扬眉吐气 meaning in Chinese
a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment; appear very proud and self- satisfied; be elated; be bold and elated; exhale freely and expand the eyebrows--attain one's purpose; feel proud; feel proud and happy; hold (up) one's head (high); in high feather [spirits]; stand up with head high; put on airs; walk with one's head held high; with one's chin up
Examples
- Of course my complacency could hardly get start enough to lift my nose a trifle into the air .
不用说，我刚刚能稍微扬眉吐气。 - His breast swelled within his waistcoat at the idea that now he had a son at oxford .
一想到如今他有个儿子在牛津上学，不禁感到扬眉吐气。 - We need to kick ass at this skate - off come august
我们要在8月份的滑冰大赛中扬眉吐气 - If wugong were real , trained chinese athletics would not be beaten in any sport , which tests the physical abilities
假如书中武功是真的，那么在世界各种展现体力、技巧的体育竞赛中，中国人早就扬眉吐气多时了。 - " shanshui " plays a gorgeous mood by its second compilation . just follows the way of publishing compilations as usual , it concentrates on three young electric musicians this time
"山水"在其第二张出品俨然给人扬眉吐气的感觉.依旧延续"山水"的合辑出版形式,只是把目光都聚焦在三位年轻的电音创作者身上