pride

noun

/praɪd/

Idioms

pleasure

[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

These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved something.

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？You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do something useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.Patterns

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

He 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。

Topics Personal qualitiesb2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

fierce
great
justifiable
…

verb + pride

feel
have
swell with
…

preposition

with pride
pride in

phrases

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）

The new sports stadium is the pride of the town.新体育场是这个城市的骄傲。

respect for yourself自尊

[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。

lions狮子

[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of lions狮群Topics Animalsc2

词源late 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。