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aloft

美音:[ə´lɔft ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[ə´lɔft ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adv.在高处,在上

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aloft为短语/超纲词汇

近义词, 同义词

on high  high up  aloft  up  above  overhead  upstairs  in the clouds  over  upwards    

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aloft


/ə'lɒft; [US] ə'lɔ:ft; ə`lɔft/
adv
1 up in the air; overhead 在空中; 在头顶上
*flags flying aloft 旗子高高飘扬
* The balloons were already aloft. 气球已经升空了.
2 above the deck or in the rigging of a ship 在甲板上空; 在帆索上
*He went aloft to check the sails. 他上去检查船帆.

aloft


adv formal
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse;Origin: a lopt 'in the air']
high up in the air
hold/bear sth aloft
 He emerged, triumphantly holding a baby aloft.