prides

英 [praɪdz]

美 [praɪdz]

n.  自豪; 骄傲; 得意感; 值得自豪的人(或事物); 自尊心; 自尊; 尊严
v.  使得意，以...自豪
pride的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自豪；得意
  Prideis a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.
  1. ...the sense of pride in a job well done...
     做好一项工作的自豪感
  2. We take pride in offering you the highest standards...
     我们为向您提供最高标准的服务而感到自豪。
  3. They can look back on their endeavours with pride.
     他们可以骄傲地回首过去付出的努力。
• N-UNCOUNT 尊严；自尊；自尊心
  Prideis a sense of the respect that other people have for you, and that you have for yourself.
  1. Davis had to salvage his pride...
     戴维斯必须得挽回他的自尊。
  2. It was a severe blow to Kendall's pride.
     这严重地打击了肯德尔的自尊心。
• N-UNCOUNT 骄傲；傲慢
  Someone'sprideis the feeling that they have that they are better or more important than other people.
  1. His pride may still be his downfall.
     他的傲慢可能还会毁了他。
• VERB 为…感到自豪；对…感到得意
  If youpride yourself ona quality or skill that you have, you are very proud of it.
  1. Smith prides himself on being able to organise his own life...
     史密斯对能够把自己的生活安排得井井有条感到很得意。
  2. Doyle prides himself on his accuracy.
     道尔为自己的准确无误感到自豪。
• （狮）群
  Aprideof lions is a group of lions that live together.
• PHRASE 引以为豪的人（或事物）
  Someone or something that is yourpride and joyis very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
  1. The bike soon became his pride and joy.
     这辆自行车很快就成了他的骄傲。
• PHRASE 首要地位；最重要的地位
  If something takespride of place, it is treated as the most important thing in a group of things.
  1. A three-foot-high silver World Championship cup takes pride of place near a carved wooden chair...
     一个3英尺高的世界锦标赛银质奖杯放在一把木雕椅附近，位置非常显眼。
  2. The manifesto gives pride of place to job creation.
     这项宣言将创造工作机会放在首位。
• PHRASE 放下自尊；忍气吞声；放下架子
  If youswallowyourpride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
  1. No doubt his old mother would now swallow her pride and go and live with Gladys.
     无疑，他的老母亲如今只能放下身价，去和格拉迪斯住在一起。

双语例句

• She prides herself on her garden/ on her skill as a gardener.
  她对自己的花园[对自己的园艺]非常得意。
• She prides herself on being a good listener.
  她总是为自己是一名良好的倾听者而自豪。
• Heir Advance Company prides itself on making the process as easy, seamless and stress-free as possible.
  继承人进步公司自夸制造程序同样地容易，天衣无缝的和压迫力-自由的当做可能的。
• Siemens is a company that rightly prides itself on its orientation towards long-term gain as opposed to short-term profits.
  西门子正是一家标榜自己定位于长远利益、反对短期利益的企业。
• He prides himself on his talent for writing.
  他为自己的写作才华感到自豪。
• He prides himself on his loyalty to his friends.
  他为自己对朋友的一贯忠诚而自豪。
• Japan prides itself on being an egalitarian society.
  日本一向很自豪地自称为平等社会。
• Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity ( early4th century).
  亚美尼亚是第一个正式采用基督教的国家（四世纪早期）。
• In several respects, Portugal prides itself on being different from Greece.
  在许多方面，葡萄牙标榜自己与希腊不同。
• He prides himself upon his skill as a pianist.
  他对于自己的钢琴技巧感到很得意。