a. 谦逊的, 羞怯的, 端庄的, 适度的
Money for the 20x20 Initiative comes mostly from financial organisations with triple goals —— a modest return on their investment, environmental benefits and social gains —— known as impact investors.
六级 · CET-6 2026年6月 第2套
But the new research suggests that a “modest degree of discomfort and fragmentation” may actually help preserve panda populations.
四级 · CET-4 2025年6月 第1套
When employees are properly compensated, employers' real estate savings will be modest.
四级 · CET-4 2021年12月 第1套
If savings are modest, then the many advantages of working in offices—such as lively atmosphere, rapidity of communication, team-building and acclimatization(适应环境) of new employees—will encourage employers to shelve the idea of remote work and, like Yahoo in 2013, encourage employees to work most of the time from corporate office space.
四级 · CET-4 2021年12月 第1套
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.
四级 · CET-4 2020年7月 第1套