英语词汇“loose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjvadv 2adjv 3adj 4adj 5adj 6adj

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.

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.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

lose / loose

Lose sounds like snooze. If you lose something, you don’t have it anymore. Add an "o," and loose rhymes with goose and describes something that’s not attached.

The word lose has been through some changes since it hit the scene in the year 900. Now you can lose a game, lose your mind, lose control, lose your temper, lose your… train of thought, but you can also lose your car keys or ten pounds. Here are some current examples (because Old English would be confusing):

"If you know you eat all the time because you need something, but you aren’t sure what you need, diets won’t help you lose weight.” (US News)

"Sometimes I have trouble staying focused and I lose my train of thought,” Ford said. (Washington Times)

Loose is also an old word. Its meaning overlapped with lose's at some point, but now they’re separate. Loose got loose! It means not attached well, like a loose tooth, or free like a loose dog that’s off the leash. Lips come in pairs, like the "o’s" in loose, and loose lips sink ships. Here are more examples:

“State police say they're not sure how many chickens are on the loose." (US News)

"And sheepskin coats flowed loose and luxuriously around the body." (Washington Post.)

If you get them mixed up, don’t feel bad: lose and loose do have a shared history. To remember the difference, think of how a goose can get loose. But when loose loses an “o,” it’s gone forever. If you snooze, you lose.

WORD FAMILY

loose: loosed, loosely, loosen, looseness, looser, looses, loosest, loosing, unloose+/loosen: loosened, loosening, loosens, unloosen/looseness: loosenesses/loosening: loosenings/unloose: unloosed, unlooses, unloosing/unloosen: unloosened, unloosening, unloosens

USAGE EXAMPLES

Lava deltas are formed when lava enters the ocean and builds new land on loose and unstable substrate.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Traditionally a grave disappointment, New Year’s Eve is at least a time to cut loose and escape the suffocating, sprout-scented stranglehold of the family Christmas.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

“The soldiers,” The Toronto World reported, “were a little loose around their own goal.”

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1adj not affixed

the stamp came loose

Syn|Ant

unaffixed

affixed

firmly attached

appendant

affixed as an appendage

basifixed

attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)

