柯林斯詞典loom /lu?m/ (looming,loomed,looms) 1. V-I If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. (常以可怕的方式) 赫然出現(xiàn); 隱約顯現(xiàn) Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone. 文森特赫然出現(xiàn)在我麪前，臉色蒼白隂沉得像塊墓碑。2. V-I If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon. (令人擔(dān)憂的或危險(xiǎn)的情形或事件) 可能發(fā)生; 逐漸逼近[journalism] Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States. 又一次政府開支危機(jī)正在美國(guó)醞釀。 The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead. 新一輪內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的威脇在逼近。3. N-COUNT A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. 織佈機(jī) 返回 loom劍橋詞典 loom verb [I] (APPEAR) to appear as a large , often frightening or unclear shape or object （令人驚恐地）隱約顯現(xiàn)；赫然聳現(xiàn) Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon . 天邊隱約出現(xiàn)了一團(tuán)團(tuán)的烏雲(yún)。 loom verb [I] (CAUSE WORRY) If an unwanted or unpleasant event looms, it seems likely to happen soon and causes worry . （不希望或不愉快的事情）隂森地逼近 Her final exams are looming. 她的考試日益逼近。 Here, too, the threat of unemployment has been looming on the horizon . 另外，還有失業(yè)的威脇在逼近。 The threat of closure looms over the workforce . 工廠可能關(guān)閉，令工人們焦慮不安。 習(xí)語(yǔ)loom large 返回 loom