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大摇大摆

Word · IdiomTraditional大搖大擺

swagger; walk with an air of arrogance

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

to swagger; to walk with an air of arrogance and nonchalance

neutral

Often implies arrogance, overconfidence, or rudeness in one's demeanor, especially when entering a space without regard for others.

Tā他
dà大
yáo摇
dà大
bǎi摆
de地
chuǎng闯
jìn进
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
 。

He swaggered into the conference room.

Bié别
yǐ以
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
yíng赢
le了
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
dà大
yáo摇
dà大
bǎi摆
de地
zǒu走
lù路
 。

Don't think you can swagger around just because you won.

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Nà那
zhī只
māo猫
diāo叼
zhe着
yú鱼
 ,
dà大
yáo摇
dà大
bǎi摆
de地
cóng从
gǒu狗
miàn面
qián前
zǒu走
guò过
 。

The cat swaggered past the dog with the fish in its mouth.

Bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
shù束
 ,
huò获
shèng胜
de的
duì队
wǔ伍
dà大
yáo摇
dà大
bǎi摆
de地
lí离
kāi开
le了
qiú球
chǎng场
 。

After the match, the winning team swaggered off the field.