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

• 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。
• 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。
• They are destined, I trust, to assist at the raising of loftier structures one day.
  我相信，有那么一天，大家还要一起来树立一个更高的结构。
• 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。
• But Ma Nuo, a Beijing model, seeks loftier transport and wealthier dates.
  但现如今，北京模特马诺所追寻的却是高级轿车和豪华约会。
• 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。
• Pressing onward, march together to a common loftier goal;
  加紧步伐，共同前进，向着崇高的目标；
• 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。
• "The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid"
  楼越高，地基就下的越深
• 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。