looming

英 [ˈluːmɪŋ]

美 [ˈluːmɪŋ]

v.  赫然耸现; (尤指)令人惊恐地隐现; 显得突出; 逼近
loom的现在分词

现在分词：looming　

BNC.18744 / COCA.11890

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

• Now all the stores are closing, Christmas day is looming.
  现在所有的店都关门了，圣诞节就要到了。
• 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。
• Differences may also be looming at the summit over NATO troop levels in Afghanistan.
  这次北约首脑会议在北约驻阿富汗军队人数问题上也出现了一些意见分歧。
• With the dawn came the guardians of the law, looming dark against the silvery horizon.
  黎明时，法律的卫士们来到了，银色的地平线上朦胧出现了他们的黑影。
• Unfortunately, there's another potential problem looming, called a deadlock.
  不幸的是，这里仍旧存在另一个潜在的问题，叫做死锁。
• She still maintains that the state of state and local finances are a looming crisis.
  她仍然认为，美国州级和地方财政状况将带来一场危机。
• International conflicts on power will take place this month looming over wars and revolutions.
  本月会发生权力方面的国际冲突，战争与革命迫近。
• The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
  新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。
• For global health security, I share your deep concern about the looming threat of an influenza pandemic.
  对全球卫生安全来说，我与你们一样也在深切关注一场大流行性流感迫近的威胁。
• 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。