c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse a lopti "up above," literally "up in the air," from a "in, on" + lopt "sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room" (cognates: Gothic luftus, Old High German luft, Old English lyft "air;" see loft).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Four of the nine starting balloons were still aloft the next day.
9個(gè)開幕氣球第二天還有4個(gè)飄在空中。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He was suddenly jerked off his feet and borne aloft.
他突然被彈了起來(lái),拋在空中.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. The sailor climbed aloft to look for land.
那個(gè)水手爬上桅頂尋找陸地.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The monument towers aloft on the square.
紀(jì)念碑聳立在廣場(chǎng)上.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft.