| 单词 | loose |
| 释义 | loose [lu:s] adjective NOT FIXED 未固定的 ESSENTIAL ■not firmly fixed in place 松的，松动的 •There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.墙上搭着几根没有接好的电线。 •The nails in the bridge had worked •The prisoners were so thin that their skin hung IMPROVER ■describes hair that is not tied back （头发）松散的，披着的，散开的 •Her hair was hanging IMPROVER ■describes things which are not fixed or held together or to anything else 松散的，散开的 •A few loose sheets of paper were lying around.几张纸散落在地板上。 [lu:s] adjective NOT TIGHT 不紧的 ADVANCED ■(of clothes) not fitting closely to the body （衣服）宽松的，肥大的 •Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.上体育课的时候，要穿些舒适宽松的衣服。 [lu:s] adjective NOT EXACT 不确切的 ADVANCED ■not tightly controlled or not exact 未严加控制的；不严谨的，不精确的 •It's a fairly loose adaptation of the novel.它是根据小说的大致内容改编而成的。 •It's only a loose translation of the poem.这只是那首诗的不准确的译文。 [lu:s] adjective IMMORAL 不道德的 old-fashioned disapproving ■having low morals; sexually free 不道德的；淫荡的 •a loose woman [lu:s] adjective be at a loose end informal ■to have nothing to do 无所事事，闲着没事 •If you find yourself at a loose end, you could always clean the bathroom.如果闲着没事，你总还可以去打扫一下浴室嘛。 [lu:s] adjective hang/stay loose US informal ■to be calm and relaxed 镇定自若，不慌不忙 [lu:s] adjective let sb loose ■to allow someone to do what they want in a place 任（某人）自由行动，放任（某人） •You don't want to let Oliver loose in the kitchen.你不想让奥利弗在厨房里到处乱跑吧。 [lu:s] adjective let loose sth ■If you let loose something such as bullets or bombs, you release a lot of them all together 猛烈开（火），密集发射（子弹、炸弹等） •The allies let loose an intensive artillery bombardment over the border.联军对边境地区进行了一阵猛烈的炮击。 ■to suddenly make a sound or speak in an uncontrolled way （突然失控地）发出，喊出，说出•He turned round and let loose a torrent of abuse.他转过身来破口大骂。 [lu:s] adjective let/set sth loose ■to allow an animal to run around freely after it has been tied up 放开（拴住的动物） •She let her horse loose in the field.她把马放到田野上去了。 [lu:s] noun on the loose ■If a dangerous person is on the loose, they are free to move around a place and harm people （危险分子）在逃，未受管制 •Brewer escaped from prison last year and has been on the loose ever since.布鲁尔自去年越狱后一直在逃。 [lu:s] verb transitive ■to speak or express emotions very freely, especially in an uncontrolled way 敞开了说，放开了说，自由表达 •The minister loosed an angry tirade against the leader of the opposition.部长发表了一篇长篇演说，愤怒地对反对党领袖进行了猛烈抨击。 [lu:s] verb transitive Common Learner Errors loose or lose?Warning: these two verbs look and sound similar but have very different meanings.To talk about no longer possessing something or having less of it, don't say 'loose', say lose : ✗ If we are not careful we will loose some of our best clients. |
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