Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense prides, present participle priding, past tense, past participle prided
1N-UNCOUNT 自豪;得意Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good. 自豪;得意
...the sense of pride in a job well done. [+ in]
做好一项工作的自豪感
We take pride in offering you the highest standards. [+ in]
我们为向您提供最高标准的服务而感到自豪。
They can look back on their endeavours with pride.
4VERB 为…感到自豪;对…感到得意 If you pride yourself on a quality or skill that you have, you are very proud of it. 为…感到自豪;对…感到得意
Smith prides himself on being able to organise his own life. [V pron-refl + on]
史密斯对能够把自己的生活安排得井井有条感到很得意。
Doyle prides himself on his accuracy. [V pron-refl on -ing/n]
道尔为自己的准确无误感到自豪。
5N-COUNT [usually NOUNof n](狮)群 A pride of lions is a group of lions that live together. (狮)群
6PHRASE 引以为豪的人(或事物) Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy. 引以为豪的人(或事物)
The bike soon became his pride and joy.
这辆自行车很快就成了他的骄傲。
7PHRASE 首要地位;最重要的地位 If something takes pride of place, it is treated as the most important thing in a group of things. 首要地位;最重要的地位
A three-foot-high silver World Championship cup takes pride of place near a carved wooden chair.
一个3英尺高的世界锦标赛银质奖杯放在一把木雕椅附近,位置非常显眼。
The manifesto gives pride of place to job creation.
这项宣言将创造工作机会放在首位。
8PHRASE [VERB inflects]放下自尊;忍气吞声;放下架子 If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect. 放下自尊;忍气吞声;放下架子
No doubt his old mother would now swallow her pride and go and live with Gladys.
无疑,他的老母亲如今只能放下身价,去和格拉迪斯住在一起。
Quotations
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fallBible: Proverbs
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin Is pride that apes humilitySamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Devil's Thoughts
1feeling of being proud of sb/sth自豪感ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRIDE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fierce, great強烈的自豪感➤justifiable有理由的自豪◇She took justifiable pride in her son's achievements.她為兒子的成就感到理所當然的自豪。➤fatherly父親般的驕傲◇He smiled with fatherly pride.他帶着慈父般的自豪微笑着。VERB + PRIDE➤feel, have, swell with感到驕傲;自豪感油然而生◇They have a fierce pride in their traditions.他們對自己的傳統感到無比自豪。◇He swelled with pride as he held the trophy.手捧獎杯時他的自豪感油然而生。➤express表達自豪感PREPOSITION➤with pride自豪地◇I wear my policeman's uniform with pride.我自豪地穿着警服。◇'My daughter's a writer,' he added with pride.“我女兒是作家。”他自豪地補充說。➤pride in對⋯的自豪◇She expressed pride in her child's achievement.她表達了對孩子成績的自豪。PHRASES➤a cause for pride, a matter for pride引以為豪的原因/事物◇Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride.他們公正的名聲值得自豪。➤a source of pride自豪的原因➤take (a) pride in sth對⋯感到自豪◇She takes great pride in her work.她對自己的工作感到非常自豪。pride
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2self-respect自尊ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRIDE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great強烈的自尊心▸➤family, masculine, personal, professional家庭/男性/個人/職業尊嚴◇His masculine pride would not let him admit that a girl had defeated him.他的男性自尊使他不會承認輸給了一個女孩子。➤civic, local, national, patriotic公民/地方/國家/愛國自豪感◇Businesses rushed to include images of patriotic pride in their marketing.各企業在營銷中紛紛將愛國自豪感的意象包括在內。➤ethnic, gay, racial民族的/同性戀者的/種族的自豪◇the politics of racial pride and Black Power種族自豪和黑人權力的政治主張➤dented, hurt, injured, wounded受到傷害的自尊心◇He was nursing his hurt pride.他正在撫慰他那受傷的自尊心。