pride
noun uk/praɪd/ us/praɪd/
(SATISFACTION)
B2 [ U ]自豪，得意
a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or got something good
She felt a great sense of pride as she watched him accept the award. 看着他接过那个奖，她感到非常自豪。
He felt such pride walking his little daughter down the street. 他陪着小女儿在街上走，感到非常自豪。
take pride in something/someone 为…自豪，为…骄傲
to feel very pleased about something or someone you are closely connected with
If you don't take professional pride in your work, you're probably in the wrong job. 如果你对自己的工作没有职业自豪感，那可能是入错了行。
The new coach is determined to create a team that takes pride in its performance.
She took pride in her ability to inspire loyalty.
The school takes pride in the pastoral care it offers.
They took pride in their children without boasting about their success.
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- They felt a glow of pride as they watched their daughter collect the award.
- He shows great pride in his work and has no false modesty about his success.
- The opera house is a great source of civic pride.
- You should take more pride in your work.
- His heart swelled with pride as he stood watching his son graduate.
(RESPECT FOR YOURSELF)
B2 [ U ]自尊（心）
your feelings of your own worth and respect for yourself
She has too much pride to accept any help. 她自尊心太强，不肯接受任何帮助。
The country's national pride has been damaged by its sporting failures. 体育方面的失利使这个国家的民族自尊心受到了伤害。
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- The athletics win provided a much-needed boost to national pride.
- wounded pride
- He was forced to swallow his pride and ask if he could have his old job back.
- Losing the competition was a real blow to her pride.
- When she left him on his own it really hurt his pride.
(FEELING OF IMPORTANCE)
[ U ] disapproving自负，骄傲
the belief that you are better or more important than other people
Pride was his downfall. 骄傲是他失败的原因。
(LIONS)
[ C ]狮群
a group of lions
Idioms
be your pride and joyidiom 是（某人）的快乐和骄傲
to be something or someone that is very important to you and that gives you a lot of pleasure
He spends hours cleaning that motorcycle - it's his pride and joy. 他会花上好几个小时擦洗那辆摩托车——那是他的快乐和骄傲。
be the pride of somewhere/somethingidiom 是…的骄傲
to be something or someone that a particular place or group of people is very proud of
This village is the pride of East Sussex. 这个村庄是东苏塞克斯的骄傲。
have/take pride of placeidiom 占据最重要的地位
to have the most important position in a group of things
A portrait of his grandfather takes pride of place in the entrance hall. 一幅他祖父的肖像挂在门厅最突出的位置上。
pride comes/goes before a fallidiom saying 骄兵必败。
said to emphasize that if you are too confident about your abilities, something bad will happen that shows that you are not as good as you think
swallow your prideidiom C2 咽下这口气
to decide to do something although it will make you feel embarrassed or ashamed
He was forced to swallow his pride and ask if he could have his old job back. 他被迫咽下这口气，请求要回自己的工作。