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be aloof (from sb/sth)
She is aloof from her classmates.
她对同学态度冷淡。
疏远的；冷漠的；不接近的
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疏远的；冷漠的；不接近的
Emotionally or physically distant; not friendly or involved; standoffish.
She is aloof from her classmates.
她对同学态度冷淡。
疏远的,冷淡的
Either physically or emotionally remote: distant, standoffish.
举止冷淡
remote in manner
At the party, she remained aloof, not talking to anyone.
在聚会上，她保持冷淡，不跟任何人说话。
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The cat is aloof and rarely comes when called.
这只猫很冷淡，叫它的时候很少理睬。
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His aloof demeanor made it hard to get to know him.
他冷淡的举止让人很难了解他。
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stood apart with aloof dignity
以冷漠的尊严站在一旁
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She is aloof from her classmates.
她对同学态度冷淡。
He remained aloof during the heated debate.
他在激烈的辩论中始终保持冷漠。
They kept aloof from the conflict.
他们置身于冲突之外。
Not this
He aloofs from the group.
Use this
He is aloof from the group.
aloof是形容词，不是动词，不可直接作谓语，需要与系动词搭配使用。
Not this
She stayed aloof the conversation.
Use this
She stayed aloof from the conversation.
aloof表示‘远离’时，通常后接from，不可省略介词。
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保持冷淡
She tends to remain aloof at parties.
她在派对上往往保持冷淡。
敬而远之
He keeps aloof from office politics.
他对办公室政治敬而远之。
冷淡的态度
Her aloof demeanor made it hard to approach her.
她冷淡的态度让人难以接近。
冷漠的态度
His aloof attitude annoyed his colleagues.
他冷漠的态度惹恼了同事。
置身事外
He stood aloof while others argued.
别人争论时他置身事外。
对…漠不关心；远离
She always stands aloof from office politics.
她总是对办公室政治漠不关心。
保持疏远；不参与
He tends to keep aloof during family gatherings.
他通常在家庭聚会中保持疏远。
他远离人群，显得冷淡。
Gatsby often appeared aloof at his own parties.
盖茨比在自己的派对上常常显得冷淡疏远。
她冷漠疏离，她百无聊赖。
The protagonist in the song is portrayed as aloof and indifferent.
歌曲中的主角被描绘成冷淡漠然的形象。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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联想‘a loof’像‘一个冷漠的人’，举止冷淡，疏远他人。
通常用于书面或正式场合，形容人态度冷淡、不参与，中性偏消极的语体。
These words share the spelling 'oof' and rhyme with /uːf/, matching the stressed vowel and following sounds of 'aloof'. Other common '-oof' words like 'woof' (/wʊf/) sound different and do not rhyme.
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