loomed
past simple and past participle ofloom
| 单词 | loomed |
| 释义 | loomed past simple and past participle ofloom loom verb[I] uk/luːm/us/luːm/loomverb[I](APPEAR)C2 toappearas alarge, oftenfrighteningorunclearshapeorobject: Darkstormcloudsloomedon thehorizon. to appear
Arriving, entering and invading
loomverb[I](CAUSE WORRY)C2 If anunwantedorunpleasanteventlooms, itseemslikelytohappensoonandcausesworry: Herfinalexamsare looming. Here, too, thethreatofunemploymenthas been loomingon thehorizon. Thethreatofclosureloomsovertheworkforce. About to happen
Idiomloom large Examplesofloomedloomed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Because a significant portion of the labour force was becoming redundant, pauperizationloomedlarge. From theCambridge English Corpus What onceloomedlarge has shrunk in significance. From theCambridge English Corpus The more familiar colonial strategy of conquest and plunder alwaysloomedin the background as perhaps an easier option. From theCambridge English Corpus With housing in short supply generally, the danger of property speculationloomedlarge. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of them, by the accidents of his reading,loomedout in his fancy disproportionately large by comparison with the rest. From theCambridge English Corpus To add to his political troubles, financial bankruptcyloomed. From theCambridge English Corpus Later, while tickling her infant, sheloomedclose to her face and bared her teeth. From theCambridge English Corpus Initially the party leaders felt that if day-care expansion was to be given its final go-ahead the costsloomedhigh. From theCambridge English Corpus We do know, however, that power politics within the family- whatever its details-consistentlyloomedlarger than other considerations when it came to negotiating institutional change. From theCambridge English Corpus Later, however, its delight turned to horror as the rocky coastloomedlarge. From theCambridge English Corpus There was no time to ref lect as in an editorial-there was no interpreter to impartially dissect the question-and the son's presenceloomedlarge. From theCambridge English Corpus This was to be demonstrated most dramatically by power plays within the major political parties as the general electionloomed. From theCambridge English Corpus The potential for isolationloomedin a manner reminiscent of the early 1970s. From theCambridge English Corpus It was the ethic of the community in one sense thatloomedlarger than the right of the individual. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, individual responsibilityloomedlarge also in a field completely unrelated to theology. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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