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

• 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。
• In heart's perspective the distance looms large.
  在心奥比岛前景里，那相隔百度间隔显得更辽阔了。
• 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。
• On most looms there is a special mechanism to alter the path of yarn to relieve the tension.
  在多数织机上，都装有一个专门的机构，通过改变经纱的路径来缓和张力。
• 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。
• 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。
• The factories no longer relied upon a mechanic to put together looms within the plant.
  工厂不再依靠机修工在车间里组装织机。
• To overcome this difficulty many looms are equipped with an automatic filling transfer system.
  为了解决这个问题，许多织机都装有自动换纬系统。
• That factory has ten looms.
  那家工厂有十台织布机。