PROUD1 proud2 too proud3 someone who thinks they are better than other people4 to think you are better than other people5 the feeling you have when you are proud of something6 an unreasonable feeling of pride7 a feeling of respect for yourselfRELATED WORDSto talk too proudly about yourself, your achievements etc 过分骄傲地谈论自己、自己的成就等BOASTnot wanting to talk proudly about your achievements, abilities etc 不想骄傲地谈论自己的成就、能力等MODESTsee alsoSHOW OFFCONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT1 proud 骄傲的proud /praʊd/ [adjective]someone who isproud of their achievements, their school, their family etc is very pleased with them and feels that they are very good or special 自豪的；骄傲的；得意的 I felt so proud when my son went up to collect his medal. 儿子上前领奖章时我感到很自豪。 the proud parents with their new baby 因孩子刚出生而自豪的父母proud of Jane's very proud of her new car. 简对自己的新车很得意。 My students have worked hard, and I'm proud of them. 我的学生读书用功，我为他们感到骄傲。proud to be/do something Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team. 莫里斯为自己是那么出色的队伍中的一员而骄傲。 I'm proud to say that all my children had a good education. 我自豪地说我的孩子都受过良好的教育。proud that He's very proud that his work has finally been published. 自己的作品终于出版，他很自豪。proudly [adverb] She turned to the crowd, proudly holding up the silver cup. 她转向人群，骄傲地举起银杯。take pride in /teɪk ˈpraɪd ɪn/ [verb phrase]to feel proud of your work, your appearance etc, and always try to keep it at a high standard 为〔工作、外表等〕感到自豪 I've always taken pride in my appearance. 我总为自己的长相自豪。 The people of the Basque country take great pride in their local cuisine. 巴斯克地区的人为自己的地方菜感到极大的自豪。take pride in doing something Teachers should take pride in improving the display work in their classrooms. 教师应当为提高教室里展出作品的质量而自豪。pride yourself on /ˈpraɪd jɔːʳself ɒn/ [verb phrase]to be especially proud of something that you do well or of a particular quality that you have 为〔所精通的事或某种品质〕感到得意〔自豪〕 Archer prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art. 阿彻为自己对意大利艺术的知识而感到得意。pride yourself on doing something She prides herself on getting things done quickly. 她为自己做事快捷而感到自豪。 Our staff pride themselves on offering guests a warm welcome. 我们的员工为热情迎接客人感到自豪。somebody's pride and joy /somebodyˈs ˌpraɪd ən ˈdʒɔɪ/ [noun phrase]if something that you own, something that you have made etcis your pride and joy, you are especially proud of it and it is very important to you 某人的快乐和骄傲 Todd's magnificent Rolls Royce had been his pride and joy for many years. 许多年来，托德那辆气派的劳斯莱斯车是他的快乐和骄傲。 The garden was my father's pride and joy, the real expression of his creativity. 那个小花园是我父亲的快乐和骄傲，真正表现了他的创造力。 Christina was an only child, her parents’ pride and joy. 克里斯蒂娜是独生女，是父母的掌上明珠。the pride of something /ðə ˈpraɪd ɒv something/ [noun phrase]the one thing or person in a particular group or place that people are most proud of 的骄傲 Bolton's famous football team was the pride of the town. 博尔顿著名的足球队是该镇的骄傲。 The Mary Rose, which was the pride of Henry VIII's fleet, sank on her maiden voyage. “玛丽·罗斯”号是亨利八世舰队的骄傲，处女航时便沉没了。2 too proud 过于骄傲的conceited/big-headed /kənˈsiːtɪd, kənˈsiːtəd, ˌbɪg ˈhedd◂/ [adjective]someone who isconceited orbig-headed is too proud of their own achievements or abilities, in a way that annoys other people 〔对于成就或能力〕自负的；骄傲自满的 You're the most conceited, selfish person I've ever met! 我从没见过你这样骄傲、自私的家伙！ I know this sounds big-headed, but I've always been good at French. 我知道这听起来很自负，但我的法语一直都很棒。arrogant /ˈærəgənt/ [adjective]someone who isarrogant behaves as if their opinions are more important than other people's, and thinks that they are always right 傲慢的；自大的 You are a rude and arrogant young man. 你是个粗鲁、自大的年轻人。 