pride
noun
uk/praɪd/us/praɪd/pridenoun(SATISFACTION)
B2[U]
afeelingofpleasureandsatisfactionthat you get because you orpeopleconnectedwith you have done or got something good:
自豪，得意Shefeltagreatsenseof pride as shewatchedhimaccepttheaward.看着他接过那个奖，她感到非常自豪。
Hefeltsuch pridewalkinghis littledaughterdown thestreet.他陪着小女儿在街上走，感到非常自豪。
take pride insomething/someone
tofeelverypleasedabout something or someone you arecloselyconnectedwith:
为…自豪，为…骄傲If you don't takeprofessionalpride inyourwork, you'reprobablyin thewrongjob.如果你对自己的工作没有职业自豪感，那可能是入错了行。
The newcoachisdeterminedtocreateateamthattakespride initsperformance.
She took pride in herabilitytoinspireloyalty.
Theschooltakespride in thepastoralcareitoffers.
They took pride intheirchildrenwithoutboastingabouttheirsuccess.
- Theyfeltaglowof pride as theywatchedtheirdaughtercollecttheaward.
- Heshowsgreatpride in hisworkand has nofalsemodestyabout hissuccess.
- Theoperahouseis agreatsourceofcivicpride.
- You should take more pride inyourwork.
- Hisheartswelledwith pride as hestoodwatchinghissongraduate.
Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertively
- assertiveness
- dignity
- dogmatic
- dogmatically
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- rakish
- rakishly
- rakishness
- safe
- safety blanket
- surely
- swag
- swash
- tall
- to be sureidiom
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Satisfied and complacent
pridenoun(RESPECT FOR YOURSELF)
B2[U]
yourfeelingsofyourownworthandrespectfor yourself:
自尊（心）She has too much pride toacceptanyhelp.她自尊心太强，不肯接受任何帮助。
The country'snationalpride has beendamagedbyitssportingfailures.体育方面的失利使这个国家的民族自尊心受到了伤害。
- Theathleticswinprovideda much-neededboosttonationalpride.
- woundedpride
- He wasforcedtoswallowhis pride andaskif he could have hisoldjobback.
- Losing thecompetitionwas arealblowto her pride.
- When shelefthim on his own it reallyhurthis pride.
Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertively
- assertiveness
- dignity
- dogmatic
- dogmatically
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- rakish
- rakishly
- rakishness
- safe
- safety blanket
- surely
- swag
- swash
- tall
- to be sureidiom
pridenoun(FEELING OF IMPORTANCE)
[U]disapproving
thebeliefthat you arebetteror moreimportantthan otherpeople:
自负，骄傲Pride was hisdownfall.骄傲是他失败的原因。
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressing
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- hurtfully
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic
pridenoun(LIONS)
[C]
agroupoflions
狮群
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murder
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- swarm
- team
Idioms
beyourpride and joy
be the pride ofsomewhere/something
have/take pride of place
pride comes/goes before a fall
swallowyourpride