modest
英 ['m?d?st]
美['mɑd?st]
- adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
- n. (Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特
考试真题
- That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
- The Great Recession and modest recovery has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon（马拉松）runners.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.
2015年高考英语陕西卷 单项填空 原文
- Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
- On a five to three vote,the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Aministration.
出自-2013年考研阅读原文
- The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California’s advice.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- From then on his sketches ,which appeared under the pen name “Boz” in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
- From then on his sketches,which appeared under the pen name "Boz" in The Evening Chronicle, earned him a modest reputation.
2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses-usually around 1,200 square feet-than the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- On a five to three vote, the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday-a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration.
2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.
2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Their thesis 一 that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact 一 was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college st
2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