aloft

adverb
🔊/əˈlɒft/
🔊/əˈlɔːft/
(formal)
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  1. high in the air在高空中
    • She held the glass aloft.她高举玻璃杯。
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse á lopt, á lopti, from á ‘in, on, to’ + lopt ‘air’.