loftier

英 [ˈlɒftɪə]

美 [ˈlɔftiər]

adj.  巍峨的; 高耸的; 崇高的; 高尚的; 傲慢的; 高傲的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 崇高的；高尚的
  Aloftyideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
  1. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals...
     这是一家创办伊始抱有雄心壮志的银行。
  2. Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
     尽管身处混乱之中，他却怀有崇高的目标。
• ADJ-GRADED （建筑物）巍峨的，高耸的；（房间）屋顶高的
  Aloftybuilding or room is very high.
  1. ...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg...
     位于萨尔茨堡市郊的一间采光好、屋顶高的公寓
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 傲慢的；高傲的
  If you say that someone behaves in aloftyway, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
  1. ...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.
     他常在言语间流露出来的、对其职业不屑一顾的傲慢态度
  2. ...lofty contempt.
     倨傲不屑

双语例句

• Not only will your home or office be neater, but giving your hands some busy work do to can help your mind get "unstuck" and provide you with inspiration for loftier things than cleaning.
  这不但会使你的房间或办公室变得更干净，手头有点事做更会让你的思维保持通畅，并且会给你提供其它事情的灵感而不单单是清洁。
• Well-known, economics enjoys loftier and loftier status in people memory.
  众所周知，经济学在人们心目中享有越来越崇高的地位。
• The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about, each like a pearl, she said, but larger and loftier than the churches built by men.
  海染上了一片绿色，巨大的冰山在四周移动。她说每一座冰山看起来像一颗珠子，然而却比人类所建造的教堂塔还要大得多。
• They hovered around the poor girl as soft as winds, and whispered into her ear of a worthier love and a loftier fate.
  她们在这个可怜的女孩周围像风一样轻柔地盘旋着，对她轻声细语，告诉她还会有一段更值得守候的爱情和更高贵的命运。
• Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal;
  加紧步伐，共同前进，向着崇高的目标；
• "The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid"
  楼越高，地基就下的越深
• The fewer my possessions and the smaller my quarters, the loftier my hopes could be& and the freer I could remain to realize them.
  我的拥有越少，住房越小，我的期望就会越高&我能意识到它们的可能性也就越大。
• Additions giving expression to the loftier and more spiritual theology of a later time.
  增订条文，体现了崇高的精神和更加神学稍后的时间。
• Historically, presidents have also used the State of the Union Address to inspire lawmakers and ordinary citizens alike to attain loftier goals.
  历史上，美国总统还通过国情咨文鼓舞议员和普通民众，实现更加崇高的目标。
• They are destined, I trust, to assist at the raising of loftier structures one day.
  我相信，有那么一天，大家还要一起来树立一个更高的结构。