pride1/praId; praId/n [U]1 the feeling you have when you are proud of something that you or someone connected with you has achieved [→ proud] 自豪﹐骄傲﹐得意: His father smiled with pride. 他父亲自豪地笑了。+in They have a strong sense of pride in their country. 他们对自己的国家有一种强烈的自豪感。She takes great pride in her work (=she is very proud of it). 她对自己的工作感到非常自豪。2 the feeling that you like and respect yourself and want other people to respect you 自尊(心): Losing his job really hurt his pride . 失去工作着实伤了他的自尊。3 the feeling that you are better or more important than other people and do not need their help 骄傲﹐傲慢: I had too much pride to ask for money. 我自尊心太强﹐不肯开口要钱。In the end I had to swallow my pride (=forget about my pride) and apologize. 最后我只得放下架子道歉。4 sb's pride and joy a person or thing that someone is very proud of 某人的骄傲: His garden is his pride and joy. 他的花园带给他骄傲和乐趣。5 have/take pride of place to be in the best place for people to see 占据最重要的位置: A family photograph took pride of place on the wall. 墙上最显眼的位置挂着一张全家福。6 the pride of sth something that people in a place are very proud of 某地的骄傲: The football team is the pride of the town. 这支足球队是全镇的骄傲。
pride2v pride yourself on (doing) sth to be very proud of something that you can do well 以(做)某事感到自豪: a restaurant that prides itself on serving top quality food 以提供优质食物为荣的一家餐馆