- not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached松动的; 脱位的：
a loose tooth
松动的牙齿
the lorry's trailer came loose.
卡车的拖车松了。
- not held or tied together; not packaged or placed in a container不扎在一起的, 散开的; 散装的：
wear your hair loose
让你的头发自然散开
pockets bulging with loose change.
零钱塞得鼓鼓的口袋。
- (of a person or animal) free from confinement; not bound or tethered（人）未被关住的; （动物）未绑住或拴住的：
the bull was loose with cattle in the field
公牛和其他的牲畜一起散放在地里
the tethered horses broke loose.
拴着的马挣脱了。
- not strict or exact大概的, 不严密的：
a loose interpretation.
不严密的解释。
- not close or compact in structure（结构, 质地）不致密的, 不坚实的：
a loose weave
宽松的编织
figurative 〈喻〉a loose federation of political and industrial groups.
政治和工业集团的松散联合。
- typical of diarrhoea腹泻的：
many patients report loose bowel movements.
很多病人自述有腹泻症状。
- (of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely（衣服）宽松的：
she slipped into a loose T-shirt and shorts.
她迅速穿上宽松T恤和短裤。
- relaxed; physically slack放松的, （身体）懒散的：
she swung back into her easy, loose stride
她突然恢复了先前轻松自在的步态
in combination a loose-limbed walk.（四肢）动作轻松自然的走路姿势。
- careless and indiscreet in what is said（说话）不注意的, 不谨慎的：
there is too much loose talk about the situation.
对情况不负责任的信口胡说太多了。
- dated promiscuous; immoral〈旧〉放荡的, 不道德的：
she ran the risk of being called a loose woman.
她冒着被称作放荡女人的危险。
- (of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player's possession（赛场上的球）无人控制的。
- (of play, especially in rugby) with the players not close together（尤指橄榄球）队形分散的。
- (of play in cricket) inaccurate or careless（板球）不准确的, 不小心的：
Lucas punished some loose bowling severely.
卢卡斯狠狠惩罚了胡乱击球的队员。
the loose
- Rugby, Brit.loose play【英橄】〈英〉前锋散开的打法：
they gained the better of the encounters in the loose.
他们把前锋散开来打, 在对抗中占了优势。
- set free; release释放, 放掉：
the hounds have been loosed.
狗被放开了。
- untie; unfasten解开：
the ropes were loosed.
绳子解开了。
- relax (one's grip)松（手）, 放（手）：
he loosed his grip suddenly.
他突然放了手。
- discharge; fire开火：
he loosed off a shot through the back of the vehicle.
他从车后开了一枪。
hang（或stay）loose
- often as imperative informal, chiefly US be relaxed; refrain from taking anything too seriously〈非正式, 主美〉放松; 处之泰然：
hang loose, baby!
别紧张, 宝贝儿！
on the loose
- having escaped from confinement逍遥法外：
a serial killer is on the loose.
一个连环杀手正逍遥法外。