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Loose Adj Graded Adj 例:He 例:She Person Loosed Held

单词 loosely
音标
英[ˈlu:sli] 美[ˈluslɪ]
解释
adv.松散的,蓬松的;轻易,轻松地,随手地,随意地;大意,粗略地,不严格的;无力地,软绵绵地;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
松动的;未固定牢的
Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place.
例: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。
例:Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling...房顶上有两根木梁已经松动。

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.
例: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。
例:Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table...弗兰克将一把零钱撒在桌子上。

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.
例: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。
例:Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose?...你干吗不告诉我她已经自由了?

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.
例: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。
例:Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.穿宽松的衣服,这样会更舒服。

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.
例: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。

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.
例: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。

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.
例: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。
例:He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。

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.
例:...a loose translation...不精确的译文
例:He despised loose thinking.他鄙视不严谨的思维。

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.
例: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?
例: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。

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

VERB
松开;放开;解开
If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely.
例: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。
例:The guards loosed his arms.警卫放开了他的胳膊。

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.
例: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。
例: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。
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