times, Sunday Times Knitwear came with artfully grungy holes, and tweed skirts were frayed at the surprisingly modest hemlines. Times, Sunday Times Profitable 'exits' for crowdfunding backers have been scant, but, given the high-risk nature of start-ups, failures have been surprisingly modest, too. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 朴素的 Japanese: 謙虚な |
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