Definition
To acknowledge one's error or fault, often in a way that is humiliating or embarrassing.
承认错误;认错并道歉。
After publicly predicting a stock market crash, he had to eat humble pie and admit he was wrong.
在公开预测股市崩盘后,他不得不认错并承认自己错了。
She had insisted her approach was the best, but when the results proved otherwise, she had to eat humble pie.
她一直坚持自己的方法是最好的,但当结果证明并非如此时,她不得不认错。
Despite his initial resistance, he eventually had to eat humble pie and admit his mistake to the manager.
尽管他最初抗拒,但最终不得不认错并向经理承认自己的错误。