loom

🇺🇸 /luːm/ 🇬🇧 /luːm/
頻度
難易度
タグ TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
intransitive verb
C1

to appear as a large, unclear shape, often in a scary way

A dark shape loomed ahead of us in the fog.

霧の中で暗い影が私たちの前方にぼんやりと現れた。

C1

to seem serious and about to happen soon

A big problem seems to loom on the horizon.

地平線上に大きな問題が迫っているように思われる。

noun
R

a machine that makes cloth by weaving threads together

The weaver used a loom to create beautiful fabrics.

織工は織機を使って美しい布地を作った。

translation

vi. ぼんやりと現れる(しばしば大きく不気味な形で), 差し迫る(深刻な事態が起きそうな様子)
n. 織機

語形変化

3rd Present looms
Progressive looming
Past loomed
Plural looms
Perfect loomed