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looming

英 [ˈluːmɪŋ]

美 [ˈluːmɪŋ]

v.  赫然耸现; (尤指)令人惊恐地隐现; 显得突出; 逼近
loom的现在分词

现在分词:looming 

BNC.18744 / COCA.11890

柯林斯词典

  • VERB (庞然大物或形状模糊之物)耸现,出现
    If somethinglooms overyou, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way.
    1. 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。
    2. ...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
  • VERB 迫近;逼近;即将爆发
    If a worrying or threatening situation or eventis looming, it seems likely to happen soon.
    1. 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。
    2. The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.
      内战战火重燃的威胁正迫在眉睫。
    3. ...the looming threat of recession.
      日益迫近的经济衰退的威胁
  • 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 worrylooms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
    1. ...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
    2. 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。
  • 织机;织布机
    Aloomis a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth.

    双语例句

    • International conflicts on power will take place this month looming over wars and revolutions.
      本月会发生权力方面的国际冲突,战争与革命迫近。
    • 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。
    • Combine a looming recession in America, a presidential election and the Beijing Olympics and you have a formula for potential trouble.
      加上日以迫近的美国经济衰退、总统大选和北京奥运会,你就有了一个可能带来麻烦的“方程式”。
    • 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。
    • Water plants and reeds looming, it seems that there is no wind candles away from this place.
      水草和芦苇若隐若现,似乎有烛光远离了这没有风的地方。
    • This looming glut could have far-reaching effects on gas pricing, the report says.
      这一即将到来的过剩,可能对天然气价格产生深远影响,国际能源机构的报告说。
    • Now all the stores are closing, Christmas day is looming.
      现在所有的店都关门了,圣诞节就要到了。
    • There is a tremendous danger looming, and it is very difficult to be optimistic.
      因为有一个巨大的危险正在来临,我们对此很难持乐观的态度。
    • A showdown is looming between the new government and the president concerning the judiciary.
      新政府和总统在司法问题上的摊牌迫在眉睫。
    • 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。