rarefied
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 (of gases) less dense than is normal; thin (指气体)?quot;〉?BR> the rarefied air (ie with little oxygen) of the Andes 安第斯山脉的?quot;】掌ㄈ毖酰?
2 (fig 比喻) (of ideas, etc) subtle and refined; lofty and exclusive (指思想等)缜密而纯正的, 清高的
dons living in a rarefied academic atmosphere 生活在纯净的学术气氛中的大学教师.