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ADJ-GRADED
崇高的；高尚的
A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
例句
It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals...
這是一家創辦伊始抱有雄心壯志的銀行。
Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
盡管身處混亂之中，他卻懷有崇高的目標。
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ADJ-GRADED
（建筑物）巍峨的，高聳的；（房間）屋頂高的
A lofty building or room is very high.
例句
...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg...
位于薩爾茨堡市郊的一間采光好、屋頂高的公寓
Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
維多利亞式房屋屋頂高聳，房間布局凌亂，因此可能會顯得較為陰冷。
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ADJ-GRADED
傲慢的；高傲的
If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
例句
...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.
他常在言語間流露出來的、對其職業不屑一顧的傲慢態度
...lofty contempt.
倨傲不屑