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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- pride [praɪd] [praɪd]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pride [praɪd]
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1.
n
a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
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2.
n
excessive self-esteem; conceit
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3.
n
a source of pride
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4.
n
satisfaction or pleasure taken in one's own or another's success, achievements, etc (esp in the phrase take (a) pride in)
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5.
n
the better or most superior part of something; flower
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6.
n
the most flourishing time
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7.
n
a group (of lions)
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8.
n
the mettle of a horse; courage; spirit
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9.
n
[archaic]
sexual desire, esp in a female animal
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10.
n
[archaic]
display, pomp, or splendour
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11.
vt.
[tr;
foll by onor upon] to take pride in (oneself) for -
12.
vi.
[intr]
to glory or revel (in)
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13.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English pr
y da; related to Latin prodesse to be useful, Old Norse pru thr stately; seeproud
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1.
n
a feeling of honour and self-respect; a sense of personal worth
Examples
- false pride
- 妄自尊大 → false
- to glow with pride
- 得意洋洋 → glow
- pocket one's pride
- 忍辱；抑制自尊心 → pocket
- in the pride of manhood
- 年富力强时期 → pride
- to puncture someone's pride
- 损害某人的自尊心 → puncture
- to swallow one's pride
- 收敛骄气，表示谦逊 → swallow
- He felt a great sense of pride when he received the graduation certificate.
- 获得毕业证书时，他感到无比自豪。 → certificate
- My mother has too much pride to accept any help.
- 我母亲的自尊心太强，不愿接受别人帮助。 → pride
- Pride was Russia's downfall.
- 自大是俄罗斯失败的原因。 → pride
- A pride of lions was resting under a tree.
- 一群狮子正在树下乘凉。 → pride
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