Loom

(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'.

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• It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• An important branch of the textile art is cloth finishing, whereby the rough surface of the cloth as it comes from the loom is rendered soft and smooth. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The complexity and expensiveness of Jacquard's loom were greatly reduced by subsequent improvements. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The Jacquard loom was also greatly improved by the English inventors, Barlow, Taylor, Martain and others. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The church is calm enough, I am sure; but it might be a steam-power loom in full action, for any sedative effect it has on me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• At the end of the second day, he saw land; at the end of the third, his loom stood empty. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• This he was enabled to do by the Jacquard loom. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Here and there a Hatchment, with the whole science of Heraldry in it, loomed down upon the street, like an Archbishop discoursing on Vanity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Close around them loomed the impenetrable blackness of the jungle. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• He was dressed in a legal-looking suit of black, and loomed, burly and large, in that small office. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• A great battleship, forging silent and unlighted through the dark night, loomed close astern. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Ahead of him, in the winter night, loomed a big unlit house. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I had lapsed into a stupid state; but I was recovering a little and looking forward to Steerforth, albeit Mr. Creakle loomed behind him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• No sooner did Roosevelt take the stump than the paradox loomed up before him. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Mr. Tulkinghorn, an indistinct form against the dark street now dotted with lamps, looms in my Lady's view, bigger and blacker than before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Of much that looms large in our national histories we cannot tell anything. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Her picturesque form no longer looms above the desert of the Dead Sea to remind the tourist of the doom that fell upon the lost cities. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• This adaptation of the needle to looms has placed ribbons within the reach of the poor as well as the rich girl. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It is along these lines that the inventors have wrought their marvellous changes from hand to power looms. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Old six-foot Snodgrass looms on high, With elephantine grace, And beams upon the company, With brown and jovial face. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Steam was applied to looms by William Horrocks (British patent No. 2,699, 1803). Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• So that the progress of future inventions depends on the outcome of the great economic, industrial, and social battles which are now looming on the pathway of the future. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• And Mr. Smallweed says it not without evident apprehensions of his dear friend, who still stands over him looming larger than ever. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Ursula was dim and veiled, looming over him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• In modern times the art of building has had such an upward trend that edifices looming far into the air, hotels, stores, apartment houses, office buildings, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• It's kingdom come, gentlemen, said the captain, with a grim smile, as he looked at that sky-piercing peak looming hugely in the vague light. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Margaret's heart ached at his restlessness--his trying to stifle and strangle the hideous fear that was looming out of the dark places of his heart. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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