loom
n machine for weaving cloth 织布机.
loom v
(a) [Ipr, Ip]
appear in an indistinct and often threatening way 隐现(常令人生畏)
an enormous shape looming (up) in the distance, out of the darkness, through the mist, etc 自远处、 从黑暗中、 透过雾霭等森森然逼临的庞然大物.
(b) [La, I] (fig 比喻) appear important or threatening 显得重要或令人生畏
The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影威慑人心.
the looming threat of a strike 非同小可的罢工威胁.
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
The sides of the deer were coloured with a reddish-brown paint.