his arrogant disregard for other people's opinions 出于傲慢，他对其他人的意见的轻视arrogantly [adverb] They arrogantly assumed that their form of democracy was better than anyone else's. 他们自负地认为自己的民主形式比其他人的好。vain /veɪn/ [adjective]someone who isvain thinks they are very good-looking, special, or intelligent 自负的；自视过高的 She's a vain girl who is always thinking about her figure. 她自以为漂亮，老是想着自己的身材。 I am vain enough to want to look good, but not to style my hair and paint my toenails. 我自命相貌不差，想要漂亮，但是我不做头发、不染趾甲。smug /smʌg/ [adjective]quietly pleased with yourself in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are in a better position than other people 沾沾自喜的；扬扬得意的 Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man. 劳森显得自鸣得意、趾高气扬，但他实际上是个很正派的人。 If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me? 如果你知道，从你扬扬得意的表情判断，我肯定你知道，为什么不说给我听?smug about I felt very smug about not wasting paper. 我对于不浪费纸张很得意。smugly [adverb] ‘I'm getting a motorcycle soon,’ he announced smugly. ‘My dad's buying me one for my eighteenth birthday.’ “我很快就要有一辆摩托车了，”他扬扬得意地宣布说，“我爸爸在我18岁生日时会买给我的。”self-satisfied /self ˈsætsfaɪd/ [adjective]someone who is self-satisfied thinks that they are very clever, very successful etc, often without good reason, and shows this in an annoying way 沾沾自喜的；自鸣得意的 Doyle's self-satisfied smile irritated Haworth. 多伊尔沾沾自喜的微笑惹恼了霍沃斯。 He was in his early 40s and had the self-satisfied air of someone who has achieved fame and success. 他40岁刚出头，一副功成名就而自鸣得意的样子。 What makes a second-rate actress like Jean so self-satisfied, so over-confident? 是什么使琼那样的二流演员如此沾沾自喜，如此过于自信？be full of yourself /biː ˈfʊl əv jɔːʳˌself/ [verb phrase]spokento be always talking about your abilities and achievements and never show any interest in those of other people 【口】狂妄自大 She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking. 她是个漂亮的女人，但是太狂妄，我不喜欢。 He was too full of himself to care about anyone else. 他过于狂妄自大，对别人根本不屑一顾。pleased with yourself /ˈpliːzd wɪð jɔːʳself/ [adjective phrase]feeling unreasonably proud of yourself, especially because you think you have done something clever 自鸣得意〔尤因为觉得自己把某事做得很聪明时〕 I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling inordinately pleased with myself. 这笔生意我赚了大钱，令我颇有点自命不凡的感觉。 After deceiving us all like that, she went away, no doubt very pleased with herself. 她就那样骗了我们，然后逃之天天，毫无疑问，她对此一定非常得意。think you're italsofancy yourselfBritish /ˌθɪŋk jɔːr ˈɪt, ˈfænsi jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]spokeninformaluse this when you think someone is too proud of their abilities or appearance 【口，非正式】〔对于能力或外表〕自以为是 You think you're it, don't you? Well you're not! 你自以为了不起，是吧？嗳，不是那么回事！ Like most young professional footballers, he really fancied himself. 像大多数年轻的职业足球运动员一样，他相当自以为是。let something go to your head /let something ˌgəʊ tə jɔːʳ ˈhed/ [verb phrase]to start behaving as if you are very important as a result of something, for example a success or being praised by someone 让某事冲昏了头脑 It's not surprising that young rock bands let success go to their heads. 初出茅庐的摇滚乐队让成功冲昏了头脑是不足为奇的。 I know you did well, but don't let it go to your head -- the hardest part's still to come. 我知道你干得不赖，但不要让这冲昏了头脑—最难的部分还在后面。get too big for your bootsBritish/too big for your britchesAmerican /get tuː ˌbɪg fəʳ jɔːʳ ˈbuːts, tuː ˌbɪg fəʳ jɔːʳ ˈbrɪtʃz/ [verb phrase]informalto start thinking you are more important than you really are, especially because you have been successful in something 【非正式】妄自尊大〔尤因在某事上成功〕 Bonaparte wasn't all that bad. He was just a soldier who got too big for his boots. 波拿巴没那么坏，他只是个妄自尊大的士兵。