一、详细释义:


n.

自豪 [U]


例句:

The faltering and the self-doubt has given way to achievement and pride.

动摇和迟疑已经让位于成就和自豪。


例句:

His lithe athlete's body had been his pride through most of the fifty-six years.

他那轻巧自如的运动员体格,五十六年来几乎一直使他感到自豪。


自尊心 [U]


例句:

She also retains her pride as a Swiss and her love for the Swiss culture.

她依然存有瑞士人的自尊心,以及喜爱瑞士的风俗文化。


例句:

Few people will submit to having their pride injured.

很少人甘愿让自尊心受到伤害。


骄傲,傲慢,自大 [U]


例句:

His pride procured his downfall.

他的骄傲使他垮台了。


例句:

Do not let your pride stop you from maturing.

不要让你的骄傲阻碍你不断成熟。


(狮)群 [C]


例句:

He's the subdominant male in a pride of lions.

他是狮群中仅次于狮王的一头雄狮。


例句:

Lightning fast, the pride closes in, targeting a calf trailing the rest of the herd.

刹那间,狮群收紧了包围,把目标锁定在一头掉队的幼年水牛上。


v.

(使)得意,自豪 [I,T]


例句:

We pride ourselves that our quality copier is only half of the story.

我们自己感到自豪的是,我们的复印机质量好仅仅是一个方面。


例句:

The staff at Round Hill pride themselves on building personal relationships with their guests.

环山酒店的员工们都以和客人们建立的融洽个人友谊而感到非常自豪。


二、词义辨析:


boast,brag,crow,pride

这些动词均含有“自夸,吹嘘”之意。 boast普通用词,指对自己所做的事,自己的长处、财富以及家庭等的夸耀,常含言过其实的意味。 brag非正式用词,其夸耀和吹嘘意味强于boast,到了过分夸大,有时令人讨厌的地步。 crow多指大声吵嚷地吹嘘,夸耀自己做某事比他人做得好。 pride与boast的意义较接近,指炫耀、夸口,自鸣得意,常与反身代词连用。


三、相关短语:


pride of place

n. 首要的地位,傲慢


with pride

自豪地,骄傲地


pride oneself

使得意(on/upon)


四、参考例句:


His pride procured his downfall.

他的骄傲使他垮台了。


Pride goes before a fall.

[谚]骄者必败。


They pride themselves on their independence.

他们为能独立而感到骄傲。


His pride of knowledge is ridiculous.

他以学问自诩是可笑的。


Pride is the parent of all evils.

骄傲乃万恶之源。


She takes pride in her designs.

她对自己的设计很自豪。


That's how pride takes root.

这会增强他们的信心。


You have pride and so have I.

你有自尊心,我也有。


I always take pride in my work.

我总为自己的工作感到自豪。


She takes pride in her handsome sons.

她以她英俊的儿子们而自豪。