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单词 loosely
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
loose /lus/USA pronunciation   adj., loos•er, loos•est, adv., v., loosed, loos•ing. 
adj. 
  1. free or released from being fastened or attached:a loose rope; a loose tooth.
  2. free from confinement or restraint:The loose papers flew off his desk.
  3. not fitting closely or tightly:a loose sweater.
  4. relaxed or limber in nature:to run with a loose, open stride.
  5. not close or tight in structure or arrangement:a cloth with a loose weave.
  6. allowing freedom for independent action:a loose federation of city-states.
  7. not strict, exact, or precise:a loose interpretation of the law.
  8. unable to be held in check:a loose tongue.
  9. sexually immoral;
    dissolute:loose living.

adv. 
  1. in a loose manner;
    loosely (often used in combination):loose-fitting.

v. [+ object]
  1. to let loose;
    set free:He loosed the animals from the house.
  2. to unfasten:to loose a boat from its moorings.
  3. to shoot;
    discharge;
    let fly:to loose missiles at the invaders.
Idioms
  1. Idioms break loose, [no object] to free oneself;
    escape:The circus animals broke loose.
  2. Idioms cast loose, [+ object + loose] to unfasten;
    set adrift;
    free:He cast the boat loose.
  3. Idioms cut loose, [no object] to behave wildly;
    carouse:The team needed to cut loose after all that tension.
  4. Idioms,, Slang Terms hang or stay loose, [no object][Informal.]to remain relaxed and calm.
  5. Idioms let loose:
    • [+ object + loose] to free:The children were let loose to run around.
    • [no object] to yield;
      give way:The guardrail let loose and the bus plunged down the canyon.
    • Idioms[no object] to speak or act with unrestricted freedom:to let loose with a few swearwords.
  6. Idioms on the loose, free;
    unconfined:Several escaped convicts were on the loose.
  7. Idioms turn or set loose, [+ object + loose] to free from confinement:turned the prisoners loose one by one.

loose•ly, adv. 
loose•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
loose  (lo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation adj., loos•er, loos•est, adv., v. loosed, loos•ing. 
adj. 
  1. free or released from fastening or attachment:a loose end.
  2. free from anything that binds or restrains;
    unfettered:loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
  3. Chemistryuncombined, as a chemical element.
  4. not bound together:to wear one's hair loose.
  5. not put up in a package or other container:loose mushrooms.
  6. available for disposal;
    unused;
    unappropriated:loose funds.
  7. lacking in reticence or power of restraint:a loose tongue.
  8. lax, as the bowels.
  9. lacking moral restraint or integrity;
    notorious for his loose character.
  10. sexually promiscuous or immoral;
    unchaste.
  11. not firm, taut, or rigid:a loose tooth; a loose rein.
  12. relaxed or limber in nature:He runs with a loose, open stride.
  13. not fitting closely or tightly:a loose sweater.
  14. not close or compact in structure or arrangement;
    having spaces between the parts;
    open:a loose weave.
  15. having few restraining factors between associated constituents and allowing ample freedom for independent action:a loose federation of city-states.
  16. not cohering:loose sand.
  17. not strict, exact, or precise:a loose interpretation of the law.
  18. Sport
    • having the players on a team positioned at fairly wide intervals, as in a football formation.
    • (of a ball, hockey puck, etc.) not in the possession of either team;
      out of player control.
  19. hang or stay loose, [Slang.]to remain relaxed and unperturbed.
  20. Idioms on the loose:
    • free;
      unconfined, as, esp., an escaped convict or circus animal.
    • behaving in an unrestrained or dissolute way:a bachelor on the loose.

adv. 
  1. in a loose manner;
    loosely (usually used in combination):loose-flowing.
  2. Idioms break loose, to free oneself;
    escape:The convicts broke loose.
  3. Idioms cast loose:
    • to loosen or unfasten, as a ship from a mooring.
    • to send forth;
      set adrift or free:He was cast loose at an early age to make his own way in the world.
  4. Idioms cut loose:
    • to release from domination or control.
    • to become free, independent, etc.
    • to revel without restraint:After the rodeo they headed into town to cut loose.
  5. Idioms let loose:
    • to free or become free.
    • to yield;
      give way:The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge.
  6. Idioms turn loose, to release or free, as from confinement:The teacher turned the children loose after the class.

v.t. 
  1. to let loose;
    free from bonds or restraint.
  2. to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty.
  3. Nautical, Naval Terms[Chiefly Naut.]to set free from fastening or attachment:to loose a boat from its moorings.
  4. to unfasten, undo, or untie, as a bond, fetter, or knot.
  5. to shoot;
    discharge;
    let fly:to loose missiles at the invaders.
  6. to make less tight;
    slacken or relax.
  7. to render less firmly fixed;
    lessen an attachment;
    loosen.

v.i. 
  1. to let go a hold.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsto hoist anchor;
    get under way.
  3. to shoot or let fly an arrow, bullet, etc. (often fol. by off):to loose off at a flock of ducks.
  4. [Obs.]to become loose;
    loosen.
  • Old Norse lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English lēas (see -less), Dutch, German los loose, free; (verb, verbal) Middle English leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
  • (adjective, adjectival) Middle English los, loos 1175–1225
loosely, adv. 
looseness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unbound, untied, unrestricted, unconfined.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged libertine, dissolute, licentious.
    • 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vague, general, indefinite.
    • 27.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loosen, unbind.
    • 28.See corresponding entry in Unabridged liberate.
    • 32.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ease.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bound.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chaste.
    • 32.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tighten.

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