英语释义

1. a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace sense 1) at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth

2. to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

3. to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form
deficits loomed large

4. to take shape as an impending occurrence
the problems that loomed ahead

5. the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness also a looming shadow or reflection

6. to appear in a large, strange, or frightening form often in a sudden way to appear in an impressively large or great form

7. to be close to happening to be about to happen

8. a frame or machine for weaving cloth

9. to come into sight suddenly and often with a large, strange, or frightening appearance
A steep hill loomed ahead.
— Lois Lowry, The Giver

10. to be about to happen
A battle is looming.

片语

Trouble Looming街头霸王

Looming machinery穿综筘机械

jacquard loom提花机；[纺] 提花织机

water-jet loom喷水织机

shuttleless loom[纺] 无梭织机

looming frame穿综架

Looming Shade昏暗阴魂

election looming选举临近

looming danger隐约出现的危险

loom large显得突出；赫然耸现

rapier loom剑桿织机；剑桿式投纬织机

looming draft[纺]

shuttle loom梭织机；有梭织机

Looming Numbers隐约数字

needled looming针织机；针织编带机；导针织机

air-jet loom喷气织机

英汉例句

• in the wake of recent disasters, dr chan looked ahead at three looming crises.

  随着最近灾难的发生，陈博士还展望了三个迫在眉睫的危机。

• the looming showdown in 2010 between iran and the world holds out promise for israel, but it makes israel’s own moment of decision nearer and starker.

  2010年，即将到来的伊朗与世界之间的摊牌，维持了对以色列的承诺，但它也让以色列做出决定的时间更近更完全了。

• this is why the looming fiscal problems are a potential crisis of the first order.

  这就是为什么正在逼近的财政问题是一个初级的潜在危机。

• in every direction we could see the tiered profiles of one volcano after another, looming from the misty horizon.

  从每个方向我们都能看到从峦叠嶂的火山，一座接一座从雾气蒸腾的地平线上显现出来。

• the sufferer in this case is constantly afraid of the looming shadow of death.

  这种癥状的患者总是对那些逐渐逼近的死亡气息感到恐惧。

• the biggest looming issue is mr ahmadinejad’s plan to slash consumer subsidies that cost his government $70 billion-100 billion a year, a quarter of gdp.

  其中隐藏的迫在眉睫的问题，是内贾德意图削减每年占政府70到100亿美元（约gdp的四分之一）的消费物价补贴的计划。

• right now we「re looking at not one but two looming crises, either of which could produce a global disaster.

  现在我们看到即将来临的不是一个，而是两个危机，任何一个都会产生全球性灾难。

• what we face is a looming imbalance in which demand for new drugs far outstrips supply.

  我们面对的是日益逼近的失衡，对新药的需求远远超过了供给。

• some insist, however, that a nasa conspiracy is in play and that nibiru, looming in on the approach, can already be seen in broad daylight from the southern hemisphere.

  然而，一些人仍然坚称，nasa在实行它的阴谋，而且在白天，南半球的人们已经能看见正向地球逼近的「尼布鲁」。

• it dismayed workers and politicians in michigan who saw the looming prospect of even deeper job losses, factory closures and cuts to benefits.

  这让密歇根州的工人和政客沮丧不已，他们或许隐约看到更多的失业人数，工厂倒闭，以及税收缩减。

• the purpose of these portrayals is to show us that global warming is a looming threat to people all over the world.

  这些漫画的目的是告诉我们：全球气候变暖对全世界的人们来说是迫在眉睫的威胁。

• the un’s world food programme gives warning of a looming crisis. flour, rice, sugar, milk, canned food and fresh meat have nearly run out.

  联合国世界粮食计划组织对发出警告，面粉、大米、糖、罐装食品和鲜肉几尽用完，一场危机迫在眉睫。

• a life-and-death struggle is looming ahead.

  一场你死我活的斗争迫在眉睫。

• the bushes have made a point of keeping things as normal as possible, including the looming iron gate that has been erected across the driveway as a security measure.

  布什强调一切尽可能保持普通，这包括作为一种安全防护措施，已在车道末端建造起来，隐约可见的那座铁门。

• looming over the vines are massive outcroppings of black and gray granite interspersed with flower-strewn meadows and wooded hills that inevitably call to mind the sound of music.

  葡萄藤上隐约露出巨大的黑色和灰色花冈巖，周围是点缀着鲜花的草地和难免令人想到「音乐之声」的树木繁茂的小山。

• but with deeper budget cuts looming in 2011, all the praise and attention in the world won」t mean very much if community colleges have to shut their doors to the people who've come to depend on them.

  但是随着2011年预算缩减加重的阴影显现，如果社区学院必须将那些依赖于其的人拒之门外的话，那么世界上所有的称赞及关注都算不了什么。

• japan’s aging population and low birthrate point to a looming shortage of workers, and japan’s elder care facilities and hospitals are already competing for nurses.

  日本人口老龄化以及低出生率导致工人短缺人问题迫在眉睫，同时日本的老年保健机构和医院的护士已经供不应求。

• this episode addresses a looming challenge our civilization faces when boldly going out to other worlds.

  这段插曲解决了迫在眉睫的挑战，当我们的文明面临大胆地走出去到其他的世界时。

• we have lived under the looming threat of an influenza pandemic for four years.

  四年来，我们一直处于一场流感大流行的隐约威胁之下。

• so many people now trapped in structured products are pinning all their hopes on a bubble revival to release them from looming poverty.

  那些被结构性产品套牢的投资者们寄所有希望于泡沫回归，以让他们摆脱迫在眉睫的贫困。

• aside from the breakneck depletion of the reserve fund, however, there is a potential problem looming for russia’s government.

  然而，除了储备金以惊人的速度减少外，俄政府还有一迫在眉睫的潜在问题。

相似词

black黑色的；黑人的；邪恶的