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loose adjective | verb | noun
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loose / lus ; lu:s /adjective
1. NOT FIRMLY ATTACHED 固定得不牢的, not firmly fastened in place松的，松动的:
•a loose floorboard松动的地板
•This tooth feels very loose.这颗牙齿很松。
•The screw has come loose (=become loose) .螺丝松了。
2. NOT ATTACHED 未固定住的, not attached to anything else松开的，松脱的，零散的:
•loose papers零散的报纸
•His rear wheel spun on the loose stones .他的后轮在松散的石头上打转。
•The potatoes are sold loose (=not packed in a container) .马铃薯是散装出售的。
•The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose (=become unattached) .驾驶员忘了拴上安全链，拖车松脱了。
3. NOT TIED TIGHTLY 系得不紧的, not tied or fastened very tightly未系紧的，松的:
•a loose knot未系紧的结
4. HAIR 头发, if your hair is loose, it hangs freely rather than being tied back松垂的，松散的:
•Her hair fell loose around her shoulders.她的头发披散在肩上。
5. CLOTHES 衣服, loose clothes are big and do not fit your body tightly宽大的，宽松的;SYNloosefitting,baggy; ANTtight
•a loose sweatshirt宽松的运动衫
6. FREE 自由的, free from being controlled or held in a cage, prison, or institution自由的，无束缚的，没有关住的:
break / get loose ( = escape )逃脱
•A 34-year-old inmate broke loose from the sheriff's office yesterday.昨天一名 34 岁的囚犯从治安官办公室里逃走了。
turn / let / set sth loose ( = let something go free )让某物自由
•Don't let your dog loose on the beach.不要让你的狗在沙滩上乱跑。
7. NOT EXACT 不严谨的, usually before nounnot exact or thoroughly done不严谨的; 不精确的:
•a loose translation不精确的译文
•a loose interpretation of the law对法律不严谨的解释
8. NOT VERY CONTROLLED 控制不严的, not strictly controlled or organized控制不严的; 组织不严密的; 松散的:
loose federation / alliance / group etc
•a loose federation of political groups政治团体之间松散的联盟
•loose arrangement (=an arrangement that can easily be changed)松散的安排
9. NOT SOLID 不坚实的, not pressed tightly together in a solid mass疏松的:
loose soil / earth疏松的土壤
10. SPORT 体育运动, not under the control of either team in a game of football, RUGBY etc无球员控制的:
•Sheringham was the first player to reach the loose ball .谢林汉姆第一个抢到了这个无人控制的球。
11. cut loose
a. to free yourself from someone or something, or their influence摆脱:
cut yourself loose (from sth)
•He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.他摆脱了家庭生活的束缚。
b. AmE informalto start enjoying yourself in a happy noisy way after a period of controlled behaviour〔在一段时间的压抑之后〕放任，发泄:
•I'm ready to cut loose and enjoy the weekend.我准备放任自己，好好过一个周末。
12. let (sth ↔ ) loose to speak or behave in an uncontrolled way痛快地说出（某事物）; 自由地表现出（某事物）:
•She let loose a string of four-letter words.她骂出一连串脏话来。
13. let sb loose on sth to allow someone to deal with something in the way they want to, when you think they will make mistakes or do something wrong〔认为某人会犯错而〕任由某人处理某事:
•Whatever you do, don't let Derek loose on the garden.你做什么都行，就是不能让德里克在花园里乱来。
14. be at a loose end also be at loose ends AmEto have nothing to do无所事事，闲着:
•I was at a loose end so I decided to go see an old movie.我闲来无事，便决定去看一部老电影。
15. loose ends parts of something that have not been completed or correctly done未完成（做好）的部分:
•We've nearly finished, but there are still a few loose ends to be tied up (=dealt with or completed) .我们差不多已经完成，还剩些收尾工作。
16. loose change coins that you have in your bag or pocket〔包或口袋里的〕零钱
17. loose cannon someone who cannot be trusted because they say or do things you do not want them to炮筒子〔指说话、做事随便因而不能相信的人〕
18. hang / stay loose AmE spokenused to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something保持镇静，别紧张
19. BODY WASTE 身体排泄物, having a problem in which the waste from your BOWELS has too much liquid in it稀薄的:
•loose bowels腹泻
20. IMMORAL 道德败坏的, old-fashionedbehaving in a way that is considered to be sexually immoral放荡的，淫荡的:
•a loose woman 荡妇
•loose morals放荡的品行
21. TALK 谈话, old-fashionednot careful about what you say or who is listening说话随便（轻率）的:
•There's been a bit of loose talk about it.对这件事有些不负责任的话。
► Do not confuse the adjective loose (=not tight, not firm etc) / lu:s / with the verb lose (=no longer have something, be unable to find something etc) which has a different pronunciation / lu:z / . 不要把形容词 loose（松散的）和动词 lose（丢失）混淆起来，前者读作 / lu:s / ，后者读作 / lu:z / 。
—loosely adv:
•A towel was loosely wrapped around his neck.他的脖子上松松地裹着一块毛巾。
•The film is loosely based on the novel.影片大致上根据这部小说改编。
—looseness noun U
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looseverb Tliterary
1. to make something unpleasant begin释放，发泄〔不愉快的事物〕:
•And now the anger Maggie had feared was loosed.现在，玛吉所害怕的怒火发泄出来了。
2. to make something loose or to untie someone or something, especially an animal释放〔某人或某物，尤指动物〕
3. to fire an ARROW , a bullet from a gun etc射出〔箭、子弹〕
 PHRASAL VERBS 
loose sth on / upon sb / sth
literaryto allow something dangerous or harmful to begin to affect a situation or other people使〔有危险或有害的事〕开始影响（侵袭）〔某种局面或其他人〕:
•the evils loosed upon humanity in World War II二战中人类所遭遇的恶行
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loosenoun
1. be on the loose if a criminal or dangerous animal is on the loose, they have escaped from prison or from their cage〔罪犯或危险动物〕在逃

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