loom
- n.织布机
- vi.逼近;赫然耸现;显得突出;(尤指)令人惊恐地隐现
复数： looms 过去式： loomed 现在分词： looming 过去分词： loomed 第三人称单数： looms
loomverb
赫然耸现；（尤指）令人惊恐地隐现
to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way
A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
显得突出；逼近
to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon
There was a crisis looming.
危机迫在眉睫。
to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid
战争的阴影在逼近，令人忧虑。
The prospect of war loomed large.
noun
织布机
a machine for making cloth by twisting threads between other threads which go in a different direction
loom
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VERB （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.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。
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VERB 迫近；逼近；即将爆发
If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon.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。
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PHRASE （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....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
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N-COUNT 织机；织布机
A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth.
noun
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- a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
verb
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- weave on a loom
- materials loomed in Egypt
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- appear very large or occupy a commanding position
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- Synonym: tower predominate hulk
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- come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
- Another air plane loomed into the sky
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- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
- Synonym: brood hover bulk large
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The old woman was weaving on her loom .
那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
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Data Acquisition Software for Loom Monitoring System : Design and Implementation
棉纺厂织布机监控系统数据采集软件的设计与实现
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A dark shape loomed up ahead of us .
一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
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The prospect of war loomed large .
战争的阴影在逼近，令人忧虑。
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There 's trouble looming on the horizon .
可能快要出事了。
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There was a crisis looming .
危机迫在眉睫。
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On South Main Street , a huge brick building looms into view .
在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
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With these very large passenger payloads one question looms above all others — safety .
客载量这么大，有一个问题非常突出——安全。
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The great house loomed up ahead of them .
大屋赫然耸现在他们面前。
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The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis .
新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。
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The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead .
内战战火重燃的威胁正迫在眉睫。
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With an election looming , he has little room for manoeuvre .
随着大选临近，他几乎没有什么回旋的余地了。
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The factories no longer relied upon a mechanic to put together looms within the plant .
工厂不再依靠机修工在车间里组装织机。
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A first-class worker , she operated the difficult Jacquard looms .
她技艺高超，操作着复杂的提花织布机。
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The first day of term , which seemed so far away at the start of the summer holidays , is looming .
暑假刚开始时，开学显得那么遥远，现在却近在眼前。
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Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed .
当败象已呈时，芭芭拉看上去越来越沮丧。
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All of a sudden a tall old man in a black cloak loomed out of the murk .
一位身着黑斗篷的高个儿老者突然从暗处闪了出来。
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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。
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An island loomed on the horizon .
一座岛屿赫然出现在地平线上。
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A boat loomed out of the fog .
雾中隐隐现出一艘小船。
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Some hills loomed in the distance .
远处影影绰绰地有一些小山。
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Problems loom large when men don 't.
困难像弹簧，你弱他就强。
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Ancient people all used looms to weave .
古代女子成年很早，及笄已算成年，但其实才15岁。
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The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom .
织布机上梭子来回地飞动。
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There is a looming threat of fatal disaster .
恐有血光之灾。
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That factory has ten looms .
那家工厂有十台织布机。
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The mountaintops loom through the clouds .
山峰在云雾中若隐若现。
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In the Industrial Revolution hand weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom .
在工业革命中,手工织布者被机械织机扫地出门。
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As the end of school approaches , and school vacation reading lists loom ahead , parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore ．
随着学期接近尾声，假期阅读清单也逐渐成形，父母也许会抓住机会加入进来，制作自己的夏日阅读清单并计划一次前往图书馆或书店的家庭之旅。
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The prospect of war loomed large in everyone 's mind .
战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心
强调进入视野为人所见，也指公开露面为公众所看见。
A warship appeared near the harbour.
一艘军舰出现在港口附近。
She appeared on the stage.
她在舞台上亮相。
She appeared on national television.
她曾上过全国性电视节目。
多指问题、困境等出现。
Difficulties arose in his work.
他工作中出现了困难。
A crisis has arisen in the Foreign Office.
外交部出现了危机。
指从某个掩蔽处出现或摆脱遮挡物而被看见，强调缓缓出现的过程，常后接介词 from。
The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
太阳从云层后面露出来了。
A submarine emerged from the sea.
一艘潜艇浮出海面。
When we look a bit deeper, problems begin to emerge.
我们探讨得再深入一点就发现，问题开始出现了。
尤指轮廓不清、令人惊恐地隐现。
A boat loomed out of the fog.
雾中隐隐现出一艘小船。
An island loomed on the horizon.
一座岛屿赫然出现在地平线上。
语气较强，强调明显地表现出来。
Her worry showed in her eyes.
她的眼神显露出忧愁。
Spain's economy began to show signs of recovery.
西班牙的经济开始显露出复苏的迹象。
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