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loom over sth/sb
常表示不祥或压迫性的出现。
A dark cloud loomed over the mountain.
乌云笼罩在山顶上。
赫然显现；逼近；迫近
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赫然显现；逼近；迫近
to appear as a large, often frightening shape, or to be about to happen
A dark cloud loomed over the mountain.
乌云笼罩在山顶上。
隐约出现,如在地平线上或透过昏暗处看到。
To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
以夸张或威胁性的形式出现；人或事物高耸；想法令人印象深刻或令人生畏地占据心头；事件即将来临。
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
隐约出现,常带有威胁感
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
上升并杰出；在道德意义上被提升或崇高化。
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
loom
Base
原形
looms
3rd person
第三人称单数
looming
-ing
现在分词
loomed
Past
过去式
loomed
Past participle
过去分词
The deadline looms ahead of us.
截止日期在我们面前逼近。
A huge wave loomed over the boat.
一股巨浪笼罩着船。
Dark clouds are looming on the horizon.
乌云正从天边隐约出现。
A dark figure loomed out of the fog, startling the pedestrians.
一个黑影从雾中隐约出现，吓了行人一跳。
AI contextual example
As the deadline approaches, the pressure of unfinished work looms over the team.
随着截止日期临近，未完成工作的压力笼罩着团队。
AI contextual example
The threat of a recession is looming large in the global economy.
经济衰退的威胁在全球经济中日益凸显。
AI contextual example
Another air plane loomed into the sky
另一架飞机赫然出现在天空中
WordNet
常表示不祥或压迫性的出现。
A dark cloud loomed over the mountain.
乌云笼罩在山顶上。
指某事即将发生，常带有紧迫感。
The deadline looms ahead.
截止日期逼近。
强调重要性或威胁性。
The problem looms large in her mind.
这个问题在她心中显得很突出。
Not this
The mountain looms huge.
Use this
The mountain looms large.
loom 常与 large 搭配表示‘显得很大’，而非直接接形容词 huge。
Not this
A ship loomed up from the fog.
Use this
A ship loomed out of the fog.
loom 表示‘隐约出现’时，常接 out of，无需多余的 up。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
显得突出；令人忧虑
The threat of layoffs looms large in the office.
裁员的威胁在办公室里显得格外突出。
即将来临；逼近
More job cuts loom ahead for the industry.
该行业将面临更多裁员。
笼罩；逼近
The debt crisis loomed over the company.
债务危机笼罩着这家公司。
迫在眉睫的威胁
Climate change remains a looming threat to coastal cities.
气候变化仍是沿海城市迫在眉睫的威胁。
在远处隐约出现
A ship loomed in the distance.
一艘船在远处隐约出现。
即将到来的截止日期
With the looming deadline, the team worked through the night.
由于截止日期临近，团队通宵工作。
显得突出；令人忧虑；萦绕心头
The threat of war loomed large in everyone's minds.
战争的威胁笼罩在每个人的心头。
笼罩；威胁着
The possibility of layoffs loomed over the office.
裁员的可能笼罩着办公室。
迫在眉睫；即将来临
Final exams loom ahead, so I need to start studying.
期末考试迫在眉睫，我需要开始复习了。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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把 loom 的两个 o 当作雾中巨影发光的双眼，隐约逼近，气势逼人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、文学环境描写、日常讨论未来风险 该词为中性语域，多用于新闻、小说等书面语，也常见于口语中对即将到来或具有威胁感的事物的描述；选择依据是语境而非常规的正式或随意程度。
All six words rhyme with loom (/lum/), sharing the final /-um/ sound and the spelling -oom. Beware lookalikes that sound different, such as come (/kʌm/) and home (/hoʊm/), which are not rhymes.
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