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loom n.织布机,织机 v.隐现,迫近 A common way we hear loom is in "loomed large," as in, "The specter of getting fired loomed large in Amanda's imagination." Deriving from Low German or Dutch, the word sounds smoky (or misty) and spectral: the Antarctic ice-shelf loomed on the horizon as Shackleton's ship approached the continent. ★★☆☆☆ 2010.2

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[lu:m] Loom has two distinct meanings. First, it's a tool for weaving. Second, it means to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way. The future loomed grim. The shadow loomed above us. A looming threat to business-method patents. 1[VERB 动词]（庞然大物或形状模糊之物）耸现，出现 If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way.   [V prep/adv]  [Also V]Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone.文森特赫然耸现在我面前，面色灰白得像一块墓碑。...the bleak mountains that loomed out of the blackness and towered around us.黑暗中若隐若现、耸立在我们四周的荒山2[VERB 动词]迫近；逼近；即将爆发 If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon.   [V]  [V adv/prep]  [V-ing]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States...另一场政府开支危机在美国一触即发。The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.内战战火重燃的威胁正迫在眉睫。...the looming threat of recession.日益迫近的经济衰退的威胁3[PHRASE 短语]（尤指问题或忧虑）挥之不去，萦绕心中，显得突出 If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.   [V inflects]...the terrible problem of armed crime now looming large in our society...已日渐成为我们当今社会一块心病的严重的持械犯罪问题As such tensions increase, they loom larger in Russia's  domestic politics.这种紧张关系的不断加剧使其在俄罗斯国内政治中愈发凸显。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]织机；织布机 A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. 相关词组：loom up

英语单词	loom
英美音标	[lu:m]
中文释义	n.织布机,织机 v.隐现,迫近
vocab简明	Loom has two distinct meanings. First, it's a tool for weaving. Second, it means to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way. The future loomed grim. The shadow loomed above us.
vocab扩展	A common way we hear loom is in "loomed large," as in, "The specter of getting fired loomed large in Amanda's imagination." Deriving from Low German or Dutch, the word sounds smoky (or misty) and spectral: the Antarctic ice-shelf loomed on the horizon as Shackleton's ship approached the continent.
真题原句	A looming threat to business-method patents.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]（庞然大物或形状模糊之物）耸现，出现 If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. [V prep/adv] [Also V] Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone. 文森特赫然耸现在我面前，面色灰白得像一块墓碑。 ...the bleak mountains that loomed out of the blackness and towered around us. 黑暗中若隐若现、耸立在我们四周的荒山 2 [VERB 动词]迫近；逼近；即将爆发 If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon. [V] [V adv/prep] [V-ing] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States... 另一场政府开支危机在美国一触即发。 The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead. 内战战火重燃的威胁正迫在眉睫。 ...the looming threat of recession. 日益迫近的经济衰退的威胁 3 [PHRASE 短语]（尤指问题或忧虑）挥之不去，萦绕心中，显得突出 If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important. [V inflects] ...the terrible problem of armed crime now looming large in our society... 已日渐成为我们当今社会一块心病的严重的持械犯罪问题 As such tensions increase, they loom larger in Russia's domestic politics. 这种紧张关系的不断加剧使其在俄罗斯国内政治中愈发凸显。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]织机；织布机 A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. 相关词组： loom up
来源	2010.2

Loom Loomed Large Threat [V Ing Threatening Looming