一、详细释义:


adj.

有自尊心的


例句:

He had been too proud to ask for help.

他自尊心太强,从不求助于人。


例句:

They are poor but proud.

他们虽穷但很自重。


自豪的,得意的


例句:

It was a proud day for us when we won the trophy.

我们夺得奖杯那一天是值得我们骄傲的日子。


例句:

It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.

他从未请过一天病假,这是他引以自豪的事。


自负的,傲慢的


例句:

He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.

他太自负,以其智力过人而不好好听。


例句:

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲。


光荣的,高尚的


例句:

The city would never sell out their proud history and tradition.

这座城市从不出卖自己光荣的历史和传统。


例句:

These proud pigeons are the model of birdhood.

这些光荣的信鸽是鸟类的楷模。


二、词义辨析:


haughty,proud,arrogant,vain

这些形容词都有“骄傲的,傲慢的”之意。 haughty较正式用词,多用于贬义。指对身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、轻视或鄙互的态度。 proud含义广,普通用词。褒义指自豪和荣耀以及强烈的自尊;贬义则指傲慢,自以为是或自鸣得意。 arrogant用于贬义,指过高估计自己,以致骄傲自大或傲慢无礼,目中无人。 vain指一个对自己的外表或对自己留给别的印象太过分地关注,以致自命不凡,自鸣得意。


三、相关短语:


proud flesh

n. 疤


四、参考例句:


We are proud parents.

我们是骄傲的父母。


What makes you proud

什么令你感到骄傲?


I am proud of you.

我为你感到骄傲。


They are poor but proud.

他们虽穷但很自重。


He is proud of his daughter.

他为他的女儿感到自豪。


He was proud of his impeccable pedigree.

他为他出身于名门望族而骄傲。


A proud man hath many crosses.

骄傲者挫折多。


She must be very proud of herself.

她一定非常自豪。


She is as proud as a peacock.

她十分骄傲。


South Korea is very proud of Seoul.

南韩以首尔为豪。