humbled
past simple and past participle ofhumble
| 单词 | humbled |
| 释义 | humbled past simple and past participle ofhumble humble verb[T] uk/ˈhʌm.bəl/us/ˈhʌm.bəl/to make someoneunderstandthat they are not asimportantorspecialas theythought: He was humbled by the child'sgenerosity. Theworldchampionwas humbled(=unexpectedlydefeated)by anunknownoutsiderin last night'srace. Compare humiliate Humiliating and degrading
Examplesofhumbledhumbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. You don't have 100% trust, but you do it anyway and see, and you can be thunderstruck andhumbled. From theCambridge English Corpus The warm generosity of many referees in submitting searching responses to first drafts has alsohumbledme. From theCambridge English Corpus English pride was thoroughlyhumbledby these events - and national fears and insecurities thoroughly aroused. From theCambridge English Corpus All may behumbledbefore the divine, primping. From theCambridge English Corpus Horatius' submission to a greater authority suggests that he needed to behumbledafter committing a deed outside his authority. From theCambridge English Corpus Yesterday's top peoplehumbledand brought to justice; high hopes and idealism alternating with deep frustration and earthy pragmatism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I stand rebuked, and extremelyhumbledand crestfallen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am lefthumbledand frustrated, and feel completely helpless in dealing with the cases of constituents and others who complain about transitional protection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While they were in chains and trembled and werehumbledwe stood firm behind our leaders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I felt privileged andhumbledto meet those people who conducted themselves so bravely that night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wants to be offensive to people who have beenhumbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I amhumbledby the courage of people who kept their dignity as they were driven out and made to live in camps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been enormouslyhumbledlistening to the debate over the past two hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always beenhumbledand thrilled by that event, which represented the culmination of a wonderful life and donation to the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now this arch-enemy has beenhumbledto the dust, and on his own admission has been made to see the error of his ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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