刮目相看 (guā mù-xiāng kàn) — to see someone in a new light; to have a whole new level of respect for someone (after noticeable improvement)
Définition
A set phrase meaning to look at someone again with new respect after their clear improvement. Unlike 耳目一新 (which describes a refreshingly new thing), this focuses on a PERSON's upgraded image.
phrase
to see someone in a new lightto have a whole new level of respect for someone (after noticeable improvement)
Exemples
- ，刮目相看。Tā tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí, ràng lǎo shī hé tóng xué dōu duì tā guā mù-xiāng kàn.Through hard study, he made both teachers and classmates see him in a new light.
- ，。Zì cóng gōng sī gǎi gé hòu, kè hù duì wǒ men guā mù xiāng kàn.Since the company's reform, clients have had a whole new level of respect for us.
- 。Tā de yǎn jiǎng biǎo xiàn lìng rén guā mù xiāng kàn.The performance of his speech made people see him in a new light.
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