aloft

英 [əˈlɒft]

美 [əˈlɔːft]

adv.  在高空

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Collins.1 / BNC.14657 / COCA.12541

牛津词典

adv.

• 在高空
  high in the air

柯林斯词典

• ADV 在空中；在高处
  Something that isaloftis in the air or off the ground.
  1. He held the trophy proudly aloft.
     他自豪地高举起奖杯。
  2. Four of the nine starting balloons were still aloft the next day.
     9个开幕气球第二天还有4个飘在空中。

英英释义

adv

• in the higher atmosphere above the earth
  1. weather conditions aloft are fine
• at or to great height
  1. eagles were soaring aloft
  2. dust is whirled aloft
• upward
  1. the good news sent her spirits aloft
• at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  1. climbed aloft to unfurl the sail

双语例句

• Once, he went aloft, and the rope broke, and they caught him shrieking.
  第一次，把他吊了上去，绳子断了，他尖号着被抓住。
• The captain told one of the men to go aloft and throw down a rope.
  于是船长让其中的一个人在大船上扔一根绳子下去连接小船。
• The flag was flying aloft.
  旗帜在高高地飘扬。
• There towers aloft in the square the Monument of Unknown Heroes.
  广场上矗立着无名英雄纪念碑。
• The apex of his career was when he hoisted aloft the world cup.
  他高举世界杯时达到了他事业的顶峰。
• Currents of warm air keep the hang-gliders aloft.
  悬挂式滑翔机藉着暖气流在高空飞行。
• The pollen can be carried aloft and travel great distances in the upper air stream.
  花粉能被带到高处，并在高层的气流中被带至很远的距离。
• Now he's held the prize aloft, he can't wait to add to his medal tally.
  现在他的目标更大了，他等不及增加他的奖牌数量了。
• The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft.
  许多报纸的头版上都刊登了那个高尔夫球手高高举起奖杯亲吻的照片。
• Walking further, I noticed a red balloon aloft, rising to the higher altitude.
  往前走不远，我注重到一只红气球飘在空中，它越飞越高。