loom 的意思是隱約顯現(xiàn)、逼近,特別是指不詳?shù)氖虑椤?/p>
A looming $34 billion deficit in 2019 has economists warning that Brazil is only a year or two away from a full-blown crisis without drastic spending cuts or substantial tax increases. 經(jīng)濟學家預計,巴西2019年將出現(xiàn)340億美元的赤字,如果不大幅削減開支或增加稅收,巴西將在一兩年內(nèi)爆發(fā)全面危機。
When Australia's defense and foreign affairs ministers sat down with their Japanese counterparts in Sydney at their Two-Plus-Two gathering, China - though not present - loomed large. 當澳大利亞和日本的國防和外交部長在悉尼舉行一年一度的二加二會談時,沒有在場的中國是會談的突出議題。