| 单词 | proud |
| 释义 | proud (praʊd ) Word forms: prouder , proudest 1. adjective [ADJ that/to-inf] B1 If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done. I felt proud of his efforts. [+ of] They are proud that she is doing well at school. I am proud to be a Canadian. Derek is now the proud father of a bouncing baby girl. Synonyms: satisfied, pleased, content, contented proudly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B1 'That's the first part finished,' he said proudly. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Your proudest moments or achievements are the ones that you are most proud of. This must have been one of the proudest moments of his busy and hard working life. 3. adjective B2 Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them. He was too proud to ask his family for help and support. We are a proud people. We are not used to begging or taking things. 4. adjective B2 Someone who is proud feels that they are better or more important than other people. [disapproval] She was said to be proud and arrogant. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE after verb] If one object stands proud of another object that it is attached to or next to, it extends beyond it. [British, old-fashioned] The handles stand proud of the doors of the car. 6. do sb proud phrase [VERB inflects] If someone does you proud, they treat you very well, for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment. [informal] The hotel has indeed done them proud. Collocations: proud tradition This proud tradition of weekly drama ended in 1984. Times, Sunday Times We have a proud tradition of opening our doors to persecuted people. Times, Sunday Times Does this foretell the end of a proud tradition? Times, Sunday Times It was a proud tradition, and one he did his utmost to maintain. Times, Sunday Times We have a proud tradition of human rights. The Sun This union can be rightly proud of the advances it has made in the short time since its formation. Times, Sunday Times We are rightly proud of a health service that gives free care to all whenever they need it. The Sun He was rightly proud of his skill at coaxing flame from thoroughly sodden materials. Times, Sunday Times They are rightly proud of that, of their association with the family. Times, Sunday Times I think that we can be rightly proud of the success that our combined expertise has been able to create. Times, Sunday Times She and her followers were terribly proud of this; indeed it was a central feature of her tweets. Times, Sunday Times I'm terribly proud of everything about her, of her courage, her intellectual curiosity and her determination. Times, Sunday Times I'm sure we are all terribly proud of our medal-winners wherever they hail from, but isn't it extraordinary that state schools are so chronically underrepresented? Times, Sunday Times I was terribly proud of our team's presentation. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 骄傲的 Japanese: 誇りに思う |
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