The meek child hesitated to speak up in class discussions.
那个温顺的孩子在课堂讨论中犹豫不决。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “meek”:
D — humble. “meek” means adj. quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way
The ______ new employee never dared to disagree with the boss.
A — meek. “meek” means adj. quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way
meek — adj. quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way. In Chinese: 温顺的，懦弱的.
meek is pronounced /miːk/. It breaks into 1 syllable: meek.
The meek child hesitated to speak up in class discussions. (那个温顺的孩子在课堂讨论中犹豫不决。)
humble, timid, submissive, docile — all close in meaning to meek (adj. quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your opinions in a forceful way).
Yes. meek appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
(memory aid, imagine ''meek'' as a ''small'' sound meek)