单词 | pride |
释义 | noun | verb pridepride1 /praɪd/ ●●● W3 noun 1SATISFACTION/PLEASURE [uncountable] a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure in what you have achieved, or in what someone connected with you has achieved: national pride Lance takes obvious pride in his restaurant. She always speaks of her daughter’s achievements with great pride. The team’s success is a source of pride for the whole school. I think we all share a sense of pride in what we have accomplished.2RESPECT [uncountable] a feeling that you like and respect yourself and that you deserve to be respected by other people SYN self-esteem: gay pride I felt I had to finish as a matter of pride. I think you may have hurt his pride.3TOO MUCH PRIDE [uncountable] disapproving a belief that you are better than other people and do not need their help or support: His pride wouldn’t allow him to ask for help.4take pride in your work/appearance etc. to do something very carefully and well, in a way that gives you a lot of satisfaction: You should take more pride in your work.5somebody’s pride and joy a person or thing that someone is very proud of: The garden is his pride and joy.6the pride of somebody/something a)the thing or person that the people in a particular place are most proud of: The Olympic champion is the pride of the town. b)the best thing in a group: The ship was the pride of the U.S. fleet.7pride of place the most important position: A statue of Buddha from Thailand holds pride of place in the living room.8LIONS [countable] science, biology a group of lions[Origin: Old English pryde, from prud proud] → see also swallow your pride at swallow1 (5) noun | verb pridepride2 verb pride yourself on (doing) something to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a quality that you have: Arthur prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art. |
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