Loom

[luːm] or [lum]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile.

(verb.) weave on a loom; 'materials loomed in Egypt'.

(verb.) appear very large or occupy a commanding position; 'The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain'; 'Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall'.

(verb.) come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; 'Another air plane loomed into the sky'.

手打:肖恩--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) See Loon, the bird.

(n.) A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

(n.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.

(v. i.) To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high.

(v. i.) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.

(n.) The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.

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同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Glimmer, lower, gloam

ANT:Dwindle, pale, recede, fade, vanish, disappear

編輯:纳内特

解釋/意思:

n. a machine in which yarn or thread is woven into a fabric by the crossing of threads called chain or warp running lengthwise with others called weft woof or filling; the handle of an oar or the part within the rowlock.—n. Jac′quard-loom a famous apparatus devised by Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) invaluable in weaving the finer kinds of figured silk fabrics.

v.i. to appear above the horizon or larger than the real size: to show large in darkness &c.: to stand out prominently in the future.—n. Loom′ing a mirage.

編輯:梅齐