It'seems we must compete . Let's be self-effacing . Don't make her too galling.

As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.

作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀，对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。

She was a quiet woman, bigboned, and self-effacing.

她骨架很大, 稳稳当当, 从来不喜欢抛头露面.

Joe is a humble and self-effacing person and so automatically takes second place.

乔是个谦逊而不愿抛头露面的人,总是自动退居次要地位.

He was a shy, self-effacing man.

他是个腼腆谦逊的人。

His manner with people is neither overbearing nor self-effacing.

他待人的态度一向不卑不亢.

His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self-effacing, almost tremulous.

他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的, 跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来.

The mild-mannered marketing professor is far too self-effacing-and well-versed in financial economics-to accept the comparison.

这位温文尔雅的营销学教授实在太过谦慎,因此不愿接受这个比喻,尽管他在金融经济学领域造诣很深.

They were both self-effacing.

他们两人都十分谦逊.

She's brilliant but self-effacing.

她才华横溢而不露锋芒.

Watching television had a numbing effect on his mind.

看电视使他头脑麻木。

This has had a wholesome effect on babies.

这对婴儿有良好影响.

Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.

戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力.

When I was sad, music had a therapeutic effect.

我悲伤的时候, 音乐有治疗效力.

The effect of his mediation was so great that both parties sheathed the sword at once.

他的调停非常有效,双方立刻停战.

the effect of heat on metal

热对金属产生的效应

Overacting will only spoil the effect.

表演过火,效果反而不好.

It is too early to say what effect, if any, there will be on the workforce.

如果会对劳动力产生一些影响，现在就说是什么影响还言之过早。

A word from the teacher will have a great effect on my son.

老师的一句话能对我儿子起很大的作用.

This wine has a strong delayed effect.

这酒后劲大.

The parting from his sister had a positive effect on John.

和姐姐分开对约翰来说有好处。