pride
n. 自豪; 值得驕傲的人/物; 尊嚴; 自負; 獅群
v. 為…感到自豪
Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.
...the sense of pride in a job well done...
做好一項工作的自豪感
We take pride in offering you the highest standards...
我們為向您提供最高標準的服務而感到自豪。
Pride is a sense of the respect that other people have for you, and that you have for yourself.
Davis had to salvage his pride...
戴維斯必須得挽回他的自尊。
It was a severe blow to Kendall's pride.
這嚴重地打擊了肯德爾的自尊心。
Someone's pride is the feeling that they have that they are better or more important than other people.
His pride may still be his downfall.
他的傲慢可能還會毀了他。
If you pride yourself on a quality or skill that you have, you are very proud of it.
Smith prides himself on being able to organise his own life...
史密斯對能夠把自己的生活安排得井井有條感到很得意。
Doyle prides himself on his accuracy.
道爾為自己的準確無誤感到自豪。
A pride of lions is a group of lions that live together.
Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
The bike soon became his pride and joy.
這輛腳踏車很快就成了他的驕傲。
If something takes pride of place, it is treated as the most important thing in a group of things.
A three-foot-high silver World Championship cup takes pride of place near a carved wooden chair...
一個3英尺高的世界錦標賽銀質獎盃放在一把木雕椅附近,位置非常顯眼。
The manifesto gives pride of place to job creation.
這項宣言將創造工作機會放在首位。
If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
No doubt his old mother would now swallow her pride and go and live with Gladys.
無疑,他的老母親如今只能放下身價,去和格拉迪斯住在一起。
1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
2. satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements;
3. the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
4. a group of lions
5. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
1. be proud of;
boast, brag, crow, pride
這些動詞均含有"自誇,吹噓"之意。
one's pride and joy
驕傲和快樂的源泉
pride goes (或 comes) before a fall
(諺)驕者必敗
pride of place
最醒目的位置;最重要的地位
She was still young and in the pride of her beauty.
她仍然年輕貌美.
You think you are one of the high and mighty, remember pride goes before a fall.
你自以為是了不起的人物, 別忘了驕者必敗.
His pride in his achievements is justified.
他為自己的成就而自豪,這是理所當然的.
An army swollen with pride is bound to lose.
驕兵必敗.
We take great pride in our achievements.
我們為取得的成就感到自豪.