swollen with arrogance; behave with unbearable insolence
Example Sentences:
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Success in the desert would have meant the destruction of rommel's audacious force . 沙漠战事的得手，本来会意味着隆美尔的气焰嚣张的军队的毁灭。
2.
He rejects a timetable for a troop withdrawal because he says that would embolden the enemy and make america appear weak 他拒绝了撤军时间表，因为他表示这将使敌人气焰嚣张，而使美国显得软弱。
