loom
柯林斯词典
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; 隱約顯現
Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone. 文森特赫然出現在我麪前，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. (令人擔憂的或危險的情形或事件) 可能發生; 逐漸逼近[journalism]
Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States. 又一次政府開支危機正在美國醞釀。
The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead. 新一輪內戰的威脇在逼近。
3. N-COUNT A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. 織佈機
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loom /luːm/ (looming,loomed,looms)
剑桥词典
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；赫然聳現
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon . 天邊隱約出現了一團團的烏雲。
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，還有失業的威脇在逼近。
The threat of closure looms over the workforce . 工廠可能關閉，令工人們焦慮不安。