（高頻詞彙）proud用法綜述

在美國當代英語語料庫統計的20000個常用詞中，proud排在第1996位，在4.5億個單詞中出現了17841次。今天我們就一起來看看proud的日常用法。

頻率最高的搭配：

名詞搭配：proud man>proud father>proud parent>proud mother>proud moment

其它搭配：very proud>so proud>feel proud>too proud

詞義解析：

1. 自豪的，得意的

You must be very proud of your achievement. 你一定爲自己的成就感到非常自豪。
[ + to infinitive ] I'm very proud to have been involved in this project. 我爲能參與這項計劃而感到非常自豪。
[ + (that) ] I was so proud (that) I got the champion cup. 我太自豪了，我贏得了冠軍盃。

2. 有自尊心的，自尊的，自重的

He might be poor but he's also proud. 他可能很窮，可是他也有自尊心。

3. 驕傲的，傲慢的，自負的

Don't be so proud. If you deny that you are wrong, nobody will understand you. 別太自負了。如果你否認自己錯了，沒人會理解你。

4. 隆起的（地）

Sand the surface with abrasive paper until no flakes of paint stand proud of the surface. 用砂紙打磨表面，直到表面沒有隆起的漆點。
 

常見俚語：
1.  do sb proud

（英式）盛情款待

We had a lovely tea - you did us proud. 我們一起吃了可口的茶點——你對我們真熱情。

（非正式）爲…爭光

His son did him proud. 他的兒子爲他爭光了。

2.  (as) proud as Lucifer   自滿；自負

Jones was once described by a friend as being as proud as Lucifer. 瓊斯曾被一位朋友形容爲相當自負。