loftier

英 [ˈlɒftɪə]

美 [ˈlɔftiər]

adj.  巍峨的; 高耸的; 崇高的; 高尚的; 傲慢的; 高傲的
lofty的比较级

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

• Those who are born later shall strive to fly over even the most lofty things, but the favour given to the newcomers will be loftier even than that.
  后来出生的会努力去飞超甚至最高的东西，但恩宠会被赐予新来者，甚至会被那更高。
• 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。
• "The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid"
  楼越高，地基就下的越深
• 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。
• What about the loftier goals of a fiscal and political union?
  有关财政和政治联盟的更高目标又如何呢？
• Answer: workshop worker can hide below car, machine tool and loftier equipment, not portentous fluster runs.
  答：车间工人可以躲在车、机床及较高大的设备下，不可惊慌乱跑。
• He was purer, loftier than any square, did not lie.
  他比任何一个正派人士都要纯洁，都要高尚，因为他没有撒谎。
• When loftier levels and values actually are clarified, it raises the bar of our standards.
  一旦阐明了更高一级的水准和价值观，我们原有的标准尺度也随之提升，这使。
• If the space is larger, daylighting is better, can select the plant with a bit loftier, a bit stronger positive.
  如空间比较大，采光比较好的，可以选择高大一点、阳性强一点的植物。
• Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal;
  加紧步伐，共同前进，向着崇高的目标；