一、详细释义:
adj.
有自尊心的
例句:
He had been too proud to ask for help.
他自尊心太强,从不求助于人。
例句:
They are poor but proud.
他们虽穷但很自重。
自豪的,得意的
例句:
It was a proud day for us when we won the trophy.
我们夺得奖杯那一天是值得我们骄傲的日子。
例句:
It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.
他从未请过一天病假,这是他引以自豪的事。
自负的,傲慢的
例句:
He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.
他太自负,以其智力过人而不好好听。
例句:
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲。
光荣的,高尚的
例句:
The city would never sell out their proud history and tradition.
这座城市从不出卖自己光荣的历史和传统。
例句:
These proud pigeons are the model of birdhood.
这些光荣的信鸽是鸟类的楷模。
二、词义辨析:
haughty,proud,arrogant,vain
这些形容词都有“骄傲的,傲慢的”之意。haughty较正式用词,多用于贬义。指对身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、轻视或鄙互的态度。proud含义广,普通用词。褒义指自豪和荣耀以及强烈的自尊;贬义则指傲慢,自以为是或自鸣得意。arrogant用于贬义,指过高估计自己,以致骄傲自大或傲慢无礼,目中无人。vain指一个对自己的外表或对自己留给别的印象太过分地关注,以致自命不凡,自鸣得意。
三、相关短语:
proud flesh
n. 疤
四、参考例句:
We are proud parents.
我们是骄傲的父母。
What makes you proud
什么令你感到骄傲?
I am proud of you.
我为你感到骄傲。
They are poor but proud.
他们虽穷但很自重。
He is proud of his daughter.
他为他的女儿感到自豪。
He was proud of his impeccable pedigree.
他为他出身于名门望族而骄傲。
A proud man hath many crosses.
骄傲者挫折多。
She must be very proud of herself.
她一定非常自豪。
She is as proud as a peacock.
她十分骄傲。
South Korea is very proud of Seoul.
南韩以首尔为豪。