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| /luːs/ |
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| 1 | not firmly fixed in position 未固定住的；松动的 |
| loose floorboards 松动的地板 |
| a loose tooth 松动的牙齿 |
| work/come loose (=become loose) One of the screws had worked loose. 变松动 |
| | 1a | if your hair is loose , it is not tied in position （头发）未扎紧的，散开的 | | Her hair was loose and hung on her shoulders. 她的头发散披在双肩上。 | |
| | 1b | not forming a firm mass 稀松的；疏松的；不结实的 | | loose soil/stones 松土/碎石 | |
| | 1c | if a person or animal is loose , they can move around easily because they are not tied to anything , not held by anyone , or not kept inside something 未拴住（或关住）的；不受束缚的；自由的 | | A large dog was loose in the garden. 花园里有一条没有拴起来的大狗。 | | break/shake/get loose (from sb/sth) (=become free) The woman managed to break loose from her attacker and run for help. 挣脱（某人/某事物的）束缚 | | turn/set/let sb loose (=allow someone to be free) The kidnappers had set him loose on a dark country lane. 释放某人 | |
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| 2 | not kept together as part of a group or in a container 散装的 |
| Loose oranges are 60p each. 散装的柑橘每个60便士。 |
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| 3 | loose clothes are large and do not fit your body tightly （衣服）不紧的，宽松的 |
| a loose cotton shirt 宽松的棉质衬衫 |
| | 3a | if something such as a rope or knot is loose , it is not pulled tight （绳子或线结）松开的 | |
| | 3b | not tightly woven or knitted 未织牢的；稀松的 | |
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| 4 | not exactly accurate in every detail 不严谨的；不精确的 |
| This is a loose translation of the letter. 这封信的译文不严谨。 |
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| 5 | not strictly organized or official 组织不严密的；非正式的 |
| a system in which political parties form a loose alliance 各政党形成松散联盟的体系 |
| We’ ve got a loose arrangement for looking after each other’ s children. 我们有一个不成文的约定，要互相照顾对方的孩子。 |
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| 6 | if the solid waste from your body is loose , it has too much liquid in it （大便）稀的 |
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| 7 | a loose ball is not being controlled by any of the players in a game （球）未被控制住的 |
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| 8 | old-fashioned careless about what you say or who you say it to （说话）轻率的 |
| loose talk You’ ve been warned about loose talk before. 你以前曾因乱说话而被警告过。 |
| | 8a | to talk about things that you should keep secret 泄漏秘密；嘴不严 | |
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| 9 | old-fashioned sexually immoral 放荡的；淫荡的 |
| loose morals 不检点的品行 |
| PHRASES |
| - | break/cut loose
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| to stop being connected with something or influenced by someone or something |
| 断绝（关系）；摆脱（影响） |
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| a country that has cut loose from its violent past 告别了动荡不安的过去的国家 |
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| - | cut mainly AMERICAN/let BRITISH loose informal
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| to start enjoying yourself and behaving in a relaxed uncontrolled way |
| 尽情作乐；胡闹 |
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| - | let loose sth
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| 1 | to do something in a sudden uncontrolled way 突然间失控地做某事 | She let loose a piercing scream. 她突然间发出刺耳的尖叫声。 | |
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| 2 | to let something damaging develop or spread in an uncontrolled way 听任（有破坏性的某事物）发展（或蔓延） | A wave of violent hysteria was let loose in the capital city. 在首都掀起了一股狂热的浪潮。 | |
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| - | let sb loose (on sth)
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| to let someone do what they want to do without watching or controlling them |
| 放任某人（做某事） |
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| Don’ t let the children loose on the paints. 不要让孩子们随便玩绘画颜料。 |
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| See also | | - hell 1 | | - loose end | | - play 1 | | - screw 2 | |
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