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

• The discussion focused on a single question: was a recession looming?
  讨论聚焦在一个简单的问题上：经济衰退是否正在迫近？
• 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。
• But the looming battle concerns politics, not economics.
  但即将到来的斗争是政治上的，而不是经济上的。
• 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。
• There is a tremendous danger looming, and it is very difficult to be optimistic.
  因为有一个巨大的危险正在来临，我们对此很难持乐观的态度。
• 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。
• Pandemic influenza is the third global crisis looming on the horizon.
  大流行性流感是正在逼近的第三个全球性危机。
• 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。
• Why did he vanish when a Hollywood contract could have been looming?
  为什么当好莱坞的片约隐约呈现的时候，他却消失了呢？
• A showdown is looming between the new government and the president concerning the judiciary.
  新政府和总统在司法问题上的摊牌迫在眉睫。