1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]冷漠的;离群的 Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people. 冷漠的;离群的 [disapproval]
He seemed aloof and detached.
他显得冷漠离群。
SYN distant, cold, reserved, cool
aloofness
He had an air of aloofness about him.
他给人一种冷冰冰的感觉。
2ADJ-GRADED 置身事外的 If someone stays aloof from something, they do not become involved with it. 置身事外的 [formal]
The Government is keeping aloof from the controversy. [+ from]
政府对争论保持置身事外的态度。
I will hold myself aloof from wrong and corruption.