在董事会会议上，预算削减成了每个人心头挥之不去的大事。

At the board meeting, budget cuts ___loom ___large in everyone's minds.

随着截止日期临近，一种失败感开始变得清晰且令人担忧。

A sense of failure began to ___loom ___large as the deadline approached.

环境问题对下一代而言至关重要且令人忧心。

Environmental concerns ___loom ___large for the next generation.