Word familyadjectiveegocentricegoisticegolessegomaniacalegotisticadverbegocentricallyegoisticallyegotisticallynounegocentricityegocentrismegoismegoistegoityegomaniaegomaniacegotheismegotismegotistegoverbegotize
big/enormous etc ego• Only by some one with a bigger ego.• A big ego so utterly ungracious and another big ego, Niki's, that had to swallow that kind of shit.• The heavily favoredCowboysdominated the news with their strong personalities and big egos.• Really big ego, dark hair, he used to play wild, wild music whenever operating.• She'd dented that enormous ego of his, hadn't she?• But Rhee, self-righteous and unaccommodating of divergent viewpoints, had the biggest ego of them all.• Surprising data from the machines can still clash with big egos that want to trust to old-fashionedhunches.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + EGO | EGO + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, bloated, enormous, huge, inflated, large, massive, strong自大;極其自負;膨脹的自我◇a conceited man with a very big ego自高自大的人➤fragile, weak脆弱的/虛弱的自尊心➤bruised, wounded受挫的/受傷的自尊◇He was lucky to escape with just a bruised ego when he fell off his bike.他從自行車上摔了下來,幸好只是傷了點兒自尊心。➤healthy健全的自尊心➤human, male人類的/雄性的自尊VERB + EGO➤have有自尊心◇He has a huge ego.他有很強烈的自尊心。➤boost, feed, flatter, inflate, massage, stroke增強自尊心;滿足虛榮心;使自信心膨脹;撫慰自尊心◇She likes to mix with people who flatter her ego.她喜歡和滿足她虛榮心的人在一塊兒。➤satisfy滿足自尊心➤protect保護自尊▸➤bruise, crush, damage, deflate, dent, hurt, wound挫傷自尊心;打擊自信心;傷害自尊心EGO + NOUN➤boost自尊心提升➤gratification (especially NAmE) 虛榮心的滿足➤trip自我表現PHRASES➤a blow to sb's ego對某人自尊心的打擊◇It was a huge blow to his ego to find out he was so unpopular.發現自己如此不受歡迎嚴重傷害了他的自尊心。➤a boost to sb's ego增強某人的自尊心➤check your ego (at the door) (NAmE, informal) 保持謙遜◇Professionals need to check their egos (= be less egoistic) and change their techniques.專業人員需要保持謙遜,同時改進技術。