0 to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object -- (令人驚恐地)隱約顯現;赫然聳現
1 If an unwanted or unpleasant event looms, it seems likely to happen soon and causes worry. -- (不希望或不愉快的事情)陰森地逼近
2 a piece of equipment for weaving (= making thread into cloth) -- 織布機
Textile production was the dominant manufacturing sector, whether measured by employment at spindles and wheels and at looms, or by value of output.
In the second quarter of the nineteenth century perhaps 200,000 weavers left their looms rather than work for so little.
In the 1930s the cloth manufacturers made some attempts to increase the number of power looms per weaver above the standard four.
The appraisers did not invariably specify what type of looms were present in cases where there were two or more.
Most 'poor' weavers owned their own looms, but the few who did not were poor.
From the prices noted for the looms, it appears that the great majority of the forty-two cases involved two broadlooms.
The master weaver with two or more looms was both an independent artisan and an employer of labour.
At the contest, both weavers set up their looms.
中文简体
出现, (令人惊恐地)隐约显现, 赫然耸现…
MoreEspañol
surgir, avecinarse, amenazar…
MorePortuguês
surgir, ameaçar, tear…
MoreTürk dili
beklenenden/normalden çok daha büyük ve korkutucu olarak ortaya çıkmak, olması yakın ve muhtemel olmak, eli kulağında olmak…
MoreFrançais
être imminent/-ente, menacer, métier à tisser…
MoreČeština
tkalcovský stav, vynořovat se…
MoreDansk
væv, dukke truende frem…
MoreIndonesia
mesin tenun, tampak jelas…
More