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单词 aloof
释义 aloof
I. \əˈlüf\ adverb
Etymology: a (I) + loof, variant of luff (side of a ship)
1. obsolete : to windward
 < keeping the ship aloof >
2. archaic
 a. : from a distance
  < barely visible, the mountains loomed up aloof >
 b. : at a distance
  < trying to keep failure aloof >
II. adjective
: removed or distant either physically or spiritually and usually by choice and with indifference to the feelings, opinions, or interests of others : apart, remote
 < he stood aloof from worldly success — John Buchan >
 < holding herself aloof in chosen loneliness — P.E.More >
 < a severe, aloof building — Green Peyton >
 < the aloof composer neither worried nor cared about public opinion — Mary Jane Matz >
Synonyms: see indifferent
III. preposition
obsolete : away from : clear from
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