aloft

UK:  [ə'lɒft]

US:  [ə'lɔft]

n.

1.船甲板上部

adv.

1.高空

2.在桅樯高处

3.高高地;在上面

4.在空中

5.【航海】桅上,桅杆高处,帆索高处

1 . We surrounded ourselves with such an atmosphere of pure frenzy that we always seemed to be soaring aloft on the wings of our enthusiasm.
我们把自己包裹在这样一种纯粹狂乱的气氛当中，就像一直乘着热情的翅膀，直冲云天。

2 . on a bridge above a main road, a woman in a niqab carries aloft a placard bearing a picture of the president's stern mustachioed face.
在一条主干道上的桥上，一个戴黑巾的妇女将一张严厉的大胡子脸总统的照片举过头顶。

3 . "Gooooood, " is all my smiling friend can manage to say, holding his chopsticks aloft as he selects his next mouthful.
“太……棒了”，我那开心微笑的朋友找不到别的词语来形容，他举起筷子，选择下一口美食。

4 . As if carried aloft by a great eagle, Saint Teresa said, my ecstasy lifted me into the air.
「就像被巨鹰带往高处一样，」泰瑞莎修女说，「狂喜之境将我提升至空中。」

5 . a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship.
由一块板和一根绳子组成；用于在高处作业或在船侧作业。