英语词汇“keep aloof”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. Nautical. To the windward side; towards the direction from which the wind blows; (in later use) esp. on a course close to the wind, usually so as to stay clear of the shore or a hazard. Frequently in to keep aloof: to sail close to the wind (cf. to keep one's luff at luff n.¹ 3). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adverb] > to windward

aloofa1535

a-weather1589

up1591

a1535 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 759/2 This anker lyeth to farre aloufe fro thys shyppe.

1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 33 A looffe to winde-ward all our Nauie wride [= turned], To view the turne right goodlie was the sight.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. xv.162 Aloof, when the Ship falls off from the Wind, she goes aloof.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 635 With all our force we kept aloof to sea.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 19 The mizen draws; she springs aloof once more.

1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) ii. 52 While aloof from Retimo she steers.

1805 Aberdeen Jrnl. 27 Nov. Four more [ships] kept aloof off the bar, waiting a favourable opportunity to get in.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xii. 222 Drive thou the ship aloof through the reek and the wallowing sea.

1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. II. 350 Silence on the sea, Silence in the sky, Nought aloof, a-lee, Not a cloud on high.

1990 G. Hammond Fleeting Things vi. 166 Desperate calls for it to steer alee or aloof signal the paralysis of those onboard.

3. figurative. Frequently with from. Apart from another person or group (with respect to one's attitudes, actions, or interests), usually suggesting a lack of sympathy or common ground. Also: having a conspicuous lack of involvement in a certain situation. Also in extended use, with reference to organizations, attitudes, etc. Usually in to stand (or keep, hold, etc.) aloof (from).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > do nothing [verb (intransitive)] > take no part in action

to stand bya1398

to stand (or keep, hold, etc.) aloof (from)1546

to sit back1869

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue sig. Aiv^v What helpth in y^e whole To haste or hang a loofe, happy man, happy dole.

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ix. 449 [Lying]..maketh them hang aloofe, suspect, and be strange one to an other.

1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 193 I'le stand aloofe, And will no reconcilement.

1781 W. Cowper Charity 59 God stood not, though he seemed to stand, aloof.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 132 We felt for them as men; but we kept aloof from them.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xliii. 287 Sparta it seems kept aloof from this struggle.

1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. 635 The English Puritans held aloof at this time from the poor sectaries.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. iii. xiii. 236 Peter was not the man to stand coldly aloof.

1958 W. S. Churchill Hist. Eng.-speaking Peoples IV. xx. 283 Parnell stood aloof from these tumults.

1977 J. Carey Thackeray i. 23 Cool reason stood aloof from the popular passions.

1997 W. Dalrymple From Holy Mountain (1998) iv. 210 Fisk..had always tended to keep aloof from his journalistic colleagues.

单词	keep aloof
释义	> as lemmas to keep aloof 1. Nautical. To the windward side; towards the direction from which the wind blows; (in later use) esp. on a course close to the wind, usually so as to stay clear of the shore or a hazard. Frequently in to keep aloof: to sail close to the wind (cf. to keep one's luff at luff n.¹ 3). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adverb] > to windward aloofa1535 a-weather1589 up1591 a1535 T. More Confut. Barnes in Wks. (1557) 759/2 This anker lyeth to farre aloufe fro thys shyppe. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 33 A looffe to winde-ward all our Nauie wride [= turned], To view the turne right goodlie was the sight. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. xv.162 Aloof, when the Ship falls off from the Wind, she goes aloof. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 635 With all our force we kept aloof to sea. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 19 The mizen draws; she springs aloof once more. 1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) ii. 52 While aloof from Retimo she steers. 1805 Aberdeen Jrnl. 27 Nov. Four more [ships] kept aloof off the bar, waiting a favourable opportunity to get in. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xii. 222 Drive thou the ship aloof through the reek and the wallowing sea. 1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. II. 350 Silence on the sea, Silence in the sky, Nought aloof, a-lee, Not a cloud on high. 1990 G. Hammond Fleeting Things vi. 166 Desperate calls for it to steer alee or aloof signal the paralysis of those onboard. extracted from aloofadv.int.adj.prep. to stand (or keep, hold, etc.) aloof (from) 3. figurative. Frequently with from. Apart from another person or group (with respect to one's attitudes, actions, or interests), usually suggesting a lack of sympathy or common ground. Also: having a conspicuous lack of involvement in a certain situation. Also in extended use, with reference to organizations, attitudes, etc. Usually in to stand (or keep, hold, etc.) aloof (from). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > do nothing [verb (intransitive)] > take no part in action to stand bya1398 to stand (or keep, hold, etc.) aloof (from)1546 to sit back1869 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue sig. Aiv^v What helpth in y^e whole To haste or hang a loofe, happy man, happy dole. 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ix. 449 [Lying]..maketh them hang aloofe, suspect, and be strange one to an other. 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 193 I'le stand aloofe, And will no reconcilement. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 59 God stood not, though he seemed to stand, aloof. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 132 We felt for them as men; but we kept aloof from them. View more context for this quotation 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. xliii. 287 Sparta it seems kept aloof from this struggle. 1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. 635 The English Puritans held aloof at this time from the poor sectaries. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. iii. xiii. 236 Peter was not the man to stand coldly aloof. 1958 W. S. Churchill Hist. Eng.-speaking Peoples IV. xx. 283 Parnell stood aloof from these tumults. 1977 J. Carey Thackeray i. 23 Cool reason stood aloof from the popular passions. 1997 W. Dalrymple From Holy Mountain (1998) iv. 210 Fisk..had always tended to keep aloof from his journalistic colleagues. extracted from aloofadv.int.adj.prep. < as lemmas
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