3 someone who thinks they are better than other people 自以为比其他人好的人snob /snɒbǁsnɑːb/ [countable noun]someone who thinks that they are better than people from a lower social class 势利的人 Since going to university he'd become a snob, embarrassed by his family. 他上大学后就变得势利了，觉得家人让他难堪。 I don't want to sound like a snob, but I found the decor vulgar. 我不想象个势利鬼似的说话，但我觉得装潢庸俗。snobbish /ˈsnɒbɪʃǁˈsnɑː-/ [adjective]someone who issnobbish thinks that they are better than people from a lower class, so that they will not be friendly with them or do the things they do 势利的；自命不凡的 Some people find her snobbish, but she's really just shy. 有些人觉得她自命不凡，其实她只是害羞。 his snobbish attitude to soap operas on TV 他对电视肥皂剧的不屑态度snobbish about She's very snobbish about people who live in the suburbs. 她非常看不起住在郊区的人。snobbery [uncountable noun] To say that working class people are all the same is sheer snobbery is being very snobbish. 称工人阶级的人都一模一样是十分势利的话。stuck-up /ˌstʌk ˈʌp◂/ [adjective]informalsomeone who isstuck-up thinks that they are better than other people, and behaves in a proud, unfriendly way 【非正式】高傲自大的，自命不凡的 The children who go to that school are a bit stuck-up. 在那所学校上学的孩子有点自命不凡。 a pompous, stuck-up little man 一个高傲自大的小男人pompous /ˈpɒmpəsǁˈpɑːm-/ [adjective]someone who ispompous tries to sound important, especially by using very long or formal words 自负的；言语浮夸的 She found him pompous and annoying. 她觉得他自负而且讨厌。! The headteacher gave a pompous speech about ‘the values of learning’. 校长就“学习的价值”夸夸其谈。self-important /ˌself ɪmˈpɔːʳtənt◂/ [adjective]thinking you are much more important than you really are 妄自尊大的；高傲的 As a waiter, he had grown to despise self-important customers. 作为一个侍者，他渐渐开始鄙视那些妄自尊大的顾客。 He was one of those self-important little officials who made everyone call him ‘Sir’. 他属于那种妄自尊大的小官员，要人人都称他“阁下”。self-importance [uncountable noun] He strutted into the room, full of his own self-importance. 他趾高气扬地走进房间，样子十足的傲慢。haughty /ˈhɔːti/ [adjective]someone who ishaughty behaves in a proud and very unfriendly way, as if they think other people are completely unimportant 傲慢的 People thought of him as being haughty and difficult to talk to. 人们觉得他傲慢、难以交谈。 Jessica turned away with a haughty look on her face. 杰茜卡脸上带着傲慢的神情转过身去。haughtily [adverb] She refused his request, haughtily explaining that such things were beneath her. 她拒绝了他的要求，并且傲慢地解释说，做那样的事有失她的身份。snotty /ˈsnɒtiǁˈsnɑː-/ [adjective]informalrude and unfriendly because you think you are better than other people 【非正式】妄自尊大的，傲慢无礼的 The hotel receptionist was a bit snotty to me this morning. 今天早上，酒店的接待员对我有点无礼。 a bunch of snotty rich kids 一群傲慢无礼的富家孩子4 to think you are better than other people 自以为比其他人好look down on /lʊk ˈdaʊn ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]if you look down on other people, you think you are better or more important then them 看不起，轻视 He looks down on anyone who hasn't had a college education. 他看不起任何一个未受过大学教育的人。be beneath /biː bɪˈniːθ/ [transitive verb]if itis beneath you to do something or to talk to someone, you think you are much too important to do it 有损…的尊严；有失…的身份 Do you think you could make the tea for once -- or is that beneath you! 你可以沏一次茶吗—还是那样做会有失你的身份！be beneath to do something She was surprised to learn that he didn't think it was beneath him to help around the house. 得知他并不觉得在家帮忙做事有失身份，她很惊奇。think you're too good for /ˌθɪŋk jɔːʳ tuː ˈgʊd fɔːʳ/ [verb phrase]if you say that someonethinks they are too good for a particular kind of work or for a particular person, you mean they are too proud to do that kind of work or to spend time with that person 不屑于〔做某事或和某人在一起〕 I suppose you think you're too good for us now you've inherited a fortune. 我觉得你现在继承了一大笔钱之后就不屑于和我们在一起了。 So you think you're too good for training college? 那么你觉得不屑于上职业培训学院？