"humble pie" 怎么发音
expression
ˈhəmbəɫ/ /ˈpaɪ
HUM-buhl PY
hˈʌmbəl/ /pˈaɪ
HUM-buhl PY
释义
To admit you were wrong and accept it with humility, often after being proven incorrect.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhəmbəɫ/ /ˈpaɪ
英式英语
hˈʌmbəl/ /pˈaɪ
简化发音
美式
HUM-buhl PY
英式
HUM-buhl PY
语境中听
After losing the game, Tom had to eat humble pie.
She had to eat humble pie when her idea failed.
He ate humble pie and apologized to his friend.
Turns out I was wrong, so I had to eat humble pie in front of everyone.