英语词汇“pride”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

pridepride1 /praɪd/ ●●● W3 noun

ETYMOLOGYpride¹

Origin: Old English pryde, from prud proud

COLLOCATIONS► takes ... pride in

Lance takes obvious pride in his restaurant.

► with ... pride

She always speaks of her daughter’s achievements with great pride.

► a source of pride

The team’s success is a source of pride for the whole school.

► sense of pride

I think we all share a sense of pride in what we have accomplished.

► hurt ... pride

I think you may have hurt his pride.

1SATISFACTION/PLEASURE [uncountable] a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure in what you have achieved, or in what someone connected with you has achieved: national pride Lance takes obvious pride in his restaurant. She always speaks of her daughter’s achievements with great pride. The team’s success is a source of pride for the whole school. I think we all share a sense of pride in what we have accomplished.2RESPECT [uncountable] a feeling that you like and respect yourself and that you deserve to be respected by other people SYN self-esteem: gay pride I felt I had to finish as a matter of pride. I think you may have hurt his pride.3TOO MUCH PRIDE [uncountable] disapproving a belief that you are better than other people and do not need their help or support: His pride wouldn’t allow him to ask for help.4take pride in your work/appearance etc. to do something very carefully and well, in a way that gives you a lot of satisfaction: You should take more pride in your work.5somebody’s pride and joy a person or thing that someone is very proud of: The garden is his pride and joy.6the pride of somebody/something a)the thing or person that the people in a particular place are most proud of: The Olympic champion is the pride of the town. b)the best thing in a group: The ship was the pride of the U.S. fleet.7pride of place the most important position: A statue of Buddha from Thailand holds pride of place in the living room.8LIONS [countable] science, biology a group of lions[Origin: Old English pryde, from prud proud] → see also swallow your pride at swallow1 (5)

noun | verb

pridepride2 verb

VERB TABLE

pride

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pride
	he, she, it	prides
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	prided
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have prided
	he, she, it	has prided
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had prided
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pride
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have prided

Continuous Form
Present	I	am priding
	he, she, it	is priding
	you, we, they	are priding
Past	I, he, she, it	was priding
	you, we, they	were priding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been priding
	he, she, it	has been priding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been priding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be priding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been priding

pride yourself on (doing) something to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a quality that you have: Arthur prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art.