- [uncountable, singular]
a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire 自豪；骄傲；得意感 The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. 看到儿子毕业她充满了自豪。 He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden. 当人们停下来欣赏他的花园时，他感到一阵自豪。 Success in sport is a source of national pride. 体育成就是民族自豪的源泉。 - pride in something
I take (a) pride in my work. 我为自己的工作感到骄傲。 They have a strong sense of pride in their work. 他们对自己的工作有很强的自尊感。 Their reputation for fairness is a matter of pride. 他们公平的名声是值得骄傲的。 - pride in doing something
We take great pride in offering the best service in town. 我们以能够提供全城最好的服务而自豪。 - with pride
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. 回顾过去的成就，我感到十分光荣。
Synonyms satisfactionsatisfaction- happiness
- pride
- contentment
- fulfilment
- satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen:
He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. 得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。
- happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy:
Money can’t buy you happiness. 金钱不能为你买到幸福。
- pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire:
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. 儿子毕业的情景让她充满了自豪。
- contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have:
They found contentment in living a simple life. 他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
- fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done:
her search for personal fulfilment 她对个人成就的追求
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment? 用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还是 fulfilment？ - satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in something
- real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
- great satisfaction/happiness/pride
- quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
- to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
- to bring somebody satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2He smiled with fatherly pride. 他带着慈父般的自豪微笑着。 He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. 手捧奖杯时他的自豪感油然而生。 I wear my policeman's uniform with pride. 我自豪地穿着警服。 the politics of racial pride and Black Power 种族自豪和黑人权力的政治主张 They have a fierce pride in their traditions. 他们对自己的传统感到无比自豪。 She expressed pride in her child's achievement. 她表达了对孩子成绩的自豪。 Businesses rushed to include images of patriotic pride in their marketing. 各企业在营销中纷纷将爱国自豪感的意象包括在内。 We want to restore pride in our public services. 我们想重塑我们在公共服务方面的尊严。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fierce
- great
- justifiable
- …
- feel
- have
- swell with
- …
- with pride
- pride in
- a cause for pride
- a matter for pride
- a source of pride
- …
- [singular] the pride of something
a person or thing that makes people feel pleased or satisfied 值得自豪的人（或事物） - [uncountable]
the feeling of respect that you have for yourself 自尊心；自尊；尊严 Pride would not allow him to accept the money. 自尊心不容他接受这笔钱。 Her pride was hurt. 她的自尊心受到了伤害。 Losing his job was a real blow to his pride. 失掉工作对他的自尊是个沉重的打击。 It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. 这时候你应该收起自尊，讨回那份工作。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2He was nursing his hurt pride. 他正在抚慰他那受伤的自尊心。 They managed to salvage some pride with a late goal. 他们凭终场前的一粒进球挽回了一些面子。 She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact. 她很得体地拒绝了他的提议，让他能不失面子地离开。 I don't want your money—I have my pride, you know! 我不要你的钱，你要知道，我也有自尊！ She refused their help out of pride. 她出于自尊拒绝了他们的帮助。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- family
- masculine
- …
- have
- hurt
- wound
- …
- out of pride
- through pride
- a matter of pride
- a sense of pride
- with your pride intact
- …
- [uncountable] (disapproving)
the feeling that you are better or more important than other people 自负；傲慢 She was full of pride and arrogance and despised ordinary people. 她骄傲自大，瞧不起普通人。 His masculine pride would not let him admit that a girl had defeated him. 他的男性自尊使他不会承认输给了一个女孩子。
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of lions 狮群
pleasure
respect for yourself自尊
lions狮子
Word Originlate Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd ‘having a high opinion of one's own worth’, from Old French prud ‘valiant’, based on Latin prodesse ‘be of value’.
Idioms
somebody’s pride and joy
a person or thing that causes somebody to feel very pleased or satisfied 某人引以为荣的人（或事物） The car is her pride and joy. 这辆车是她的骄傲和快乐。 He loves that boat, it's his pride and joy. 他喜爱那艘船，那是他引以为傲的东西。
pride comes/goes before a fall
- (saying)
if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, something will happen to make you look stupid 骄傲使人失败
pride of place
the position in which something is most easily seen, that is given to the most important thing in a particular group 显要位置；最突出（或最重要）的位置 The photo was given pride of place on the mantelpiece. 这张照片被放在壁炉台上最重要的位置。