单词 | aloft |
释义 | aloft /euh lawft", euh loft"/, adv. 1. high up; far above the ground. 2. Naut. a. on the masts; in the rigging; overhead. b. (on a square-rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging, specifically, on or above the lower yards (opposed to alow). 3. in or into the air. prep. 4. on or at the top of: flags flying aloft the castle. [1150-1200; ME o loft; < ON a lopt in the air; see A-1, LOFT] |
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