- an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread织机。
词源
Old English gelōma 'tool', shortened to lome in Middle English.
no obj., with adverbial
1- appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening（尤指形状模糊的庞然大物）阴森森地出现：
vehicles loomed out of the darkness.
汽车从黑暗中阴森森地出现了。
1.1
- no obj.(of an event regarded as ominous or threatening) seem about to happen（不祥之事）似将发生：
there is a crisis looming
危机似将来到
dearer mortgages loomed large last night.
昨天晚上, 关于购房抵押贷款的成本要上涨的消息闹得沸沸扬扬。
in sing.
1- a vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea（尤指海上物体在黑暗或浓雾中的）隐隐显现：
the loom of the land.
渐渐显现的陆地。
1.1
- the dim reflection by cloud or haze of a light which is not directly visible, e.g. from a lighthouse over the horizon（云或霾等将不能直接见到的光折射出来的）暗影, 上现蜃景。
词源
mid 16th cent.: probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with East Frisian lōmen move slowly, Middle High German lōemen be weary.