| 单词 | pride |
| 释义 | pride (praɪd ) Word forms: prides , priding , prided 1. uncountable noun B2 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. [+ in] We take pride in offering you the highest standards. [+ in] They can look back on their endeavours with pride. Synonyms: satisfaction, achievement, fulfilment, delight 2. uncountable noun B2 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. It was a severe blow to Kendall's pride. Synonyms: self-respect, honour, ego, dignity 3. uncountable noun B2 Someone's pride is the feeling that they have that they are better or more important than other people. [disapproval] His pride may still be his downfall. Synonyms: conceit, vanity, arrogance, pretension 4. verb B2 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. [V pron-refl + on] Doyle prides himself on his accuracy. [V pron-refl on -ing/n] 5. countable noun [usually NOUN of noun] A pride of lions is a group of lions that live together. 6. one's pride and joy phrase 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. 7. pride of place phrase 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. The manifesto gives pride of place to job creation. 8. to swallow one's pride phrase [VERB inflects] If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect. Swallowing her pride, Katy begs for forgiveness. Quotations: Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall Bible: Proverbs And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin Is pride that apes humilityThe Devil's Thoughts Idioms: swallow your pride to decide to do something even though it is shameful or embarrassing, and you would prefer not to However, if political compulsions demand, he can swallow his pride and ally himself with his political enemies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: civic pride Civic pride in Liverpool has always been stronger than national loyalties. Times, Sunday Times (2008) By next summer, civic pride should be restored. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was a time of postwar reconstruction and civic pride. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He added that he regarded uniforms as important in helping pupils to develop a sense of collective pride in their school. Times, Sunday Times A sense of wounded collective pride may have encouraged the upsurge of anger that swiftly followed. Times, Sunday Times In the generation since 1958, that old sentimental and endearing relationship between players, and between clubs and their fans, has replaced collective pride with marketing, brand identity and superinjunctions. Times, Sunday Times This was a day for collective pride and spirit - without it, they would have been long gone. Times, Sunday Times And his pride is easily dented. The Sun (2014) Now it's more a case of my dented pride. The Sun (2014) I was fine but my pride was dented. The Sun (2015) The team owe it to their legions of supporters to produce the goods and restore their dented pride. Herald (South Africa) (2003) We both take enormous pride in what our fathers did and we both go to them for advice all the time. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Watching the finished film, my feeling was one of enormous pride. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It was a moment of nostalgia mixed with enormous pride. The Sun (2009) I want our people to feel pride in what they do. The Sun (2009) He had felt great pride wearing the England shirt. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Watching them one can only feel pride. The Sun (2007) It was an emotional appointment for a club with huge and fanatical support and fierce regional pride. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is an ancient civilisation stretching back thousands of years and is imbued with a fierce national pride. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They have a fierce pride in their country. The Sun (2015) Feelings of hurt pride, failure and disappointment are common. Why Am I Afraid to Divorce? (1994) I was deeply upset, and my pride was hurt. The Sun (2010) They would be happy if the only damage to horse or jockey came in the form of hurt pride. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We have been so spoilt by superb athletes who have brought immense pride to this country. The Sun (2012) We watch them with immense pride, of course we do. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They are a source of immense, glowing pride. Times, Sunday Times (2016) National pride has been wounded by the 7-1 thrashing by Germany. The Sun (2014) National pride and optimism are tangible. Times, Sunday Times (2014) National pride is another factor and the players admit to feeling they have let their countries down if they do not play well. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Its leaders, preoccupied with stoking up patriotic pride, failed to grasp the impact of the financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I am determined as a matter of patriotic pride that Britain becomes that success story. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The tacit implication is that this should stir feelings of patriotic pride in the listener's breast. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It's a blow to your ego and professional pride. The Sun But the outcome should be a better place to work, with greater job satisfaction and professional pride. Times, Sunday Times That has to do with professional pride - making sure that our people go into the new company in the best possible shape. Times, Sunday Times But the professional pride kicked in because we have good players. The Sun I have a professional pride in not laughing at other people's wit. Times, Sunday Times He was a very private man, who took quiet pride in his minor triumphs and did not advertise himself. Times, Sunday Times So many stories, so much pain, so much quiet pride and stubbornness. Times, Sunday Times You take quiet pride in the way you organise plans, your life and even that of others - mostly without much drama. Times, Sunday Times Solicitors' quiet pride in pro bono work dates to the very beginnings of the profession. Times, Sunday Times But he seems to take quiet pride in the brand's resilience. Times, Sunday Times And they plan to restore pride in Wednesday's British Championship at Poole. The Sun (2009) But building citizenship and that sense of nationhood will help restore pride in our country - and in ourselves. The Sun (2008) West Ham restored some pride by beating Manchester City 2-0 in their Capital One Cup semi-final second leg. The Sun (2014) The Prime Minister is chairing weekly meetings in Downing Street to work out how the party can salvage some pride in the May 4 polls. The Sun (2006) Most important is to salvage pride after the Irish lost their first two games. The Sun (2012) By saving lives we can at least salvage some pride for Britain from this catastrophe. The Sun (2013) Without a critical mass of people who care about their nation, who feel a sense of pride, the logic of nationalism is finished. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I have received numerous other tales, and they are all infused with a sense of pride. Times, Sunday Times (2009) These days there is a palpable sense of pride in the country. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Yet people need jobs and a sense of pride as much there as anywhere else. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She had a sense of pride and integrity. The Sun (2011) It's an unsparing, unsentimental performance, full of stubborn pride and gibbering fear, rage and resignation, agony and fierce joy. Times, Sunday Times His stubborn pride has sometimes prevented him from asking for help when he has needed it most. Times, Sunday Times The husband and wife watch them, but still neither speaks out of stubborn pride. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We should take pride in London being the most international of cities. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We both take enormous pride in what our fathers did and we both go to them for advice all the time. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Try to be the leader of change and take pride in yourself. The Sun (2015) Bruised hearts, unruly emotions, wounded pride, sudden rapture — and heart-tugging chord progressions leading to giant sing-along choruses. Times, Sunday Times (2014) `It's called blank verse ," said Quaver, welcoming this opportunity to soothe his tutor's wounded pride. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2002) Translations: Chinese: 骄傲, 以…而自豪 Japanese: 誇り, 誇りにする |
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