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单词 on the loose
释义 on the loose
adverb (or adjective)
1. : in a state of freedom : without limits or restrictions as to movement
 < the more warlike tribes were still on the loose — Oliver La Farge >
 < a dangerous animal … left on the loose — F.B.Gipson >
2. : without moral restraint (as on behavior); especially : in a state characterized by unrestrained and usually dissolute behavior
 < the rowdy element, … drunken poachers and sailors on the looseSaturday Review >
 < she began shop-lifting and going on the loose again — Samuel Butler †1902 >
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