looms

英 [luːmz]

美 [luːmz]

v.  赫然耸现; (尤指)令人惊恐地隐现; 显得突出; 逼近
n.  织布机
loom的第三人称单数和复数

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

• 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。
• They've replaced most of the old looms with brand-new ones imported from the states.
  他们从美国进口了一批崭新的纺机来替代那些旧的。
• This increases the cost of weaving and tends to make air jet looms less attractive.
  织造成本的提高使喷气织机有被忽视的倾向。
• A long look from dark eyes, a riddling sentence to be woven on the church's looms.
  深色的眼睛长久地凝视着，一个谜语般的句子，在教会的织布机上不停地织了下去。
• It is advisable to weave peach skin-like velvet with ultrafine polyester filaments by shuttle less looms.
  而用涤纶超细旦丝生产仿桃皮绒织物，宜选用无梭织机织造为佳。
• Usage: This system can be applied to various types of hydraulic looms and is their ideal control system.
  产品说明：用途：本系统可用于各种型号的喷水织机，是喷水织机的理想控制设备。
• No, I am not talking about the subprime meltdown and the possible recession that looms on the horizon.
  不，我并不在说垮台的次级房债和可能到来的全球性经济不景气。
• 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。
• Rapier looms are made in a variety of types.
  剑杆织机的种类很多。
• 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。