昂首

ángshǒu
  1. head high
  2. in high spirits
  3. to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)

CEDICT

to raise one's head

Wiktionary

抬头。《浮生六记．卷二．閒情记趣》：「昂首观之，项为之强。」也作「昂头」。

重編國語辭典

仰着头。例：~望天｜战马~长鸣。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 昂 áng
  1. to lift
  2. to raise
  3. to raise one's head
  4. high
  5. high spirits
  6. soaring
  7. expensive
2 首 shǒu
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc

Containing this entry

昂首天外 ángshǒutiānwài
  1. (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
  2. (idiom) arrogant; haughty
昂首挺胸 ángshǒutǐngxiōng
  1. head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步 ángshǒukuòbù
  1. striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. to strut

Related entries

兴高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè
  1. happy and excited (idiom)
  2. in high spirits
  3. in great delight
雀跃 quèyuè
  1. excited
  2. in high spirits
欢天喜地 huāntiānxǐdì
  1. delighted
  2. with great joy
  3. in high spirits
精神饱满 jīngshénbǎomǎn
  1. full of vigor (idiom)
  2. lively
  3. in high spirits
仰头 yǎngtóu to raise one's head
扬起 yángqǐ
  1. to raise one's head
  2. to perk up
克里斯扬起他的剑。

Chris swung his sword!

Source: Tatoeba

昂 áng
  1. to lift
  2. to raise
  3. to raise one's head
  4. high
  5. high spirits
  6. soaring
  7. expensive
列昂尼德突然出現。

Leonid suddenly appeared.

Source: Tatoeba