IELTS Vocabulary

loom

/lum/

come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

Chinese meaning: 隐约出现;逼近

A dark figure loomed out of the fog, startling the pedestrians.

一个黑影从雾中隐约出现,吓了行人一跳。

The deadline for the project looms large, causing stress among the team.

项目的截止日期逼近,给团队带来了压力。

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