lofty

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1 HIGH literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are very high and impressive 〔山、建筑物等〕巍峨的，高耸的

He stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York.

他住在四季酒店，从酒店高处可以看到纽约的全景。

► see thesaurus at high

2 GOOD/MORALlofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc show high standards or high moral qualities – use this to show approval 〔思想、信仰、态度等〕高尚的，崇高的〔含褒义〕

lofty ideals of equality and social justice

平等和社会正义的崇高理想

He had set himself the lofty goal of reaching the world’s top five.

他给自己定下了一个伟大的目标，要进入世界排名前五位。

3 PROUDseeming to think you are better than other people – used to show disapproval 高傲的，傲慢的〔含贬义〕

She has such a lofty manner.

她举止非常傲慢。

—loftily adverbadv

—loftiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

lofty• With so lofty a title one might expect a similarly lofty agenda and goals.• The vaulting is ribbed throughout, lofty and well-proportioned.• In less lofty circles, pay rises do not compensate for changes in other conditions at work.• But other destinations ride with the tide, piling on entertainment and sometimes loftier diversions.• In fact, Jack Welch says, -Globalization is no longer a lofty ideal.• That lofty notion spread like a virulent germ into every law school in the nation.• Burton always had a calm, lofty perspective on his work as an actor.• He glanced towards Rain but she took the lofty view that bribing security men was not her concern.

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