Aloft

(adv.) in the higher atmosphere above the earth; 'weather conditions aloft are fine'.

(adv.) at or to great height; high up in or into the air; 'eagles were soaring aloft'; 'dust is whirled aloft'.

(adv.) upward; 'the good news sent her spirits aloft'.

(adv.) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; 'climbed aloft to unfurl the sail'.

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• Some sailors being aloft in the main-topsail rigging, the captain had ordered them to race down, threatening the hindmost with the cat-of-nine-tails. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• In a flash the operator switched on the current and the two men stood as if transfixed, hanging desperately to their weapons that were held aloft as by some giant’s hand. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The cat plays about her comrade's forefeet or his trunk often, until dogs approach, and then she goes aloft out of danger. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• No longer a serf, but a freeman and a landholder, Gurth sprung upon his feet, and twice bounded aloft to almost his own height from the ground. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• He waved his arms aloft, where the brilliant sky smiled down on the still waters. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• A signal legible to every sailor of all the fleets engaged in that fierce struggle was strung aloft upon the flagship. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• As far aloft as I could see the stems and branches and twigs were as smooth and as highly polished as the newest of American-made pianos. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• A few larger ones there were, but these kept high aloft dropping bombs upon the temples from their keel batteries. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Clambering quickly aloft I grasped the edge of the eaves and drew myself to the surface of the roof above. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• We wished to go aloft. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The sides are daubed with a smooth white plaster, and tastefully frescoed aloft and alow with disks of camel-dung placed there to dry. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• We loitered about gazing aloft at the monster windows all aglow with brilliantly colored scenes in the lives of the Saviour and his followers. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Mr Boffin, for his part, made no attempt to come down, but remained aloft disconsolate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He stood for a few minutes holding the candle aloft, and blinking on our travellers with a dismal and mystified expression that was truly ludicrous. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• She plunged her arm, bare and herculean, behind the aforementioned sofa, and holding aloft a section of wood, called out in a mood of discovery: 'Is that it? 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I got the key, and went aloft fearless, almost thoughtless. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Here aloft, the companions of the swift-winged birds, we skim through the unresisting element, fleetly and fearlessly. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Three quintals are a crushing load for him; the steer of the meadow tosses him aloft, like a waste rag. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

校对:苏西