Proud Pleased Good Proudest People Disapproving Feel Feeling
The word "proud" describes feeling pleased about one's own or a loved one's achievements, or feeling self-respect. It can also imply arrogance, refer to something extending beyond a surface, or be part of a phrase meaning to treat someone well.
When you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done. It can also mean having respect for yourself and not wanting to lose the respect of others, or feeling that you are better than other people. Additionally, it can describe an object that extends beyond another or a phrase meaning to treat someone very well.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]骄傲的;自豪的;得意的 If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.
[oft ADJ of n]
I felt proud of his efforts...
我为他的努力感到骄傲。
They are proud that she is doing well at school...
他们为她出色的学习成绩感到骄傲。
I am proud to be a Canadian...
身为一个加拿大人我感到很自豪。
Derek is now the proud father of a bouncing baby girl.
德里克现在为有一个健康活泼的女宝宝而骄傲。
proudly
'That's the first part finished,' he said proudly.
“那是已完成的第一部分,”他自豪地说。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]最值得夸耀的;最引以为荣的 Your proudest moments or achievements are the ones that you are most proud of.
[ADJ n]
This must have been one of the proudest moments of his busy and hard working life.
这一定是他劳碌工作的一生中最引以为荣的时刻之一。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自尊的;自重的 Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them.
He was too proud to ask his family for help and support...
他自尊心太强,不愿向家人寻求帮助和支持。
We are a proud people. We are not used to begging or taking things.
我们是有自尊的民族。我们不习惯乞讨或接受施舍。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]骄傲的;傲慢的;妄自尊大的 Someone who is proud feels that they are better or more important than other people.
[disapproval]
She was said to be proud and arrogant.
据说她傲慢自大。
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[ADJ 形容词]超出…之外的 If one object stands proud of another object that it is attached to or next to, it extends beyond it.
[ADJ after v]
[BRIT 英]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.
把手位于车门之外。
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[PHRASE 短语]盛情款待;给…以隆重待遇 If someone does you proud, they treat you very well, for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The hotel has indeed done them proud.
这家宾馆的确对他们盛情款待。
Oxford
proud★/praʊd; NAmEpraʊd/
adjective
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adverb
proudprouderproudestadjective★(proud·er,proud·est)pleased 满意1★feeling pleased and satisfied about sth that you own or have done, or are connected with 骄傲的;自豪的;得意的;满足的◆proud parents自豪的父母◆the proud ownerof a new car 得意扬扬的新汽车主人proudof sb/sth/yourself ◆Your achievements are something to be proud of.你的成就是值得骄傲的。◆He was proud of himself for not giving up.他为自己没有放弃而深感自豪。proudto be/have sth ◆I feel very proud to be a part of the team.能成为队中的一员我感到十分荣幸。proudthat… ◆She was proud that her daughter had so much talent.女儿这么有天赋令她喜不自胜。☞see also
house-proud
☞synonyms at
glad
2★[only before noun ]causing sb to feel pride 引以为荣的;令人自豪的◆This is the proudest moment of my life.这是我生命中最荣耀的时刻。◆The car had been his proudest possession.这辆汽车是他最引以自豪的财产。feeling too important 自负3★( disapproving) feeling that you are better and more important than other people 傲慢的;骄傲自大的SYN
arrogant
◆She was too proud to admit she could be wrong.她自视甚高,不愿承认自己也会有错。having self-respect 自尊的4★having respect for yourself and not wanting to lose the respect of others 自尊的;自重的◆They were a proud and independent people.他们是一个独立自主的民族。◆Don't be too proud to ask for help.不要自尊心太强而羞于求人帮忙。beautiful/tall 秀丽;颀长5( literary) beautiful, tall and impressive 秀丽的;挺拔的;壮观的◆The sunflowers stretched tall and proud to the sun.向日葵在阳光中亭亭玉立。☞see also
pride
adverbIDIOMSdo sb ˈproud( old-fashioned) ( BrE) to treat sb very well by giving them a lot of good food, entertainment, etc. 盛情款待;给某人隆重礼遇do yourself/sb ˈproudto do sth that makes you proud of yourself or that makes other people proud of you 做令自己风光(或自豪)的事;做赢得赞誉的事proud/praʊd; NAmEpraʊd/
1pleased feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own, or about someone or something you are involved with or related to → prideOPP ashamedproud of Her parents are very proud of her. You should be proud of yourself. His past record is certainly something to be proud of.be justly/rightly proud of something (=have good reasons for being proud) The company is justly proud of its achievements.proud to do/be something Seven-year-old Ian is proud to have earned his red belt in karate.proud (that) She was proud that the magazine had agreed to publish one of her stories. Seth was the proud owner of a new sports car.GRAMMAR: Prepositions with proudYou are proud of someone or something: · He’s proud of his son.✗Don’t say: He’s proud for his son.2proudest moment/achievement/possession the moment etc that makes you feel most proud: His proudest moment was winning the European Cup final.3too high opinion thinking that you are more important, skilful etc than you really are – used to show disapproval → pride: a proud man who would not admit his mistakes4great self-respect having respect for yourself, so that you are embarrassed to ask for help when you are in a difficult situation → pride: Some farmers were too proud to ask for government help.5do somebody prouda)informal to make people feel proud of you by doing something well: I tried to do my country proud.b)old-fashioned to treat someone well by providing them with good food or entertainment6impressive literary tall and impressive—proudly adverbCOLLOCATIONSadverbsvery/really proud· Your family must be very proud of you.justifiably/justly/rightly proud (=with good reason)· He is justifiably proud of what he and his father achieved.fiercely proud· They are fiercely proud of their native land.immensely/intensely/inordinately proud (=extremely proud)· He said he was immensely proud to have been elected prime minister.· She was intensely proud of being Japanese.nounsthe proud owner (of something) (also the proud possessor of something formal)· She is now the proud owner of a four-bedroomed house.a proud mother/father/parent· Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy.THESAURUSproud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: · I felt so proud when my son graduated from college.· Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: · He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself.· I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: · He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools.· his arrogant attitude to womenvain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: · He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: · Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known.· She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: · The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses.· a pompous speechsmug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: · Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class.· a smug expressionself-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: · She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face.· a self-satisfied grin
WDF
proud
[praʊd]
级别:prouder, proudest
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Spoken:
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prouder[472] proudest[657]
自豪的(78%),自尊的(16%),自傲的(3%),壮观盛大的(3%)
adj.自豪的;得意的;自负的
n.(Proud)人名;(英)普劳德
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