loom
US: /ˈɫum/
UK: /lˈuːm/
UK: /lˈuːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
loom /lu:m/
- danh từ
- bóng lờ mờ
- bóng to lù lù
- nội động từ
- hiện ra lờ mờ (ở đằng xa, trong màn sương...)
- the mountain range dimly loomed in the thin veil of morning: dãy núi hiện ra lờ mờ trong màn sương mỏng của buổi ban mai
- (+ large) hiện ra lù lù, hiện ra to lớn; hiện ra (với vẻ đe doạ)
- the shadow of dealth loomed large: bóng thần chết hiện ra lù lù
- hiện ra lờ mờ (ở đằng xa, trong màn sương...)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [V]
1 [usually +adv./prep.] to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way: A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
2 to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon: Food shortages loom in some parts of Africa.
Idioms: loom large to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid: The prospect of war loomed large.
+ noun
a machine for weaving fabric
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 appear, emerge, take shape or form, materialize, surface, arise:
A huge figure loomed out of the fog.
2 menace, impend, threaten, overshadow, tower, dominate, hang or hover over:
Count Dracula's dark castle loomed over us.
3 loom large. dominate, predominate, play a big or an important role or part:
Sales to children loom large in your predictions.
Concise English dictionary
looms|loomed|loomingluːm
noun
+a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
verb
+come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
+appear very large or occupy a commanding position
+hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
