1.pride的基本意思是“自豪,得意,感到骄傲”,是及物动词,后接反身代词作宾语。
2.pride oneself on〔upon〕 sth 表示“为(做)某事而得意〔自豪〕,对(做)某事感到骄傲”。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+oneself
He prides himself on his wonderful shooting.他为自己高超的射击技术而得意。
He prided himself on his skill in negotiation.他对自己的谈判本领很是得意。
She prides herself on her garden.她对自己的花园非常满意。
He prides himself on remaining calm in an emergency.他对自己在紧急关头十分镇静而感到高兴。
She prided herself on knowing eight languages.她以懂八种语言而感到自豪。
The city prides itself on its cleanliness.这城市因其洁净而自豪。
He prides himself upon his skill as a pianist他对自己的钢琴技巧感到很得意。
They pride themselves upon their child's rapid progress.他们为孩子的很大进步而自豪。
Mr. Wang prided himself that he had won the title of advanced worker.王先生因获得先进工作者称号而感到自豪。

［同义词］ n.  best, conceit, dignity, honour, jewel, joy, self-love, self-respect, splendour v.  boast, crow, exult, revel, vault, brag
［反义词］ n.  humility v.  belittle, humble
［词源］  ＜古法语pryda＜prud(自豪,傲慢)

1.pride作名词是不可数名词,用于褒意时表示“自豪,得意,自尊(心)”,用于贬义表示“骄傲自满,妄自尊大”。
2.pride还可表示“引以为自豪的人或物”,常用作单数形式。

in the pride of
处于…全盛阶段 in the highest or finest point or part
She was still young and in the pride of her beauty. 她仍然年轻貌美。
It's a pity that he died in the pride of his life.他死在年富力强的时候,真可惜。
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pocket one's pride
克制自尊心 hide or suppress one's feelings of anger or shame
She has learned to pocket her pride.她学会了抑制自己的自尊心。
He pocketed his pride, and said good morning, in a polite manner.他克制自尊心,有礼貌地道了一声“早安”。
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pride comes〔goes〕 before a fall
骄者必败 if you behave arrogantly, sth will happen to make you look foolish
The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall.泽克西斯战败的景象极其使人信服“骄兵必败”这句源远流长的老话。
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pride of place
最突出或最重要的位置 the most prominent or important position, because of being the best or best-liked
They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a painting by Qi Baishi.他们把齐白石的一幅画陈列在画展的最显著的位置。
Pride of place went to a Chinese vase.一个中国花瓶被放在最显眼的地方。
Pride of place was given to the youngest competitor.给予最年轻的参赛者以显著的地位。
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put one's pride in one's pocket
姑且忍辱含垢 do sth that would normally make one feel ashamed and humiliated
The young man who said labouring was beneath his dignity, finally put his pride in his pocket and got a job as a kitchen porter.那个说过劳动有失其身份的年轻人最终只能忍辱,做了厨房搬运工的工作。
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sb's pride and joy
使人感到无比骄傲的人或事物 person or thing that sb is very proud of
Their baby is their pride and joy.他们的婴儿是他们的快乐和骄傲。
Her large,Victorian terraced house is her pride and joy.她那座维多利亚式的带阳台的大房子是她足以夸耀之物。
He was his parents' pride and joy.他是他父母引以为自豪的宠儿。
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take (a) pride in
1.对某人或某事物感到自豪 be proud of sb/sth
She takes great pride in her children's success.她为自己的孩子取得的成绩感到无比的自豪。
We take a great pride in our achievements.我们为取得的成就感到特别自豪。
2.认真做好某事(因对自己很重要) do sth carefully or well because it is important to one
He takes no pride in his work.他对待工作马马虎虎。
You should take more pride in your appearance.你应该多注意一点仪表。
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the pride of
引以为自豪的人、物、事 person or thing that is an object or source of this
The new car was the pride of the whole family.新汽车是全家人引以为自豪之物。
He was the pride of the village after winning the championship.他获得冠军之后成了全村的骄傲。

She looked with pride at the result of her work.她自豪地看着自己的工作成果。
Her pride in her achievements is justified.她为自己的成就而自豪,这是理所当然的。
He felt a glow of pride as people admired his new car.人们夸他的新汽车时,他得意得很。
She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。
Her pride was hurt.她的自尊心受到了伤害。
He has no pride if he lets the children talk to him so rudely.他要是让孩子们这样无礼,就会有失自己的尊严。
He refused to accept help out of a false sense of pride.他由于死要面子而不肯接受帮助。
His pride would not allow him to accept any reward.他的自尊心不容许他接受任何报酬。
She could not forgive so terrible an insult to her pride.她不能原谅对她的自尊心进行这样大的侮辱。
He was puffed up with pride.他傲气十足。
The predominant feature of his character was pride.他的性格中主要的特点是骄傲。

pride也可表示“一群(鸟、兽等)”,此时是可数名词。例如:
Some of the visitors are watching a pride of peacocks, while others are watching a pride of lions.一些参观者观赏了一群孔雀,另一些人观赏了一群狮子。