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

抬頭。《浮生六記．卷二．閒情記趣》：「昂首觀之，項為之強。」也作「昂頭」。

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)
昂首闊步 ángshǒukuòbù
  1. striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. to strut

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  1. happy and excited (idiom)
  2. in high spirits
  3. in great delight
雀躍 quèyuè
  1. excited
  2. in high spirits
歡天喜地 huāntiānxǐdì
  1. delighted
  2. with great joy
  3. in high spirits
精神飽滿 jīngshénbǎomǎn
  1. full of vigor (idiom)
  2. lively
  3. in high spirits
仰頭 yǎngtóu to raise one's head
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