[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]崇高的；高尚的 A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
尽管身处混乱之中，他却怀有崇高的目标。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（建筑物）巍峨的，高耸的；（房间）屋顶高的 A lofty building or room is very high.
[usu ADJ n]
[FORMAL 正式]
...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
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]傲慢的；高傲的 If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
[usu ADJ n]
[disapproval]
...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
...lofty contempt.
倨傲不屑
loftily
'We supply financial information to selected clients,' Crook said loftily.
“我们的金融信息服务对象是经过挑选的客户，”克鲁克傲慢地说道。
...loftily indifferent to the world outside.
对外部世界的漠然俯视
Oxford
lofty/ˈlɒfti; NAmEˈlɔːfti;ˈlɑːfti/adjective(loft·ier,lofti·est)( formal) 1(of buildings, mountains, etc. 建筑物、山等)very high and impressive 巍峨的；高耸的◆lofty ceilings/rooms/towers高高的顶棚；屋顶高的房间；高耸的塔楼2[usually before noun ]( approving) (of a thought, an aim, etc. 思想、目标等)deserving praise because of its high moral quality 崇高的；高尚的◆lofty ambitions/ideals/principles崇高的抱负╱理想╱原则3( disapproving) showing a belief that you are worth more than other people 傲慢的；高傲的SYN
haughty
◆her lofty disdain for other people她对别人不屑一顾的傲慢态度▶loft·ily/ˈlɒftɪli; NAmEˈlɔːftɪli/adverblofti·ness/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]loftyloftierloftiestlofty/ˈlɒfti; NAmEˈlɔːfti;ˈlɑːfti/loft·ily/ˈlɒftɪli; NAmEˈlɔːftɪli/lofti·ness/; NAmE/
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loftyloft‧y /ˈlɒfti $ ˈlɒː/ adjective
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1 literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are very high and impressive: He stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York.► see thesaurus at
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2lofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc show high standards or high moral qualities – use this to show approval: lofty ideals of equality and social justice He had set himself the lofty goal of reaching the world’s top five.3seeming to think you are better than other people – used to show disapproval: She has such a lofty manner.—loftily adverb—loftiness noun [uncountable]
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