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单词 loose
释义 loose¹ /luːs/ adj.
1.(not firmly in place)松的;松动的

She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.她无所事事地拉扯着自己裙子上一条松脱的线。

The doorknob is loose.门把手松了。

His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open.他的领带拉松了, 领口敞着。

a loose tooth一颗松动的牙齿

2.(loose-fitting)+ clothes, trousers宽松的
(too big)肥大的;宽大的

A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt.在宽松的衬衣下藏一把手枪不是太难。

Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.穿宽松的衣服吧, 那样更舒适。

Mary wore loose clothes that did not show off her figure.玛丽穿宽松衣服, 这样显露不出她的姣好身材。

His clothes seemed too big for him, his shirt collar was loose on his throat.他的衣服看起来太肥了, 衬衣领口松松垮垮的。

3.(free)+ animal自由的;不受束缚的;挣脱限制的

Jack was chased by a loose dog.杰克被一只没被拴住的狗追赶。

See alsobreak¹
4.(informal)+ arrangement, group灵活的;松散的;不正式的
a loose grouping of radicals激进分子的松散组织

a loose coalition of left-wing forces左翼力量的松散联盟

Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home.默里在回家前和艾莉森达成了大致的约定。

5.+ life, behaviour不道德的;放荡的

Lust now seems to be associated with casual sex and loose morals.色欲如今似乎与性生活随便和道德放纵联系在一起了。

6.(promiscuous)(尤指女性)滥交的, 放荡的
a loose woman放荡的女人

Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private?在观众面前宽衣解带的女演员私下里就一定是荡妇吗?

7.+ hair披散的;散开的

Her long brown hair was loose about her shoulders.她的棕色长发披散在肩上。

She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.她仍然穿着睡衣, 头发披散着。

8.(imprecise)不确切的;不精确的;随便的

He despised loose thinking.他鄙视不严谨的思想。

I'm sorry that I have to use this rather loose terminology but I hope you'll know what I mean.对不起, 我不得不用这种相当不严谨的术语, 但我希望你能明白我的意思。

9.+ translation不准确的;非逐字逐句的

a loose translation不准确的译文

10.(irresponsible)不负责任的;不恰当的;随便的
loose talk随便说说
11.(not packaged)未包装的;散装的
loose sweets散装糖果
12.(in texture)零散的;疏松的;稀松的;结构不紧密的

Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel.两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。

She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.她捧起疏松的泥土, 任其缓缓地从指间漏下。

13.【金融】+ funds闲散的;散放的

A lot of the loose money is floating around in Hong Kong looking for a home.大批闲散资金正在香港寻找去处。

14.【医】+ bowels(大便)稀且次数多的;容易腹泻的
15.【医】+ cough带痰(或黏液)的;有分泌物的
16.【染色工艺】(not colour-fast)(染料等)易褪色的, 色牢度差的
17.<美,加拿大>(relaxed)放松的;随便的;自在的;不紧张的;不拘束的
18.to come loose松动;脱落

A page came loose and floated onto the tiles.有一页纸脱落下来, 飘落到地砖上。

Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling.房顶上有两根木梁已经松动。

19.to let sb loose
+ prisoner释放某人

Why didn't you tell me she'd been let loose?你为什么不告诉我她已经被释放了?

to let sb loose on sth允许某人随心所欲地做某事

Trainees go through a four-hour lesson before they are let loose on the controls.受训者上四个小时的课之后才被允许自由操作操控装置。

We let him loose on the garden.我们让他在花园里随意玩。

20.to set sth loose
+ animal让…自由活动

They imported a number of English red foxes and set them loose along the banks of the Chesapeake.他们进口了一些英国红狐, 在切萨皮克湾两岸将它们放生。

loose² /luːs/ vt.
1.<文>(set free)释放;松开;使不受束缚

The wolves were loosed.狼被放开了。

Then the prisoner is loosed again and is taken aside and persuaded to confess.然后犯人再次被松开, 随后被带到一旁劝说招供。

2.<英>(let fly)发射(子弹、箭、导弹等)

He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.他用枪瞄准下面, 砰砰射出一串子弹。

3.(untie)松开;解开

The guards loosed his arms.卫兵们给他的胳膊松了绑。

4.(slacken)使松散;使松动;使松懈;使松弛

He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle.他闷哼了一声, 松开了握着来复枪的手。

Phrasal Verbloose off
loose³ /luːs/ n.
1.the loose
=scrum¹
2.to be on the loose
prisoner, animal +逃脱;乱跑

Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail.监狱里可能有上千名囚犯跑出了牢房。

A bandit leader was on the loose in the surrounding hills.一个强盗头子逃到了附近的山上。

A lion is on the loose somewhere in England.英格兰有一头狮子跑出来了。

<非正式>(on a spree)寻欢作乐
loose⁴ /luːs/ adv.
1.松散地;放松地;不精确地;随便地
2.to hang loose<主美,非正式>放松;不急不躁
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