汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 洋洋自得
洋洋自得
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom) / proud / complacent
犹言洋洋得意。
yáng dé/děi/de
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

中国汽车制造商们正洋洋自得

CHINA's carmakers are feeling smug.

两国的关系非常好,但我们却不能因此洋洋自得

Relationships between our two countries are very good, but there is no room for complacency.

我感到很开心,但是我并不想因为胜利而洋洋自得

I was happy but didn't feel like gloating over my victory.

他主张,如果我们实现“无为而治”,所有东西就会回到原位。禁止洋洋自得,做到无欲无求,方可体察自然的奥妙所在。

He argues that everything will fall into place if we practice "not-doing", withholding our own assertiveness, being constantly without desire so as to observe the subtlety of nature.