| 词汇 | loom up |
| 释义 | Phr V loom up looms, looming, loomed loom up to appear as a large but not clear shape, often in a way that seems frighteningusually + adv/prepA figure suddenly loomed up out of the darkness.The mountains loom up against the skyline. loom up if something looms up, it suddenly appears as a large unclear shape as you come close to it: The city's skyscrapers loom up out of the mist. A huge truck loomed up in front of them. loom up1. To become visible by or as by rising up from some point or source. The huge, imposing monument loomed up as we drove toward the city. A huge hooded figure loomed up from the shadows, wielding a knife and demanding that we give him our wallets. 2. To become nearer in time, causing dread or anxiety in the process. With the deadline looming up, I grew more and more panicked about what I was going to write. 3. To become more definite or probable, typically in a threatening way. With a government shutdown looming up, congress scrambled to pass a budget that satisfied both political parties' demands. loom upto appear to rise up [from somewhere]; to take form or definition, usually threatening to some degree. A great city loomed up in the distance. It looked threatening in the dusky light. A ghost loomed up, but we paid no attention, since it had to be a joke. The recession loomed up, and the stock market reacted. |
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