loose

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

Translation

adj. 不牢固的;不精確的;寬鬆的;散漫的
vt. 釋放;開船;放槍
vi. 變鬆;開火
adv. 鬆散地
n. 放縱;放任;發射
Word Forms
過去式loosed
現在分詞loosing
過去分詞loosed
第三人稱單數looses
複數looses

Phrases & Collocations

loose cannon

不受控制的人

loose clothing

寬鬆的衣服

loose change

零錢

loose screws

鬆動的螺絲

loose leaf paper

活頁紙

let loose

釋放;使隨心所欲;屈服;突然倒塌

come loose

鬆掉;變鬆

on the loose

散漫;放蕩

in the loose

【英式橄欖球】在爭球時

cut loose

vt. 擺脫;割斷;不受約束,自由行動;逃跑;狂歡

break loose

掙脫,擺脫

hang loose

◎懸空,搖晃;◎[美國、加拿大俚語]放鬆,不急不躁;[美國俚語]保持平靜(或鎮靜),不慌;放寬心,放鬆:;◎寬鬆的垂下;(頭髮)披散;◎保持鎮靜;鬆弛;不緊張;

loose sand

疏鬆砂岩

loose coupling

[電]疏耦合

loose soil

鬆散地面;鬆散土壤

screw loose

滑牙;[美俚]脫線;做事古怪

work loose

v. 鬆掉

get loose

鬆脫;擺脫防守

hold loose

漠然置之

loose material

散纖維,鬆散材料

set loose

出發;使爆炸;引起;(使)開始(做某事);釋放

loose end

未了結的零星問題;不用的部分

Example Sentences

a loose cough; loose bowels.

痰咳;腹瀉

a handful of loose change.

一把零碎硬幣。

He is a loose thinker.

他是個思維不嚴密的人。

The horse is loose in the field.

馬自由自在地在田野裏。

dove for the loose ball.

向失去準頭的球撲去

a loose assemblage of diverse groups.

不同羣體的鬆散集合。

he'd cut loose the horses.

他放開了馬。

let the dog loose for a minute.

把狗放開一會兒吧。

the bull was loose with cattle in the field.

公牛和其他的牲畜一起散放在地裏。

Real-world Examples

Shake the head loose, relax through your shoulders.

輕輕晃動腦袋 肩膀放鬆。

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

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

確保它既不太緊,也不會太鬆。

Source: Our Day Season 2

These loose boulders are the mountains' crumbling bones.

這些散落的石塊是從山脊上崩裂下來的。

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

This is because you can just cut your arm loose.

因爲你可以讓胳膊鬆開。

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.

下一個,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.

把訊息條綁在它的腿上後,他放飛了這隻鳥。

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

It's time you cut him loose.

是時候擺脫他了。

Source: Sara's British English class

We can loose ourselves in the game.

我們可以這項運動中放鬆自己。

Source: New TOEFL Speaking Golden 80 Questions

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

之後,他們將螃蟹放入迷宮,並拍下它們移動的視頻。

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2020 Collection

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