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

• He prides himself on his handwriting.
  他以他的书法为自豪。
• This ensures that you will not offend someone who prides himself on speaking and reading English.
  这样你就不会冒犯那些以会读、说英语为豪的中国人。
• He prides himself on having the common touch to attract big audiences.
  对于自己拥有平易近人的品质从而能吸引大量观众这一点，他为自己感到骄傲。
• He prides himself on his understanding of Germany.
  他为自己对德国的了解而自豪。
• Our company prides itself on our dedication to our customers and ability to offer quality products at reasonable prices.
  提供价格合理，品质优良的产品，以及为客户提供更好的服务，这让公司引以为荣，深感自豪。
• The 68-year-old is a charismatic figure who prides himself on having built his business against pressure from state-owned rivals.
  这位68岁的老人有着超凡的魅力，对于在国有竞争对手的压力之下创建起自己的企业，他深感自豪。
• OOCL prides itself on its focus on the customer-our partner.
  东方海外以其对客户（伙伴）的重视而自豪。
• He prides himself on his talent for writing.
  他为自己的写作才华感到自豪。
• It prides itself on its organic menu, with open-air reared cattle providing the beef.
  它自诩其有机菜单，有露天饲养牛提供的牛肉。
• Switzerland prides itself on being a neutral country which does not belong to any military alliance.
  瑞士以作为一个不属于任何军事联盟的中立国而自豪。