养尊处优 meaning in English
provide for oneself and live comfortably; do oneself well [proud]; eat [live on] the fat of the land; enjoy wealth and honor; lead a comfortable life; live a comfortable, luxurious life; live a comfortable, wellfed life; live a quiet and leisurely life; live [be] in clover; live in style; live like fighting cocks; revel in a high position and indulge in comfort; revel in one's high position and seek comfort
Examples
- She had led a life of luxury and privilege .
她过着养尊处优的生活。 - Mrs. sparsit, with all her advantages, has fallen to nothing .
斯巴塞太太，则从养尊处优，沦落到一无所有。 - Aileen in the bosom of her family, smart and well cared for, was one thing .
爱玲在她家庭的怀抱里，养尊处优，是一回事。 - I'm not going to nurture her in luxury and idleness after linton has gone .
我不打算在林去世后使她养尊处优，无所事事。 - We cannot accept a system where a favored few can batten in extreme comfort while other toil .
极少数权贵人物过着养尊处优的生活，养得肥头大耳，而大多数人却在辛劳地工作，这样的制度我们决不能接受。