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小词详解 | loom
loom 英 [luːm] 美 [luːm]
Such stories loom large in startup folklore as evidence of entrepreneurial true grit.
这类故事是关于创业公司的传说中重要的篇章,显示了创业者的勇气和毅力。
——《经济学人》The bitter lessons of the Iraq war loom over the 2016 election, as they loomed over the previous three, and none of the remaining candidates are calling for a ground force to take on the Islamic State in Syria or Iraq.
伊拉克战争的沉痛教训所留下的阴影,还像过去三年一样,笼罩在2016年的大选之上。在余下的这些候选人中,没有一位提议派地面部队到叙利亚或伊拉克,去对付伊斯兰国。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 尤指大的或有威胁性的事物以模糊的形式出现
财政危机迫在眉睫。
There was a fiscal crisis looming.工厂可能关闭,令廉价而温顺的劳动力们焦虑不安。
The threat of closure looms over the cheap and docile workforce.
已日渐成为我们当今富足社会一块心病的严重持械犯罪问题
the terrible problem of armed crime now looming large in our affluent society
He woke gasping, lost in darkness, and saw a vast shadow looming over him.
他喘着气惊醒,独处黑暗,只见一个硕大的黑影笼罩着他。
emerge: move out of or away from something and become visible appear: come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause impend: be about to happen