| 单词 | loose |
| 释义 | loose adj., n., & v. --adj 1. a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) not confined or tethered etc. 2. detached or detachable from its place (has come loose). 3. not held together or contained or fixed. 4. not specially fastened or packaged (loose papers; had her hair loose). 5. hanging partly free (a loose end). 6. slack, relaxed; not tense or tight. 7. not compact or dense (loose soil). 8. (of language, concepts, etc.) inexact; conveying only the general sense. 9. (preceding an agent noun) doing the expressed action in a loose or careless manner (a loose thinker). 10. morally lax; dissolute (loose living). 11. (of the tongue) likely to speak indiscreetly. 12. (of the bowels) tending to diarrhoea. 13. Sport a (of a ball) in play but not in any player's possession. b (of play etc.) with the players not close together. 14. Cricket a (of bowling) inaccurately pitched. b (of fielding) careless or bungling. 15. (in comb.) loosely (loose-flowing; loose-fitting). --n 1. a state of freedom or unrestrainedness. 2. loose play in football (in the loose). 3. free expression. --vtr. 1. release; set free; free from constraint. 2. untie or undo (something that constrains). 3. detach from moorings. 4. relax (loosed my hold on it). 5. discharge (a gun or arrow etc.). Phrases and idioms at a loose end (US at loose ends) (of a person) unoccupied, esp. temporarily. loose box a compartment for a horse, in a stable or vehicle, in which it can move about. loose change money as coins in the pocket etc. for casual use. loose cover Brit. a removable cover for a chair or sofa etc. loose-leaf adj. (of a notebook, manual, etc.) with each leaf separate and removable. --n a loose-leaf notebook etc. loose-limbed having supple limbs. loose order an arrangement of soldiers etc. with wide intervals. on the loose 1. escaped from captivity. 2. having a free enjoyable time. Derivatives loosely adv. looseness n. loosish adj. Etymology: ME los f. ON lauss f. Gmc |
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