loose

[US]/luːs/
[UK]/luːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 不牢固的;不精确的;宽松的;散漫的
vt. 释放;开船;放枪
vi. 变松;开火
adv. 松散地
n. 放纵;放任;发射
Word Forms
过去式loosed
现在分词loosing
过去分词loosed
第三人称单数looses
复数looses

Phrases & Collocations

loose cannon

不受控制的人

loose clothing

宽松的衣服

loose change

零钱

loose screws

松动的螺丝

loose leaf paper

活页纸

let loose

释放;使随心所欲;屈服;突然倒塌

come loose

松掉;变松

on the loose

散漫;放荡

in the loose

【英式橄榄球】在争球时

cut loose

vt. 摆脱;割断;不受约束,自由行动;逃跑;狂欢

break loose

挣脱,摆脱

hang loose

◎悬空,摇晃;◎[美国、加拿大俚语]放松,不急不躁;[美国俚语]保持平静(或镇静),不慌;放宽心,放松:;◎宽松的垂下;(头发)披散;◎保持镇静;松弛;不紧张;

loose sand

疏松砂岩

loose coupling

[电]疏耦合

loose soil

松散地面;松散土壤

screw loose

滑牙;[美俚]脱线;做事古怪

work loose

v. 松掉

get loose

松脱;摆脱防守

hold loose

漠然置之

loose material

散纤维,松散材料

set loose

出发;使爆炸;引起;(使)开始(做某事);释放

loose end

未了结的零星问题;不用的部分

Example Sentences

a loose cough; loose bowels.

痰咳;腹泻

a handful of loose change.

一把零碎硬币。

He is a loose thinker.

他是个思维不严密的人。

The horse is loose in the field.

马自由自在地在田野里。

dove for the loose ball.

向失去准头的球扑去

a loose assemblage of diverse groups.

不同群体的松散集合。

he'd cut loose the horses.

他放开了马。

let the dog loose for a minute.

把狗放开一会儿吧。

the bull was loose with cattle in the field.

公牛和其他的牲畜一起散放在地里。

Real-world Examples

Shake the head loose, relax through your shoulders.

轻轻晃动脑袋 肩膀放松。

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

Make sure it's not too tight, too loose.

确保它既不太紧,也不会太松。

Source: Our Day Season 2

These loose boulders are the mountains' crumbling bones.

这些散落的石块是从山脊上崩裂下来的。

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

This is because you can just cut your arm loose.

因为你可以让胳膊松开。

Source: If there is a if.

We turned the boat loose to drift with the current.

反而登舟 放乎中流。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Next, to be a loose canon, to be a loose canon.

下一个,to be a loose canon,to be a loose canon。

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Attaching the message to its leg, he sets the bird loose.

把讯息条绑在它的腿上后,他放飞了这只鸟。

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Compulsory 3)

It's time you cut him loose.

是时候摆脱他了。

Source: Sara's British English class

We can loose ourselves in the game.

我们可以这项运动中放松自己。

Source: New TOEFL Speaking Golden 80 Questions

Then they set the crabs loose and captured video of their movements.

之后,他们将螃蟹放入迷宫,并拍下它们移动的视频。

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2020 Collection

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