lofty + noun (崇高的)
常用于修饰理想、目标等抽象名词。
She has a lofty ideal.
她有一个崇高的理想。
高耸的;高大的
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高耸的;高大的
High, tall; rising to a great height.
She has a lofty ideal.
她有一个崇高的理想。
高的,高大的
High, tall, having great height or stature.
高尚的;崇高的
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks
理想主义的,过于乐观的
Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
高耸的;突出的
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
She had lofty ideals about changing the world.
她有着改变世界的崇高理想。
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His lofty attitude made him unpopular among colleagues.
他傲慢的态度使他在同事中不受欢迎。
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The lofty mountain peaks were covered in snow.
高耸的山峰被积雪覆盖。
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a noble and lofty concept
一个高尚而崇高的理念
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常用于修饰理想、目标等抽象名词。
She has a lofty ideal.
她有一个崇高的理想。
多形容态度或语气。
His tone is lofty.
他的语气傲慢。
也可用于字面意义“高的”。
This is the loftiest mountain.
这是最高的山。
Not this
He is lofty.
Use this
He is tall.
Lofty形容人时通常指傲慢或崇高,而非身高。描述身高应用tall。
Not this
The price is lofty.
Use this
The price is high.
Lofty不用于形容价格高低,通常用于抽象概念如理想或态度;价格高低用high或low。
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崇高的理想
She has always fought for lofty ideals.
她一直为崇高的理想而奋斗。
远大的目标
The company set itself some lofty goals.
公司为自己设定了一些远大的目标。
巍峨的山峰
The mountaineers finally reached the lofty peaks.
登山者终于登上了巍峨的山峰。
高耸的天花板
The grand hall has a lofty ceiling decorated with frescoes.
大厅有装饰着壁画的高耸天花板。
高傲的神情
He looks down on everyone with a lofty air.
他以高傲的神情俯视所有人。
傲慢的蔑视
She treated the offer with lofty disdain.
她以傲慢的蔑视对待这项提议。
崇高的理想
She refused to compromise her lofty ideals.
她拒绝妥协自己崇高的理想。
远大的抱负
His lofty ambitions led him to start his own company.
他远大的抱负促使他创办了自己的公司。
极高的境界;崇高的地位
The team's performance reached lofty heights this season.
球队本赛季的表现达到了极高的水平。
因为那至高至上、永远长存、名为圣者的如此说:我住在至高至圣的所在……
In the Bible, God is called 'the high and lofty One'.
在《圣经》中,上帝被称为‘至高至上者’。
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联想 loft(阁楼)在高处:物高为“高耸的”,品格高为“高尚的”,姿态过高则是“高傲的”。
语域:formal 常见场景:public speeches、formal essays、literary prose lofty 表示“崇高的、高尚的”时,多用于正式或书面语境,常修饰理想、目标、抱负等抽象名词;日常口语中较少直接使用。
真正押韵的常见词只有 softy /ˈsɔfti/(与 lofty /ˈlɔfti/ 同为 /ˈ...fti/)。注意 -fty 拼写相似的词不一定押韵:fifty /ˈfɪfti/、nifty /ˈnɪfti/、lefty /ˈlɛfti/、drafty /ˈdræfti/ 的元音都不同;loft /lɔft/ 虽含 /ɔft/,但少了末尾的 /i/,也不押韵。
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