aloof

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aloof /əˈluːf/ adjective

aloof

/əˈluːf/

adjective

Learner's definition of ALOOF

[more aloof; most aloof]

: not involved with or friendly toward other people（对人）冷淡的，疏远的

She remained aloof [=distant] despite their efforts to make friends.尽管他们努力与她交朋友，但她依然很冷漠。
He held himself aloof from his coworkers. [=he was not warm or friendly toward them]他对同事们很冷淡。

: not involved in or influenced by something远离的；不受影响的

— aloofness

noun [noncount]

She's been criticized for aloofness but she's really just very shy.她因待人冷漠而受批评，但实际上她只是很腼腆。