一、詳細(xì)釋義:


adj.

有自尊心的


例句:

He had been too proud to ask for help.

他自尊心太強(qiáng),從不求助于人。


例句:

They are poor but proud.

他們雖窮但很自重。


自豪的,得意的


例句:

It was a proud day for us when we won the trophy.

我們奪得獎(jiǎng)杯那一天是值得我們驕傲的日子。


例句:

It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.

他從未請過一天病假,這是他引以自豪的事。


自負(fù)的,傲慢的


例句:

He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.

他太自負(fù),以其智力過人而不好好聽。


例句:

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

博學(xué)使人謙遜,無知使人驕傲。


光榮的,高尚的


例句:

The city would never sell out their proud history and tradition.

這座城市從不出賣自己光榮的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。


例句:

These proud pigeons are the model of birdhood.

這些光榮的信鴿是鳥類的楷模。


二、詞義辨析:


haughty,proud,arrogant,vain

這些形容詞都有“驕傲的,傲慢的”之意。 haughty較正式用詞,多用于貶義。指對身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、輕視或鄙互的態(tài)度。 proud含義廣,普通用詞。褒義指自豪和榮耀以及強(qiáng)烈的自尊;貶義則指傲慢,自以為是或自鳴得意。 arrogant用于貶義,指過高估計(jì)自己,以致驕傲自大或傲慢無禮,目中無人。 vain指一個(gè)對自己的外表或?qū)ψ约毫艚o別的印象太過分地關(guān)注,以致自命不凡,自鳴得意。


三、相關(guān)短語:


proud flesh

n. 疤


四、參考例句:


We are proud parents.

我們是驕傲的父母。


What makes you proud

什么令你感到驕傲?


I am proud of you.

我為你感到驕傲。


They are poor but proud.

他們雖窮但很自重。


He is proud of his daughter.

他為他的女兒感到自豪。


He was proud of his impeccable pedigree.

他為他出身于名門望族而驕傲。


A proud man hath many crosses.

驕傲者挫折多。


She must be very proud of herself.

她一定非常自豪。


She is as proud as a peacock.

她十分驕傲。


South Korea is very proud of Seoul.

南韓以首爾為豪。