loom

appear, emerge, show, loom

名词 loom:

1. a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

动词 loom:

1. come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
   同义词：tower, predominate, hulk
3. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
   同义词：brood, hover, bulk large

1. I don't know how to use a hand loom.
   我不知道怎样使用手工织布机。
2. The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
   那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。
3. The convention looms as political battle.
   这场大会将是一场政治角斗。

loom

v.intr.（不及物动词）
loomed,loom.ing,looms
To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image.See Synonyms at appear
隐约地出现：以庞大的、扭曲的或不清晰的形象出现在视野中参见 appear
To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form:
赫然耸现：以放大的和有威胁性的形象出现在意识中：
例句：
.Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 930-933.(Robert Conquest)
.斯大林赫然耸现在930—933年整个人类的悲剧中.(罗伯特·康奎斯特)

To seem imminent; impend:
迫在眉睫：看似即将发生；迫近：
例句：
Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed.
革命已迫在眉睫，但贵族们并未加以注意

n.（名词）
A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness.
某物扭曲、有威胁性的出现，如穿过云雾或黑暗

来源：
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

loom
loom 2

n.（名词）
An apparatus for making thread or yarn into cloth by weaving strands together at right angles.
织机：一种将线或纱以正确的角度织成布的机器

来源：
Middle English lome
中古英语 lome
from Old English gelôma [tool]
源自 古英语 gelôma [工具]
ge- [collective pref.] * see yclept
ge- [集合选择] *参见 yclept
-lôma [tool]
-lôma [工具]
as in andlôman [tools]
如在 andlôman [工具]