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loose adj.松的；宽松的；不确切的；不牢固的；放纵的n.解放；放任；放纵v.弄松；释放；放枪adv.松散地 (1) 她在夏天穿宽松的衣服。(2) 宽松的劳动规则是原因之一。(3) 现在,许多人用起它来是很不确切的。(4) 她被标为放纵的女人。(5) 这将会经由他们的整合者对我们的客户运送如解放船货。(6) 把自己从本专业对此所建立的厚厚预设和假定中解放出来。(7) 我直到现在还想着很多有关交通的问题，你不要放任梦想，而要把它当作一种习惯去培育。(8) 可是如果我们走了，我们放纵它，我不能结束自己完整的生活去开始一段新的生活。(9) 这里的事物已不能说是松懈，应该拿放纵来形容，好像除了他以外，每个人都渐渐接受了这个处境。(10) 请帮我把这个钉子弄松，它生锈了，拔不出来。(11) 能量释放，必须有化学变化。(12) 士兵向黑影射击。 Loose means "not fixed." We can use it for things that you physically attach, like doorknobs or buttons, or for ideas that aren't rigid. If someone has loose morals, they don't have a strong moral code. A floppy dancer has loose limbs, and a loose ball is one that no one's holding. It's also a verb. To loose something is to set it free, which is different from losing it. You loose the wild squirrel you nursed back to health.

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英 [luːs] 美 [luːs] (1) She wore loose garments in the summer.(2) Loose labour regulations are one reason.(3) It is used these days in a very loose sense by a great many people.(4) She was branded a loose woman.(5) This will ship to our customer via their consolidator as loose freight.(6) Shake yourself loose from the accreted layers of presuppositions and assumptions that your profession has built up around the topic.(7) I still think a lot about transportation -- you never loose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.(8) But if we leave, we loose it and I can't make an entire life disappear to start a new one.(9) Things were not just lax, but loose, as though everyone but him had grown to accept the situation.(10) Please help me loose the nail, It is rusty and won't come out of the wall.(11) A chemical change has to take place before the energy can be let loose.(12) Men were loosing off at shadows. If something is loose, it's not attached very securely to anything. Be sure the horse trailer attached to your truck isn't loose, or it might just roll away on its own while you're on the highway. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.她无聊地扯着裙子上一根松掉的线头。looselyTim 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 形容词]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.   [usu ADJ n]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 形容词]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.   [ADJ after v]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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。looselyHis 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 形容词]（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 形容词]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。looselyThe 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。looselyThe 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]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 动词]发射（子弹、箭、导弹等） To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it.   [V n]  [V P n (not pron)]  [Also V n P]  [BRIT 英]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looseHe loosed off two shots at the oncoming car.他朝迎面开过来的车子放了两枪。11[VERB 动词]松开；放开；解开 If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely.   [V n]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 短语]在逃 If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place.   [v-link PHR]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。相关词组：loose off

英语单词	loose
英美音标	英 [luːs] 美 [luːs]
中文释义	adj.松的；宽松的；不确切的；不牢固的；放纵的 n.解放；放任；放纵 v.弄松；释放；放枪 adv.松散地
英语例句	(1) She wore loose garments in the summer. (2) Loose labour regulations are one reason. (3) It is used these days in a very loose sense by a great many people. (4) She was branded a loose woman. (5) This will ship to our customer via their consolidator as loose freight. (6) Shake yourself loose from the accreted layers of presuppositions and assumptions that your profession has built up around the topic. (7) I still think a lot about transportation -- you never loose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby. (8) But if we leave, we loose it and I can't make an entire life disappear to start a new one. (9) Things were not just lax, but loose, as though everyone but him had grown to accept the situation. (10) Please help me loose the nail, It is rusty and won't come out of the wall. (11) A chemical change has to take place before the energy can be let loose. (12) Men were loosing off at shadows.
中文例句	(1) 她在夏天穿宽松的衣服。 (2) 宽松的劳动规则是原因之一。 (3) 现在,许多人用起它来是很不确切的。 (4) 她被标为放纵的女人。 (5) 这将会经由他们的整合者对我们的客户运送如解放船货。 (6) 把自己从本专业对此所建立的厚厚预设和假定中解放出来。 (7) 我直到现在还想着很多有关交通的问题，你不要放任梦想，而要把它当作一种习惯去培育。 (8) 可是如果我们走了，我们放纵它，我不能结束自己完整的生活去开始一段新的生活。 (9) 这里的事物已不能说是松懈，应该拿放纵来形容，好像除了他以外，每个人都渐渐接受了这个处境。 (10) 请帮我把这个钉子弄松，它生锈了，拔不出来。 (11) 能量释放，必须有化学变化。 (12) 士兵向黑影射击。
vocabulary简明	If something is loose, it's not attached very securely to anything. Be sure the horse trailer attached to your truck isn't loose, or it might just roll away on its own while you're on the highway.
vocabulary扩展	Loose means "not fixed." We can use it for things that you physically attach, like doorknobs or buttons, or for ideas that aren't rigid. If someone has loose morals, they don't have a strong moral code. A floppy dancer has loose limbs, and a loose ball is one that no one's holding. It's also a verb. To loose something is to set it free, which is different from losing it. You loose the wild squirrel you nursed back to health.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。 She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt. 她无聊地扯着裙子上一根松掉的线头。 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 形容词]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. [usu ADJ n] 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 形容词]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. [ADJ after v] 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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 形容词]（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 形容词]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 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 动词]发射（子弹、箭、导弹等） To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it. [V n] [V P n (not pron)] [Also V n P] [BRIT 英] 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 动词]松开；放开；解开 If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely. [V n] 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 短语]在逃 If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place. [v-link PHR] 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。相关词组： loose off

Loose Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 N →See Held Loosely Ly