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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

loom

英  [luːm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • looms

    1. [C 可数名词] 织布机

    A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth.

    VERB. 动词

  • looms , looming , loomed

    1. [I 不及物动词] （常以可怕的方式）赫然出现 , 隐约显现

    If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way.

    双语例句

    例：

    Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone.

    文森特赫然出现在我面前，脸色灰白得像块墓碑。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （令人担忧的或危险的情形或事件）可能发生 , 逐渐逼近

    If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon.

    双语例句

    例：

    Another government spending crisis is looming in the United States.

    又一次政府开支危机在美国一触即发。

    例：

    The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.

    新一轮内战的威胁在逼近。

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