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loose NOT FIXEDlU:sadj-r, -st not firmly fixed in place未固定住的，松动的There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.墙上悬着几根松动的电线。I'd better sew that loose button back on before it comes off.我最好把那颗松动的钮扣缝牢，免得它掉下来。The nails in the bridge had worked themselves loose.桥上的钉子已经松动了。The prisoners were so thin that their skin hung loose.囚犯们瘦得皮肤都松弛了。Hair that is loose is not tied back.头发松散地披着Her hair was hanging loose about her shoulders.她的头发松散地披在肩上。Loose items are those which are not fixed or held together or to anything else.未固定在一起的，活动的，零散的A few loose sheets of paper were lying around.有几张纸散落着。If a dangerous person is loose in a place or on the loose, they are free to move around a place and harm people.（危险人物）未受监管的，不受束缚的，放任自由的Police fear a serial killer might be loose in London.警方担心一个系列杀手可能在伦敦四处出没。Brewer escaped from prison last year and has been on the loose ever since.布鲁尔自去年越狱后一直逍遥法外。If you let/set an animal loose, you allow it to run around freely after it has been tied up.对…松绑，解套She let her horse loose in the field.她在草地上放马。If you let loose something such as bullets or bombs, you release a lot of them all together.（同时）发射（多枚子弹、炮弹），发动火力攻击The allies let loose an intensive artillery bombardment over the border.同盟国在边界发动了密集的炮攻。(fig.) He let loose a shriek of delight (= made it without trying to control it).他发出一阵欢叫。If you let a person loose on a place, you allow them to do what they want although you think they are likely to do something foolish.放任（某人做傻事）A bunch of idiots was let loose on a nuclear power station.一群白痴在核电站里到处乱跑。If you are at a loose end, you are bored because you have nothing to do.无事可做(Am infml) If you hang/stay loose, you are calm and relaxed.闲适松散Loose change means the coins that you have in your pocket or PURSE.零钱Please donate your loose change to this worthwhile cause.请为这项有意义的事业捐出您的零钱。Loose covers on a chair or SOFA are covers that you can remove for cleaning.（椅子，沙发上的可脱卸）罩子Loose ends are things that still need to be done or explained.尚未交代的事，未解决的事At the end of the film all the loose ends are neatly tied up.在电影的结尾处，所有未交代的事都有了结局。A loose-leaf book is one where the pages can easily be taken out and put back again.活页本
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