loom
loom 英 [lu:m] 美 [lum]
v. 逼近
进行时:looming 过去式:loomed 过去分词:loomed 第三人称单数:looms 名词复数:looms
- Loom has two distinct meanings. First, it's a tool for weaving. Second, it means to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way. The future loomed grim. The shadow loomed above us.
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- v. 逼近
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1. A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
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2. There was a crisis looming.
危机迫在眉睫。
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3. The prospect of war loomed large.
战争的阴影在逼近，令人忧虑。
- loom (n.) weaving machine, early 13c. shortening of Old English geloma "utensil, tool," from ge-, perfective prefix, + -loma, an element of unknown origin (compare Old English andloman (plural) "apparatus, article of furniture"). Originally "implement or tool of any kind" (as in heirloom); thus, "the penis" (c. 1400-1600). Specific meaning "a machine in which yarn or thread is woven into fabric" is from c. 1400.
- loom (v.) 1540s, "to come into view largely and indistinctly," of uncertain origin. According to OED perhaps from a Scandinavian or Low German source (compare dialectal Swedish loma, East Frisian lomen "move slowly"), which is perhaps from the root of lame (adj.). Early used also of ships moving up and down. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Loomed; looming.
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