17 loom 2018-10-09

loom

loom:to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way.
（= appear）
if sth unpleasant or difficult looms, it seems likely to happen soon.

通常用作：（负面的东西）即将到来
crisis, problem, threat, danger...~

looms large: （不好的东西）挥之不去

translation

人们开始担心人工智能的发展。
我的翻译：The development of AI looms.
参考译文：As artificial intelligence advances, concerns loom.

sentence-making

When he goes bankrupt, his family's expenditure looms large on the horizon.