eat humble pie
US /it ˈhʌmbəl paɪ/
・UK /i:t ˈhʌmbl paɪ/
C1 高級
idm.認錯道歉
He had to eat humble pie after his wrong prediction.
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我在倫敦教你英文！🇬🇧 (I teach you English in London - England 🏴)
- Now I really want to teach you an expression with the word pie, and that is to eat humble pie.
現在我很想教大家一個用 pie 這個字的表達方式，叫「to eat humble pie（認錯；道歉）。
- Now if you eat humble pie, you show and you say that you're very sorry for making a mistake.
如果你道歉，你會表現出並說你對犯了一個錯誤感到非常抱歉。
111 個情境進階英文慣用語！ (111 Advanced English Idioms in Context)
- 109: "to eat humble pie." This is to admit one's mistake or defeat and show humility or remorse.
第一百零九：「承認錯誤」。這是指承認自己的過失或失敗，並表現出謙卑或懊悔。
- After realising his error, he had to eat humble pie and apologise for his rude behaviour.
意識到錯誤後，他不得不承認錯誤，並為自己粗魯的行為道歉。