lofty
英 ['lɒftɪ]
美 ['lɔfti]
- adj. 高的;崇高的;高级的;高傲的
- n. (Lofty)人名;(英)洛夫蒂
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1. lift => loft => lofty.
lofty 高耸的,崇高的来自loft,高空,阁楼,引申词义高耸的,崇高的。
- lofty (adj.)
- "exalted, of high rank," early 15c.; also "with a high purpose," from loft + -y (2). From early 14c. as a surname. Literal sense of "high" is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily; loftiness.
- 1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
- 维多利亚式房屋屋顶高耸,房间布局凌乱,因此可能会显得较为阴冷。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones.
- 跟我们都铎风格的房间比起来,这个房间显得素雅而大气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
- 鱼鳞天,马尾云,大船降帆莫航行.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
- 我不喜欢她那样傲慢地对待来访者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.
- 高耸的井架点缀着油田的景色.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》