| 释义 |
〔degrade〕 Humble can refer to lowering in rank or, more often, to driving out undue pride: Humble 可指在级别上的降级，更常指消除不适当的傲气： 〔puff〕To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used withup : 得意：如出于傲气或气度而膨胀或看似膨胀。常与up 连用： 〔peg〕To reduce the pride of; humble.压制：压制…的傲气；贬抑〔disabuse〕I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.我必须去消除你的傲气〔unruly〕"Fox, as the less proud and intractable of the refractory pair, was preferred" (Macaulay).“福克斯是这两个脾气倔强人中较少傲气和较为容易控制的一个，因此被看中了” （麦考利）。 |