单词 | proud |
例句 | proudproud /praʊd/ adjective 1 happy because you, your family, etc. have done something good► proud very happy about what you, your family, your country, etc. have done, or happy about something you have because it is special: ► pleased happy about something good that you, your family, etc. have done: ADVERBS: proudThe adjective proud can be made into an adverb by using an -ly ending: "My son just graduated from college," he said proudly. | She proudly held up the trophy for everyone to see.2 too proud in a way that other people do not like► proud very pleased with yourself so that you think that you are better or more important than other people: ► stuck up (informal) unfriendly because you think you are better than other people: ► conceited too proud of what you can do or of the way you look: ► vain too proud of the way you look: ► arrogant behaving in a rude way because you think you are more important or intelligent than other people: ► smug too happy about how smart, lucky, or good you are, in a way that annoys other people: ► self-righteous very sure that your beliefs and actions are right, in a way that annoys other people: ► snobbish thinking that you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class or because you know more: ANTONYMS ➔ see modest ➔ see prideADVERBS: proudYou can make the adjectives proud, arrogant, smug, self-righteous, and snobbish into adverbs by using an -ly ending: He proudly refused any help. | "The test was easy for me," she said arrogantly. | "I've already finished reading the book," said Paul smugly. |
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