adj. (looser, loosest) 1.松的,宽的,松散的。 a cloth of loose texture 稀松(不紧实的)织物。 loose clothing 宽大的衣服。 a loose knot 松的结。 2.松开的,没加束缚的,自由的。 a loose criminal 在逃罪犯。 a horse loose of its tether 没有系住的马。 the loose end of a string 绳子松开的一端。 3.模糊的,不确切的,不严谨的。 a loose style 不简练的文体。 a loose thinker 思想不严密的人。 a loose translation 不严密的译文。 4.散漫的,荒淫的,放荡的。 a loose fish 浪子。 a loose woman 放荡的女子。 have a loose tongue 惯于随口乱讲。 lead a loose life 过放荡生活。 loose conduct 放纵。 lordly, luxurious, loose and idle life 骄奢淫逸的生活。 5.松动的。 have loose bowels 拉肚子。 a loose tooth 松动的牙齿。 6.散放的,散装的。 loose cash [change, coins] 零钱。 loose mushroom 散装蘑菇。 7.自由的,无拘束的。 loose capital [funds] 游资。 a loose hour 闲暇时间。 8.疏松的。 9.【化学】游离的。 10.(色、染料等)易退色的。 a loose dye 容易退色的染料。 11.【医学】咳出痰的。 a loose cough 咳嗽带痰。 12.队形散开的。 短语和例子 in loose order 【军事】散开的队形。 a loose game [play] 【橄榄球】不互相扭夺的比赛。 at a loose end 没有着落;没有工作[职业];未确定解决。 break loose 逃出,迸发出。 cast loose 解开(绳索等);放出(鹰、犬等)。 come [get] loose 解开,松开。 cut loose 1. 使脱离拘束。 2. 〔口语〕狂欢。 3. 逃脱,摆脱 (cut loose from old habits 革除旧习惯。 cut loose from old ties 割断老关系)。 have a screw loose 1. 螺丝钉松了。 2. (精神等)有点失常[不对头]。 let [turn] loose 放走,释放。 let loose one's anger 发怒,暴躁起来。 set loose 放走。 shake oneself loose 把身体摆脱。 There is a screw loose somewhere. 这里面有点不对头[有点问题]。 with a loose rein 放松缰绳;放任。 adv. =loosely. hold loose to sth. 对…漠不关心。 vt. 1.解(结等);弄松;放松;放掉。 2.放(枪、箭) (off)。 loose hold (of) 松手,放任。 vi. 1.变松,松开,松弛。 2.放射,开枪。 3.〔主英〕放学。 4.解缆,开船。 n. 解放;放任,发射。 be on the loose 〔口语〕 1. 无拘束;散漫;逍遥法外。 2. 放荡;纵情游乐。 give (a) loose to one's feelings [fancy] 放纵感情。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" 同义词:easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton,
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" 同义词:lax,
not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" 同义词:free, liberal,
having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" 同义词:at large, escaped, on the loose,
not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" 同义词:informal,
not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" 同义词:idle,
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" 同义词:open,
not tense or taut; "the old man''s skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" 同义词:slack,
without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" 同义词:free, free,
without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" 同义词:free, free,
not affixed; "the stamp came loose" 同义词:unaffixed,
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" 同义词:loosen, relax,
make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" 同义词:loosen,
turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" 同义词:unleash, let loose,
grant freedom to; free from confinement 同义词:free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen,
例句与用法
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A mighty force was about to break loose . 一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
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Murdering him would have let loose chaos . 暗杀掉他,就会造成局势混乱。
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He left a lot of loose ends hanging over . 他这活干得半半拉拉的。
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Do not let that dog loose among the sheep . 不要放任那条狗在羊群中乱窜。
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Come and see us if you are at a loose end . 闲着的时候到我们这儿来坐坐。
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Lord warburton was not a loose thinker . 沃伯顿勋爵不是一个思想轻浮的人。
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Don't begin by trying to play fast and loose with me . 别想跟我耍花腔吧。
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His arms hung loose and did not move . 他的两臂软绵绵地耷拉着,动弹不了。
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He had his slippers on, and a loose bedgown . 他已经穿上拖鞋和宽驰的睡衣。
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Her hair was loose and half-falling . 她的头发蓬松,半垂下来。