loom:if something unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen soon.
當我們想表示“迫在眉睫”或“一觸即發(fā)”時遇西,就可以用loom表示。主語一般都是有一些負向意義的詞,比如:crisis, problem, threat, danger等蝗罗。
牛津釋義:
1. to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way.
eg. A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
2. to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon.
eg. There was a crisis looming.
idioms:
loom large:to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid.
eg. The prospect of war loomed large.
作業(yè)練習:
1. 人們開始擔心人工智能的發(fā)展。
翻譯:The concern of Artificial Intelligence development looms.
答案:As artificial intelligence advances, concerns loom.
2. 場景1) 每當想到寫年度報告逗柴,心中的憂慮就揮之不去迁酸。 造句1) Every time I think of writing the annual report, anxiety looms.
場景2) 被要求相親的壓力沉重地壓在我的心頭。 造句2) The pressure of being arranged a blind date loomed large in my mind.