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单词 loom
释义
loom
verb[I]
uk
/luːm/us
/luːm/

loomverb[I](APPEAR)

C2
toappearas alarge, oftenfrighteningorunclearshapeorobject:
（令人惊恐地）隐约显现；赫然耸现
Darkstormcloudsloomedon thehorizon.天边隐约出现了一团团的乌云。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to appear
  • appearOne or two clouds appeared in the sky.
  • be/become visibleAs the beach gets darker, the glow of city lights becomes more visible.
  • show itselfHe believes the impact is showing itself clearly already.
  • emergeA slender figure is seen emerging from the darkness.
  • loomClouds of volcanic ash loomed menacingly overhead.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arriving, entering and invading
  • annex
  • annexation
  • be on the sceneidiom
  • been
  • break
  • breaksomeonein
  • hit
  • interloper
  • intrude
  • intrusion
  • invade
  • jump
  • jump the queueidiom
  • land
  • roll up!idiom
  • set foot insomewhereidiom
  • show up
  • trespass
  • turn
  • turn out
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loomverb[I](CAUSE WORRY)

C2
If anunwantedorunpleasanteventlooms, itseemslikelytohappensoonandcausesworry:
（不希望或不愉快的事情）阴森地逼近
Herfinalexamsare looming.她的考试日益逼近。
Here, too, thethreatofunemploymenthas been loomingon thehorizon.另外，还有失业的威胁在逼近。
Thethreatofclosureloomsovertheworkforce.工厂可能关闭，令工人们焦虑不安。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
About to happen
  • about
  • at handidiom
  • be on the point of(doing) somethingidiom
  • be ready to rollidiom
  • beckon
  • come up
  • corner
  • horizon
  • impend
  • impending
  • in the airidiom
  • in the pipelineidiom
  • in-store
  • pipeline
  • ready
  • stare
  • staresomeonein the faceidiom
  • store
  • teeter
  • wait in the wingsidiom
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Idiom

loom large
loom
noun[C]
uk
/luːm/us
/luːm/
apieceofequipmentforweaving(= makingthreadintocloth)
织布机
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - general words
  • 3-D printer
  • animatronic
  • automated
  • automation
  • backhoe
  • chuck
  • coffee machine
  • crankshaft
  • flywheel
  • generator
  • Heath Robinson
  • hoist
  • mill
  • shredder
  • supersensitivity
  • tabulator
  • teleprompter
  • telerobotics
  • touchless
  • water cooler
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(Definition ofloomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

loom| American Dictionary

loom
verb[I]
us
/lum/

loomverb[I](APPEAR)

toappear,esp. whenseeminglargeandthreatening:
Recordbudgetdeficits, nowrunningwell above $200billionayear, loom over therecovery.

Idiom

loom large
loom
noun[C]
us
/lum/

loomnoun[C](DEVICE)

apieceofequipmenton whichthreadiswovenintocloth
(Definition ofloomfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

loom| Business English

loom
verb[I]
uk
/luːm/us
if anunpleasanteventlooms, it willprobablyhappenand makespeopleworry:
Stocks ofheatingoilare attheirlowestlevelsforyears, and anothercrisismay be looming.
Thecompanyis inseriousfinancialtrouble, with moredebtlooming on thehorizon.
sth looms over sb/sthThethreatofclosurelooms over theworkforce.
loom large
if something loomslarge, itbecomesveryimportantand couldcauseseriousproblems:
Foodretailersbecamenervousas thethreatof apricewarloomedlarge.
(Definition ofloomfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloom

loom
Textile production was the dominant manufacturing sector, whether measured by employment at spindles and wheels and at looms, or by value of output.
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In the second quarter of the nineteenth century perhaps 200,000 weavers left their looms rather than work for so little.
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In the 1930s the cloth manufacturers made some attempts to increase the number of power looms per weaver above the standard four.
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The appraisers did not invariably specify what type of looms were present in cases where there were two or more.
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Most 'poor' weavers owned their own looms, but the few who did not were poor.
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From the prices noted for the looms, it appears that the great majority of the forty-two cases involved two broadlooms.
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The master weaver with two or more looms was both an independent artisan and an employer of labour.
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At the contest, both weavers set up their looms.
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However, the fear of busting the curve and causing the other student to fail the course now looms large.
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Because a significant portion of the labour force was becoming redundant, pauperization loomed large.
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Perspectives looms when we turn to courts rather than regulatory agencies for controls.
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However, the threat of oil-dependent nations discovering vast new reserves or developing energy policies that do not rely on fossil fuels looms on the horizon.
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What once loomed large has shrunk in significance.
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To add to his political troubles, financial bankruptcy loomed.
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Weaving families generally owned their own modest houses, their looms and their other tools, though frequently these served as security against debts to moneylenders.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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