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loom n.织布机n.若隐若现vi.隐约可见；迫近 (1) 我不知道怎样使用手工织布机。(2) 她的织布机正编织着这些织物。(3) 织布机上梭子来回飞动。(4) 孩子们兴奋地注视着陆地的初现。(5) 那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。(6) 山峰在云雾中若隐若现。(7) 干草垛在英国的一片农田上隐约可见。(8) 食物短缺在非洲一些地区迫在眉睫。(9) 革命已迫在眉睫，但贵族们并未加以注意 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.

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英 [luːm] 美 [luːm] (1) I don't know how to use a hand loom.(2) The fabric was weaving at her loom.(3) The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.(4) The children are so excited to watch for the first loom of the land.(5) The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.(6) The mountaintops loom through the clouds.(7) Hay bales loom over a U.K. field.(8) Food shortages loom in some parts of Africa.(9) Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed. 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. 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	英 [luːm] 美 [luːm]
中文释义	n.织布机 n.若隐若现 vi.隐约可见；迫近
英语例句	(1) I don't know how to use a hand loom. (2) The fabric was weaving at her loom. (3) The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom. (4) The children are so excited to watch for the first loom of the land. (5) The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. (6) The mountaintops loom through the clouds. (7) Hay bales loom over a U.K. field. (8) Food shortages loom in some parts of Africa. (9) Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed.
中文例句	(1) 我不知道怎样使用手工织布机。 (2) 她的织布机正编织着这些织物。 (3) 织布机上梭子来回飞动。 (4) 孩子们兴奋地注视着陆地的初现。 (5) 那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。 (6) 山峰在云雾中若隐若现。 (7) 干草垛在英国的一片农田上隐约可见。 (8) 食物短缺在非洲一些地区迫在眉睫。 (9) 革命已迫在眉睫，但贵族们并未加以注意
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
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

Loom Loomed Large [V Ing Weaving Threatening Verb