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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[áng]
  1. 1. verb [抬] lift
    起头
    hold one's head high
  2. 2. verb [高涨] be high
    她情绪高
    She's high in spirits.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[áng]
  1. 1. verb hold (one's head) high
    起头,挺起胸
    hold up one's head and throw out one's chest; chin up and chest out
    你应该起头来走路。
  2. 2. adjective high; soaring
    战天斗地志气
    battle against nature with high resolve
    你看那支队伍,正在斗志扬地行进。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[áng]
  1. 1. 仰起(头)
    首阔步
    起头。
  2. 2. (价钱)高
    贵。
  3. 3. (情绪)高涨
    慷慨激
    奋。
  4. 4. ((BZ1))统读ánɡ,不读ānɡ。((BZ2))下边不是"卯(mǎo)"。

Examples

起头,挺起胸
hold up one's head and throw out one's chest; chin up and chest out
战天斗地志气
battle against nature with high resolve
你应该起头来走路。
起头
hold one's head high
起头。
着头,岸然走了过去。 岸然

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