proud
    adj. 自豪的；得意的；驕傲的。 如：
    I feel proud of my country.
    我為我的國(guó)家感到自豪。
    He is proud of his new apartment.
    他為他的新公寓感到得意。
    The mayor is always so proud that he seldom talks with his people.
    這位市長(zhǎng)過(guò)于驕傲，他很少和普通市民說(shuō)話。（proud表達(dá)“驕傲，自大”的意思時(shí)，常常伴隨著too、so這類程度副詞。）
    [身臨其境]
    1998年高考完形填空第44題：
    His ______ mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good position in the crowd.
    A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
    （答案是A。）
    [拾零]
    proud 常用搭配：
    be proud of 為……而感到驕傲、自豪；引以為榮
    be proud to do 為能做某事而感到自豪
    be proud that 因?yàn)槟呈露湴?、自?BR>