humble pie 意思 翻译

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Humble pie的意思是：
To be forced to apologize or to admit a fault. //被迫承认错误，被迫道歉
I caught Pierson in another lie, so he has to eat some humble pie.//Pierson又撒了一个谎，所以他不得不道歉。
When he realized his mistake, he had to eat humble pie. //他认识到了自己的错误,只好赔礼道歉.

也可以指：
to teach someone humility.
//教人懂得谦卑
to "eat humble pie" is to be knocked off your "high horse".
//吃humble pie就是叫你别摆架子

guy 1: corey is such a dick, he thinks he is SO great at basketball.
//某君1：corey就像个XX,他以为他篮球得打多好呢。
guy 2: not anymore, i just beat him 21-5; gave him some of that humble pie.
//某君2：不止呢，我刚才21比5赢了他，叫他以后还摆不摆架子（也让他丢一下脸）

还有的意思：
(狩猎后供仆人吃的)内脏做的煎馅饼,[喻]屈辱,丢脸

总的来说humble pie并不是好吃的东东，没事，最好别吃。

信息来源：
http://www.iciba.com/humble%20pie/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=humble%20pie&defid=473560