词汇释义

aloof  TEM8    TEM4    GRE

UK  /əˈluːf/ US  /əˈluːf/

1. [disapproval] adj [usually verb-link ADJ] Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people. 冷漠的；离群的

2. [formal] adj If someone stays aloof from something, they do not become involved with it. 置身事外的

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外刊例句

1. The European Central Bank is supposed to be aloof from politics.(New York Times)

欧洲中央银行应该是远离政治。《纽约时报》

2. He tends to be so quiet—not initiating conversations but instead waiting for the other person to speak—that he can seem aloof.(The New Yorker)

他往往很安静--不主动谈话，而是等待对方发言--以至于他看起来很冷漠。《纽约客》

3. So on occasion, he would become totally aloof.(Time)

因此，他偶尔也会变得十分冷漠。《时报》

4. But in recent years, he has been called eccentric and aloof and even distracted by his purchase of England's Liverpool Football Club.(Reuters)

但近年些来，他被称为古怪和冷漠，甚至因为他购买了英格兰的利物浦足球俱乐部而分心。《路透社》

5. He was, like most teens, a bit aloof.(Washington Post)

他和大多数青少年一样，有点冷漠。《华盛顿邮报》

6. Britain is often portrayed as aloof and uninterested, and is regarded as always trying to block things.(The Guardian)

英国经常被形容成冷漠和不感兴趣，并被认为总是试图阻挠事情。《卫报》

7. But it is not easy to remain aloof from a city that bears the king’s name.(The Economist)

但要对一座以国王的名字命名的城市保持冷漠，这不容易。《经济学人》

词汇搭配

be, look, seem, remain, stand aloof

find sb, hold (yourself), keep (yourself) aloof

somewhat, a little, slightly aloof

aloof from

词汇家族

aloofness, aloofly, aloofnesses, aloofier, aloofliest

词汇来源

aloof这个词汇最早用作航海用语，十六世纪出现在英语中，表示“转舵向风”。由luff（顶风行驶）和a-字头（朝……的方向）组合而成。

昔日，舵手转舵使船首迎风行驶，常常是为了避开险滩，但船首又必须略微避开正面的风力才能前行，所以aloof从其本意“转舵向风”引申出“避开”及“隔开”等意。用作形容词时，词义为“冷漠的”或“孤零零的”。

近义词

unkind, unfriendly, indifferent, distant, detached, haughty, remote, standoffish, supercilious, unapproachable

反义词

friendly, outgoing, welcoming, approachable,  kind, sociable, responsive, warm, amicable, congenial, cordial, sympathetic