aloft
美音:
[ə´lɔft
]英音:
[ə´lɔft
]adv.在高处,在上
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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.