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proud/praʊd/adj. 1 feeling greatly honoured or pleased 感到荣耀的；感到荣幸的 am proud to know him 很荣幸认识他; proud of his friendship 与他为友觉得荣幸 2a (often foll. by 常后跟 of) valuing oneself, one's possessions, etc. highly, or esp. too highly; haughty; arrogant 骄傲的；妄自尊大的；傲慢的 proud of his ancient name 为他的古老家族而感到骄傲 b (often in comb. 常用于复合词) having a proper pride; satisfied 自豪的；满意的 house-proud 讲究家庭摆设的; proud of a job well done 对工作做得好感到满意 3a (of an occasion etc.) justly arousing pride (场合等)引以为荣的 a proud day for us 我们引以为荣的一天; a proud sight 壮丽的景色 b (of an action etc.) showing pride (行动等)得意的 a proud wave of the hand 得意地挥着手 4 (of a thing) imposing; splendid (事物)壮观的；辉煌的 5 Brit. slightly projecting from a surface etc. [英] (在表面等上)隆起的 the nail stood proud of the plank 钉子在木板上露了出来 6 (of flesh) overgrown round a healing wound (肉)在愈合的伤口四周赘生的 7 (of water) swollen in flood (水)上涨的；泛滥的 □ do proud colloq. 1 treat (a person) with lavish generosity or honour 盛情款待(某人) they did us proud on our anniversary 在周年纪念活动里他们盛情款待了我们 2 (作 refl.) act honourably or worthily 行为可敬；举止可敬 □ proudly adv.□ proudness n.[Old English prūt, prūd from Old French prud, prod, oblique case of pruz etc. ‘valiant’, ultimately via Late Latin prode from Latin prodesse ‘be of value’ (as PRO-1, esse ‘be’)] |