glued, pasted

affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste

mounted

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

2adj having escaped, especially from confinement

dogs loose on the streets
criminals on the loose in the neighborhood

Syn

at large, escaped, on the loose
free

able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

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

a loose ball

Syn

uncontrolled

not being under control; out of control

4v turn loose or free from restraint

Loose terrible plagues upon humanity

Syn|Hyper

let loose, unleash

let go, let go of, release, relinquish

release, as from one's grip

5v grant freedom to; free from confinement

Syn|Ant|Hypo

free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen

confine, detain

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

unspell

release from a spell

unchain

make free

bail

release after a security has been paid

run

set animals loose to graze

bail out

free on bail

parole

release a criminal from detention and place him on parole

6adv without restraint

cows in India are running loose

Syn

free

1adj not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

loose gravel

Syn|Ant

light

(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

shifting, unfirm

(of soil) unstable

silty

full of silt

unconsolidated

loose and unstratified

compact

closely and firmly united or packed together

clayey, cloggy, heavy

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained

close-packed

packed especially tightly

consolidated

forming a solid mass

impacted, wedged

wedged or packed in together

packed

pressed together or compressed

serried

(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together

tight

packed closely together

concentrated

gathered together or made less diffuse

2adj not carefully arranged in a package

a box of loose nails

Syn

unpackaged

not packaged or put into packets

3adj (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

a loose weave

Syn

open
coarse, harsh

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

4adj not tense or taut

the old man's skin hung loose and grey

Syn

slack
lax

lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

5adj not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

loose clothing
the large shoes were very loose

Syn|Ant

baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

flyaway

(of hair or clothing) worn loose

lax

lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

tight

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

tight

of such close construction as to be impermeable

choky

so tight as to tend to choke

clenched, clinched

closed or squeezed together tightly

close, close-fitting, snug

fitting closely but comfortably

skin-tight, skintight

so tight as to cling to the skin

skinny, tight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting

fitting snugly

viselike

clamped as in a vise

tense

taut or rigid; stretched tight

6v make loose or looser

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

loosen

stiffen

make stiff or stiffer

relax, unbend

make less taut

remit, slacken

make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

slack

release tension on

unscrew

loosen something by unscrewing it

unscrew

loosen by turning

unbrace

remove from tension

douse, dowse

slacken

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

7v become loose or looser or less tight

Syn|Ant|Hyper

loosen, relax

stiffen

become stiff or stiffer

weaken

become weaker

adj not officially recognized or controlled

a loose organization of the local farmers

Syn

informal
unofficial

not having official authority or sanction

adj not literal

a loose interpretation of what she had been told

Syn

free, liberal
inexact

not exact

1adj lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

a loose tongue

Syn

idle
irresponsible

showing lack of care for consequences

2adj casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Syn

easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
unchaste

not chaste

adj emptying easily or excessively

loose bowels

Syn

lax
regular, unconstipated

not constipated

单词	loose
释义	loose (once / 90 pages) 1adjvadv 2adjv 3adj 4adj 5adj 6adj 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. 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. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS lose / loose Lose sounds like snooze. If you lose something, you don’t have it anymore. Add an "o," and loose rhymes with goose and describes something that’s not attached. The word lose has been through some changes since it hit the scene in the year 900. Now you can lose a game, lose your mind, lose control, lose your temper, lose your… train of thought, but you can also lose your car keys or ten pounds. Here are some current examples (because Old English would be confusing): "If you know you eat all the time because you need something, but you aren’t sure what you need, diets won’t help you lose weight.” (US News) "Sometimes I have trouble staying focused and I lose my train of thought,” Ford said. (Washington Times) Loose is also an old word. Its meaning overlapped with lose's at some point, but now they’re separate. Loose got loose! It means not attached well, like a loose tooth, or free like a loose dog that’s off the leash. Lips come in pairs, like the "o’s" in loose, and loose lips sink ships. Here are more examples: “State police say they're not sure how many chickens are on the loose." (US News) "And sheepskin coats flowed loose and luxuriously around the body." (Washington Post.) If you get them mixed up, don’t feel bad: lose and loose do have a shared history. To remember the difference, think of how a goose can get loose. But when loose loses an “o,” it’s gone forever. If you snooze, you lose. WORD FAMILY loose: loosed, loosely, loosen, looseness, looser, looses, loosest, loosing, unloose+/loosen: loosened, loosening, loosens, unloosen/looseness: loosenesses/loosening: loosenings/unloose: unloosed, unlooses, unloosing/unloosen: unloosened, unloosening, unloosens USAGE EXAMPLES Lava deltas are formed when lava enters the ocean and builds new land on loose and unstable substrate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Traditionally a grave disappointment, New Year’s Eve is at least a time to cut loose and escape the suffocating, sprout-scented stranglehold of the family Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “The soldiers,” The Toronto World reported, “were a little loose around their own goal.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj not affixed the stamp came loose Syn\|Ant unaffixed affixed firmly attached appendant affixed as an appendage basifixed attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) glued, pasted affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste mounted assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support 2adj having escaped, especially from confinement dogs loose on the streets criminals on the loose in the neighborhood Syn at large, escaped, on the loose free able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint 3adj (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player a loose ball Syn uncontrolled not being under control; out of control 4v turn loose or free from restraint Loose terrible plagues upon humanity Syn\|Hyper let loose, unleash let go, let go of, release, relinquish release, as from one's grip 5v grant freedom to; free from confinement Syn\|Ant\|Hypo free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen confine, detain deprive of freedom; take into confinement unspell release from a spell unchain make free bail release after a security has been paid run set animals loose to graze bail out free on bail parole release a criminal from detention and place him on parole 6adv without restraint cows in India are running loose Syn free 2 1adj not compact or dense in structure or arrangement loose gravel Syn\|Ant light (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency shifting, unfirm (of soil) unstable silty full of silt unconsolidated loose and unstratified compact closely and firmly united or packed together clayey, cloggy, heavy (used of soil) compact and fine-grained close-packed packed especially tightly consolidated forming a solid mass impacted, wedged wedged or packed in together packed pressed together or compressed serried (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together tight packed closely together concentrated gathered together or made less diffuse 2adj not carefully arranged in a package a box of loose nails Syn unpackaged not packaged or put into packets 3adj (of textures) full of small openings or gaps a loose weave Syn open coarse, harsh of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles 4adj not tense or taut the old man's skin hung loose and grey Syn slack lax lacking in strength or firmness or resilience 5adj not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting loose clothing the large shoes were very loose Syn\|Ant baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy not fitting closely; hanging loosely flyaway (of hair or clothing) worn loose lax lacking in strength or firmness or resilience tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting tight of such close construction as to be impermeable choky so tight as to tend to choke clenched, clinched closed or squeezed together tightly close, close-fitting, snug fitting closely but comfortably skin-tight, skintight so tight as to cling to the skin skinny, tight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting fitting snugly viselike clamped as in a vise tense taut or rigid; stretched tight 6v make loose or looser Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper loosen stiffen make stiff or stiffer relax, unbend make less taut remit, slacken make slack as by lessening tension or firmness slack release tension on unscrew loosen something by unscrewing it unscrew loosen by turning unbrace remove from tension douse, dowse slacken alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 7v become loose or looser or less tight Syn\|Ant\|Hyper loosen, relax stiffen become stiff or stiffer weaken become weaker 3 adj not officially recognized or controlled a loose organization of the local farmers Syn informal unofficial not having official authority or sanction 4 adj not literal a loose interpretation of what she had been told Syn free, liberal inexact not exact 5 1adj lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility a loose tongue Syn idle irresponsible showing lack of care for consequences 2adj casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior Syn easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton unchaste not chaste 6 adj emptying easily or excessively loose bowels Syn lax regular, unconstipated not constipated
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