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loose
[英] [lu:s] [美] [lus] 生词本

adj.

vt.

vi.

adv.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Loose  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 松动的；未固定牢的 Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. 

  • If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out...

    如果有一颗牙齿很松，牙医可能会建议你把它拔掉。

  • Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling...

    房顶上有两根木梁已经松动。

  • His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open...

    他的领带拽松了，领口敞着。

loosely

  • Tim clasped his hands together and held them loosely in front of his belly.

    蒂姆双手紧扣，放松置于腹前。

2. ADJ 零散的；不相连的；松脱的 Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything. 

  • 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。

  • Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table...

    弗兰克将一把零钱撒在桌子上。

  • A page came loose and floated onto the tiles.

    有一页纸脱落下来，飘落到地砖上。

3. ADJ 不受束缚的；未拴住的 If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely. 

  • She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window...

    她从他怀抱里挣脱出来，走到窗前。

  • Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose?...

    你干吗不告诉我她已经自由了？

  • Jack was chased by a loose dog.

    杰克被一只没被拴住的狗追赶。

4. ADJ-GRADED （衣服）宽松的，肥大的，宽大的 Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely. 

  • A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt...

    在宽松的衬衣下藏一把手枪并不难。

  • Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.

    穿宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。

loosely

  • His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders.

    衬衫在他单薄肩膀的支撑下显得松松垮垮。

5. ADJ （头发）披散的，散开的 If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back. 

  • She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.

    她还穿着睡衣，头发披散至肩。

6. ADJ 疏松的；稀松的；结构不紧密的 If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of. 

  • 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。

7. ADJ-GRADED （分组、安排、组织等）松散的，随便的，自由的 A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized. 

  • 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。

  • He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.

    他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。

loosely

  • The investigation had aimed at a loosely organised group of criminals.

    调查针对一个组织松散的犯罪团伙展开。

8. ADJ-GRADED 意义含糊的；不严谨的；不精确的 Loose words or expressions are not exact but rather vague. 

  • ...a loose translation...

    不精确的译文

  • He despised loose thinking.

    他鄙视不严谨的思维。

loosely

  • The book follows four characters, loosely based on my uncles.

    该书描述了4个角色，大致上以我的几个叔叔为原型。

9. ADJ-GRADED 放荡的；淫荡的 If someone describes a woman or someone's behaviour as loose, they disapprove of that person because they think she or he has sexual relationships with too many people. 

  • Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private?...

    在公众面前宽衣解带的女演员私下里就一定是荡妇吗？

  • 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。

10. VERB 发射（子弹、箭、导弹等） To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it. 

  • He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.

    他用枪瞄准下面后，砰砰射出一串子弹。

  • Loose off means the same as loose .loose off同loose

    • He loosed off two shots at the oncoming car.

      他朝迎面开过来的车子放了两枪。

11. VERB 松开；放开；解开 If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely. 

  • 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。

  • The guards loosed his arms.

    警卫放开了他的胳膊。

12. PHRASE 在逃 If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place. 

  • 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 man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.

    英格兰有一头吃人的狮子跑出来了。

13.   a loose cannon→see: cannon;  to cut loose→see: cut;  all hell breaks loose→see: hell;  to let someone loose→see: let;  to play fast and loose→see: fast; 
Usage Note :

Do not confuse loose and lose. Loose is usually an adjective. If something is loose, it is not properly fixed or held in place. ...the loose floorboards on the landing. ...a loose tooth. Lose is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it and cannot find it. I've lost my wallet. The past pariciple and past tense of lose are both lost.

不要混淆loose和lose。loose通常作形容词，表示不牢固或没有固定好，如：the loose floorboards on the landing（楼梯平台上松动的地板），a loose tooth（松动的牙齿）。lose则为动词，表示丢失，如：I've lost my wallet.（我丢了钱包）。lose的过去式和过去分词均为lost。

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loose off 
Verb

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement

2. turn loose or free from restraint;

  • "let loose mines"
  • "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

3. make loose or looser;

  • "loosen the tension on a rope"

4. become loose or looser or less tight;

  • "The noose loosened"
  • "the rope relaxed"
Adjective

1. not restrained or confined or attached;

  • "a pocket full of loose bills"
  • "knocked the ball loose"
  • "got loose from his attacker"

2. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;

  • "loose gravel"

3. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;

  • "a loose ball"

4. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;

  • "loose clothing"
  • "the large shoes were very loose"

5. not officially recognized or controlled;

  • "an informal agreement"
  • "a loose organization of the local farmers"

6. not literal;

  • "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
  • "a free translation of the poem"

7. emptying easily or excessively;

  • "loose bowels"
  • synonym： lax

8. not affixed;

  • "the stamp came loose"

9. not tense or taut;

  • "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"
  • "slack and wrinkled skin"
  • "slack sails"
  • "a slack rope"

10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps;

  • "an open texture"
  • "a loose weave"

11. not fixed firmly or tightly;

  • "the bolts became loose over time"
  • "a loose chair leg"
  • "loose bricks"

12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;

  • "idle talk"
  • "a loose tongue"

13. not carefully arranged in a package;

  • "a box of loose nails"

14. freely producing mucus;

  • "a loose phlegmy cough"

15. 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"

16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;

  • "her easy virtue"
  • "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
  • "wanton behavior"

17. not bound or fastened or gathered together;

  • "loose pages"
  • "loose papers"
Adverb

1. without restraint;

  • "cows in India are running loose"

体育

  • 1.放松
  • 2.撒放
  • 3.自由密集争球

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  • 1.水扣
  • 2.又称“档”。网具装配时，纲索（或粗线）在网衣边缘和每档纲索之间形成的弧形结构。

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1. All the pictures in the book were tipped in carelessly and are beginning to come loose.
这本书里所有的插图都加贴得不仔细，现在都开始脱页了。

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2. He is a loose thinker.
他是个思维不严密的人。

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3. He left a lot of loose ends hanging over.
他这活干得半半拉拉的。

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4. He made a few repairs to the stairs where some boards had come loose.
他把楼梯上几块已松动的木板予以修理。

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5. He yanked out a loose tooth.
他猛拔出一颗松动了的牙。

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6. Her husband is on the loose.
她丈夫生活放荡。

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7. His logic is too loose to make much sense.
他的推理太不严密，没什么道理。

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8. I am loose in the bowels.
我腹泻。

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9. I caught my coat on a loose brick projecting from the wall.
我把大衣挂在一个突出于墙外的一块松动的砖头上。

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10. I have a loose tooth.
我的一个牙齿松动了。

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11. It will loose if you don't bind it fast.
你不把它系紧它会松的。

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12. Its loose plot spoils the novel.
情节松散使这篇小说大为减色。

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13. Loose shirts are good for summer wear.
夏季适合穿肥大的衬衣。

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14. My radio's knob got loose.
我收音机上的旋钮松动了。

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15. One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard by the squalling wind.
稍出差错，咆哮的狂风就会把他扯开，从船上拋入水中。

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16. She is wearing a loose dress.
她穿着一件宽松的连衣裙。

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17. She let loose a Niagara of billingsgate.
她破口大骂不止。

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18. She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.
她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。

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19. Snowflakes are loose aggregates of ice crystals.
雪花是冰晶的松散凝结。

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20. Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.
一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。

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