➤foolish, stubborn愚蠢的/固執的自尊◇It was foolish pride that prevented me from believing her.是愚蠢的自尊使我不相信她的。VERB + PRIDE➤have有自尊心◇I don't want your money-I have my pride, you know!我不要你的錢,你要知道,我也有自尊!➤hurt, wound傷害自尊心◇I didn't mean to hurt your pride.我並不想傷害你的自尊心。➤restore, salvage挽回尊嚴;找回面子◇We want to restore pride in our public services.我們想重塑我們在公共服務方面的尊嚴。◇They managed to salvage some pride with a late goal.他們憑終場前的一粒進球挽回了一些面子。➤sacrifice, swallow犧牲/放下尊嚴◇She swallowed her pride and called him.她放下自尊給他打了電話。PREPOSITION➤out of pride出於自尊◇She refused their help out of pride.她出於自尊拒絕了他們的幫助。➤through pride由於自尊◇It would be stupid to refuse through pride.出於自尊而拒絕是愚蠢的。PHRASES➤a matter of pride事關尊嚴的事◇It is a matter of pride for him that he has never accepted money from his family.對他來說,從未要家裏人一分一毫是一件事關尊嚴的事。➤a sense of pride自尊感◇They have a strong sense of pride in their work.他們對自己的工作有很強的自尊感。➤with your pride intact在不傷害尊嚴的情況下◇She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact.她很得體地拒絕了他的提議,讓他能不失面子地離開。
pride noun ⇨pride (Pride forced him to suffer in silence.)⇨dignity (Her pride was hurt.)⇨pleasure (sb's pride and joy)⇨satisfaction (national pride)pride
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pride ♦︎ arrogance ♦︎ vanity ♦︎ egoism ♦︎ hubris ♦︎ conceitThese are all words for a feeling that you are better or more important than other people.这些词均表示自负、傲慢。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to appeal to sb's pride / vanity■pride [uncountable] (disapproving) the feeling that you are better or more important than other people自负;傲慢◆Male pride forced him to suffer in silence.男性的自尊迫使他默默地忍受痛苦。◆You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.你必须收起自尊,去把工作要回来。OPPmodesty ⇨ modest see also proud ⇨ proud2■arrogance ˈærəgəns [uncountable] (disapproving) the behaviour of a person when they feel that they are more important than other people, know more than they do, and are certain that they are right, so that they are rude to them or do not consider them傲慢;自大◆He has a reputation for rudeness and intellectual arrogance.他出了名地傲慢无礼,恃才傲物。OPPhumility ⇨ modest see also arrogant ⇨ proud2■vanity ˈvænəti [uncountable] (disapproving) a feeling of too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements自负;自大;虚荣;虚荣心◆She had no personal vanity(= about her appearance).她不因自己的美貌而自大虚荣。◆The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed.邀请他领导这个委员会满足了他的虚荣心,他同意了。OPPmodesty ⇨ modest see also vain ⇨ proud2■egoism ˈegəʊɪzəm, ˈiːgəʊɪzəm; NAmEˈegoʊɪzəm ( egotismˈegətɪzəm, ˈiːgətɪzəm) [uncountable] (disapproving) the feeling that you are better or more important than other people, which makes you think only about yourself and talk about yourself all the time利己主义;自高自大;自负◆His egoism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.他自高自大,这使他除了他自己,不可能真正地去爱一个人。 see also ego ⇨ dignity■hubrisˈhjuːbrɪs [uncountable] (formalorliterary, disapproving) too much pride and too much confidence that you will succeed, especially when this seems to be punished later by failure, disaster or death傲慢,狂妄(尤指之后似受到惩罚般遭遇失败、灾难或死亡)◆He thought he was above the law and was ultimately punished for his hubris.他认为自己能凌驾于法律之上,最终因狂妄自大受到了惩罚。■conceit kənˈsiːt [uncountable] (ratherformal, especiallywritten, disapproving) too much pride in your abilities or achievements自负;骄傲自大◆Can you believe the conceit of the man?你能相信那人竟然这么自负吗? see also conceited ⇨ proud2