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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For now, I'll leave to others the loftier goal of making software engineering more like other types of engineering.
  暂时，我将使软件工程学更加接近其他类型的工程学这一高远的目标留给其他人。
• Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal;
  加紧步伐，共同前进，向着崇高的目标；
• I have seen it, and a loftier, purer rose does not bloom, but it was pale like the petals of the tea-rose.
  我曾经看到过一朵，再没有任何一朵开得比这更高尚、更纯洁的花，不过它像庚申玫瑰的花瓣，白得没有血色。
• Some people make a loftier claim: That debt forces people to grow up.
  有些人崇高地说：债务使人长大。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shim also sees greater diversity of screen sizes and improved resolution& both trends that could inspire greater consumer interest and loftier selling prices.
  他还表示，屏幕尺寸将更为多样，屏幕分辨率也将提高，这两种趋势有望提升消费者的兴趣，推高平板的售价。