单词 | humble pie |
释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ADMIT〕Taylor's victory in the semi-final has forced many of her critics to eat humble pie. 泰勒在半决赛中取得的胜利迫使许多批评者承认自己说错了话。朗文写作活用〔eat crow〕They had to eat humble pie when the rumors they were spreading were proved false.当他们散布的谣言被证实不实之后,他们不得不承认了错误。韦氏高阶〔eat humble pie〕After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业,但之后,他就不得不承认言过其实了。剑桥高阶〔humbled〕Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。柯林斯高阶You'd better be sure you've got the sales figures right, otherwise you'll be eating humble pie for a long time.你最好确定没把销售数字弄错,否则很长一段时间内你得低头认罪。剑桥国际 |
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