1. 释义
if something unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen so on
2. 重点理解
"loom"本身是“以庞然大物的形状出现在前面”的意思,内涵意义表示“出现在人们心目中,既重大又令人惊恐不安”。想表示“迫在眉睫”、“一触即发”时,可用loom, 这时的主语一般都是一些有负面意义的词,如crisis/problem/threat/danger/concern
3. 应用
1)翻译:人们开始担心人工智能的发展。
As artificial intelligence develops (advances), concerns loom.
2)造句
As unemployment rate rises, concerns loom.(失业率上升引来担心)
The possibility of a property bubble, are looming large in our society.(可能会出现的房地产泡沫日益引发社会焦虑)