| 釋義 |
頤指氣使yí zhǐ qì shǐorder people with only a tilt of the chin and without speaking—be insufferably arrogant; bossy; order people about by gestures
? 他大概有四十歲了，身材魁梧，舉止威嚴，一望而知是～慣了的“大亨”。(茅盾《子夜》4)About forty,powerfully built and imposing,he struck you at once as a solid and prosperous businessman,accustomed to giving orders 頤指氣使order people about by facial expressions;boss sb around;be extremely arrogant 頤指氣使yí zhǐ qì shǐ頤：頰，腮。頤指：用嘴部的表情示意；氣使：用神情支使人。不說話而用面部表情及神色支使人。形容有權勢的人傲慢地指使別人；比喻運用自如，任意支使。be insufferably arrogant, order people about by gestures, be boss to others |