5 the feeling you have when you are proud of something 为某事物骄傲时的感觉pride /praɪd/ [uncountable noun]the feeling of being proud because of something special you have achieved, someone special you are connected with etc 自豪感 Chinese students have a sense of national pride. 中国学生有种民族自豪感。do something with pride He talked with great pride about his father's work. 他极其自豪地谈起父亲的工作。pride in Her pride in her daughter knew no bounds. 她为女儿无比自豪。bursting with pridefeeling extremely proud 极其自豪 Bursting with pride, she stood up to receive her prize. 她感到极其自豪，起身领奖。6 an unreasonable feeling of pride 不合理的自豪感arrogance /ˈærəgəns/ [uncountable noun]an unreasonable pride in your own abilities or qualities, which makes you behave rudely, as if other people were of no importance or interest 傲慢；自大 ‘I ought to be in charge here,’ said Jack with simple arrogance. “这里应该由我管理，”杰克态度傲慢，不遮不掩地说道。 His arrogance and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team. 他的傲慢及不愿意向别人学习的态度使他成不了球队中有所作为的一员。conceit /kənˈsiːt/ [uncountable noun]too much pride in your own abilities, appearance, or qualities, especially following a success which has made you behave as if you are very important 自负；自大 After scoring the winning goal he almost danced along the road in his satisfaction and conceit. 攻进致胜一球后，他带着满足而自负的神情几乎沿着马路跳舞。 I got so sick of his conceit that I threw the damn trophy out. 他自命不凡的样子令我恶心极了，于是我把那讨厌的奖杯扔掉了。vanity /ˈvænɪti, ˈvænəti/ [uncountable noun]great pride in yourself so that you are always thinking about yourself, especially about your appearance 自负；虚荣心〔尤对于自己的外表〕 His life is driven by vanity. He has to drive around in the most expensive car and wear the best designer clothes. 他的生活被虚荣心驱使着。他总要开最昂贵的汽车到处转悠，穿最好的设计师设计的服装。 Jo's vanity wouldn't let her walk past a mirror without looking in it. 乔的虚荣心太强了，她每次走过一面镜子，都要往里照一照。7 a feeling of respect for yourself 自尊感self-respect /ˌself rɪˈspekt/ [uncountable noun]a feeling of respect and confidence in yourself and in your abilities 自尊，自重 It is difficult to keep your self-respect when you have been unemployed for a long time 失业很长一段时间后很难保持自尊。 Serious illness often results in a loss of confidence and self-respect. 重病缠身常常会导致丧失信心和自尊。self-esteem /ˌself ɪˈstiːm/ [uncountable noun]the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked, respected, and admired 自尊心 The program is designed to help children from broken families build their self-esteem. 该计划旨在帮助离异家庭的孩子建立自尊心。low/high self-esteema bad or good feeling about yourself 自尊心弱/强 When I started seeing my therapist, I was suffering from very low self-esteem. 我开始看治疗师时，自尊心极弱。dignity /ˈdɪgnɪti, ˈdɪgnəti/ [uncountable noun]the ability to behave in a calm way that shows that you respect yourself, even in difficult situations 尊严do something with dignity Very sick people should be allowed to die with dignity. 重病的人应当被允许有尊严地死去。lose your dignity She lost her home and all her money, but she never lost her dignity. 她失去了家和所有的钱，但从未失去尊严。pride /praɪd/ [uncountable noun]the feeling that you deserve to be respected by other people - use this especially when this feeling is so strong that someone finds it difficult to admit they need help or that they are wrong 自尊心〔尤指某人自尊心强得难以承认需要帮忙或自己是错的〕 He has too much pride to say he's sorry. 他自尊心太强，不愿说对不起。 Her pride would not allow her to ask for help. 她的自尊心不允许她向人求助。hurt somebody's pride We don't like failing - it hurts our pride. 我们不喜欢失败——它会伤害我们的自尊心。dignified /ˈdɪgnɪfaɪd, ˈdɪgnəfaɪd/ [adjective]behaving in a calm way, even in a difficult situation, so that other people respect and admire you 有尊严的，庄重的 She was a quiet, dignified old lady. 她是个安静、威严的老妇人。 Jo listened to their criticisms in dignified silence. 乔听着他们的批评，一言不发，态度庄重。
