loose
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. 松的
If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out. 如果有颗牙齿非常松动，你的牙医可能会建议拔掉它。
Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling. 天花板上的两根木梁松动了。
2. looselyADV 松松地[ADV with v]
Tim clasped his hands together and held them loosely in front of his belly. 蒂姆十指交叉搭在腹前。
3. ADJ Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything. 零散的
Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table. 弗兰克将一把零钱全部放在了桌子上。
4. ADJ If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely. 自由的
She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window. 她从他的拥抱中挣脱出来，穿过房间走到窗边。
5. ADJ Clothes that are loose are somewhat large and do not fit closely. 宽松的
A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt. 把一支手枪藏在宽松的衬衣里面并没那么难。
6. looselyADV 宽松地
His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders. 他的衬衣松松垮垮地挂在他瘦削的双肩上。
7. ADJ If your hair is loose, it hangs freely around your shoulders and is not tied back. 披散的
She was still in her nightgown, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders. 她仍穿着睡衣，头发披散在肩上。
8. ADJ A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized. 松散的 (分组、安排、组织)
Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home. 在他回家之前，默里和艾莉森做了些松散的安排。
9. looselyADV 松散地[ADV with v]
The investigation had aimed at a loosely organized group of criminals. 该调查曾是针对一群组织松散的罪犯的。
10. PHRASE If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place. 在逃; 行动自由
Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail. 多达一千名的囚犯可能在监狱里行动自由。
11. a loose cannon→see cannon
12. all hell breaks loose→see hell
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loose /luːs/ (looser,loosest)
剑桥词典
- A wire has come loose at the back.
- It's no wonder your shaver isn't working . There's a loose connection in the plug .
- Snowflakes are loose aggregates of ice crystals .
- I put the loose floorboard back and nailed it down.
- The machine is working erratically - there must be a loose connection .
- Loose clothing will keep you comfortable .
- He wore a loose pair of trousers .
- She's lost so much weight , all her clothes are loose.
- She wore a loose jumper .
- Make sure the collar is loose enough.
- I can give you a loose figure .
- It's a loose equivalent of the French version .
- I can do you a loose translation .
- The story has a loose basis in fact .
- His latest movie is a loose adaptation of King Lear.
loose adjective (NOT FASTENED)
not firmly held or fastened in place松的，松动的
There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall . 墙上搭着几根没有接好的电线。
The nails in the wall had worked themselves loose. 桥上的钉子已经松动了。
The prisoners were so thin that their skin hung loose. 囚犯们瘦得很厉害，身上的皮肤都松垮垮地垂着。
Loose hair is not tied back.
（头发）松散的，披着的，散开的
Her hair was hanging loose to her shoulders . 她的头发松松地垂在肩上。
Loose things are not held together or attached to anything else .
松散的，散开的
A few loose sheets of paper were lying around. 几张纸散落在地板上。
例句
loose adjective (NOT TIGHT)
(of clothes ) not fitting closely to the body（衣服）宽松的，肥大的
Wear comfortable , loose clothing to your exercise class . 上体育课的时候要穿些舒适宽松的衣服。
例句
loose adjective (NOT EXACT)
not tightly controlled , or not exact未严加控制的；不严谨的，不精确的
It's a fairly loose adaptation of the novel . 它是根据小说的大致内容改编而成的。
It's only a loose translation of the poem . 这只是那首诗的不准确的译文。
例句
loose adjective (IMMORAL)
old-fashioned disapprovinghaving low morals ; sexually free
不道德的；淫荡的
a loose woman 荡妇
习语
be at a loose endhang/stay loose
let sb loose
let loose sth
let/set sth loose
turn sb/sth loose 返回 loose