Mars has loomed large for a number of other countries.

对其他一些国家来说，（探索）火星已经迫在眉睫。

As inflation looms as a major issue in a national election for the first time since 1980, some blame President Biden.

自1980年以来，通货膨胀首次成为全国大选的主要议题，一些人因此指责拜登总统。

Absolutely. I think politics looms large for all of the elected officials who have a hand in dealing with this pandemic.

没错，对于所有参与应对这一流行病的当选官员来说，政治问题显得尤为重要。

Immense obstacles loom for Mr Noda. He came into office in September casting himself as a conciliator of Japan's warring political factions.

野田将面临极大的障碍。他9月就任首相，为自己竖立的是一个日本各敌对政治派系安抚者的形象。

As soon as Ida moved on, the dual challenge of shouldering anticipated storm-related health emergencies and COVID-19 care loomed large for the area's hospitals.

当飓风艾达继续前进时，该地区医院面临的双重挑战是，要承担与风暴有关的预期卫生紧急情况和新冠肺炎护理。

I think part of the issue is that the question of migration has been looming over the Conservatives for several years now.

我认为部分问题在于移民问题多年来一直笼罩着保守党。

As we in approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough?

感恩节将至，有个严重的问题越来越让人忐忑不安——无数美国胖人会想：我那条肥大的裤子真的够大了吗？

The poor old minister looked and looked, he could not discover anything on the looms, for a very good reason, viz: there was nothing there.

这位可怜的老大臣的眼睛越睁越大，可还是没在织机上发现任何东西，因为的确没有什么东西可看。

You're saying it's not as big a part as people think, but it looms large in their mind for sure, especially with this conflict.

你是说它并不像人们想象的那么重要，但它肯定会在他们的脑海中浮现，尤其是在这场冲突中。

As they cleared their heads after Burns Night on January 25th, having celebrated their national poet with whisky and haggis, another hangover loomed for Scots in less than a week's time.

在1月25日的彭斯之夜，苏格兰人用威士忌和羊杂碎庆祝完民族诗人之后清醒了，而同时不到一周的时间内，他们又被新一轮宿醉笼罩。

And he smiled most graciously, and looked closely at the empty looms, for on no account would he say that he could not see what two of the officers of his court had praised so much.

于是他非常和蔼地微笑表示满意，并仔细查看了空空如也的织机，因为他绝不能说他看不见那些东西——那些两位大臣大加赞赏的东西。