| 词汇 | aloof |
| 释义 | ALOOF in a world of one's own own aloof; detached; self-centered.John lives in a world of his own. He has very few friends.Mary walks around in a world of her own, but she's very intelligent.When she's thinking, she drifts into a world of her own. live in an ivory tower to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like. aloof fromEmotionally and/or physically distant from someone. I've never seen the CEO before—he stays pretty aloof from the rest of us. I don't think Holly is ready to talk about her breakup yet—she's been keeping aloof from all of her friends. *aloof from someone or somethingbeing remote or distant from someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; keep ~; remain ~; stay ~.) She tends to keep aloof from the rest of us. Ken stays aloof from other committee members between meetings. |
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