| 单词 | loose |
| 释义 | loose (luːs ) Word forms: looser , loosest , looses , loosing , loosed 1. adjective B2 Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out. Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling. [+ from] His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt. loosely adverb [ADVERB with verb] Tim clasped his hands together and held them loosely in front of his belly. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything. Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table. A page came loose and floated onto the tiles. Synonyms: free, detached, insecure, unfettered 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE after verb, ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE] If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely. She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window. [+ from] Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose? Jack was chased by a loose dog. Synonyms: untethered, free, roaming, at large 4. adjective B1+ Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely. A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt. Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable. Synonyms: slack, easy, hanging, relaxed loosely adverb [ADVERB after verb, oft ADV -ed] His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders. 5. adjective B2 If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders. 6. adjective If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of. She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers. 7. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized. Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home. He wants a loose coalition of left wing forces. Synonyms: vague, random, inaccurate, disordered loosely adverb [ADVERB with verb] The investigation had aimed at a loosely organised group of criminals. 8. graded adjective Loose words or expressions are not exact but rather vague. ...a loose translation. He despised loose thinking. loosely graded adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb] The book follows four characters, loosely based on my uncles. 9. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone describes a person or their behaviour as loose, they disapprove of that person because they think she or he has sexual relationships with too many people. [old-fashioned, disapproval] 10. verb To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it. He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst. [VERB noun] Loose off means the same as loose. [British] He loosed off two shots at the oncoming car. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 11. verb If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely. He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle. [VERB noun] The guards loosed his arms. [VERB noun] Synonyms: free, release, ease, liberate 12. on the loose phrase If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place. Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail. A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England. Synonyms: free, roaming, at large, on the run 13. a loose cannon phrase If someone is a loose cannon, they do whatever they want and nobody can predict what they are going to do. Max is a loose cannon politically. 14. to cut loose phrase [VERB inflects] If a person or an organization cuts loose or is cut loose, they become free from the influence or authority of other people. He cut loose from the successful organizations he created in order to begin afresh. It's about to be cut loose from the state on which it has so long depended. 15. all hell breaks loose phrase If you say that all hell breaks loose, you are emphasizing that a lot of arguing or fighting suddenly starts. [informal, emphasis] He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose. 16. to let someone loose phrase [VERB inflects, oft PHR in/on n] If you say that someone has been let loose in a place or situation, you mean that they have been given complete freedom to do what they like in that place or situation, and you suggest that this may be risky. She has all the glee of a little girl let loose in a sweetie shop. Trainees go through a four-hour lesson before they are let loose on the controls. 17. to play fast and loose phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is playing fast and loose, you are expressing disapproval of them for behaving in a deceitful, immoral, or irresponsible way. [disapproval] There have been people who have played fast and loose with the rules. Phrasal verbs: loose off loose [sense 10] Idioms: all hell breaks loose said to mean that there is a lot of fuss, arguing, or fighting Later, all hell breaks loose and the fall-out from this confrontation drags on for days. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers play fast and loose with something to treat something important without enough care or respect The banks claim high interest rates are necessary because the government is playing fast and loose with public spending. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers loose ends small details or parts of something that have not been sorted out satisfactorily. Compare be at a loose end; see end. The overall impact of the story is weakened by too many loose ends being left inadequately resolved. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be at a loose end to have some spare time but feel rather bored because you do not have anything particular to do. Compare loose ends; see ends. Brenda had agreed to see her at 4.30, so Mrs Dambar was at a loose end for two and a half hours. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a loose cannon a person who could cause problems for other people because they do bad or silly things that no one expects There is a widespread worry that the military command has turned into a loose cannon beyond the control of the government. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a screw loose [informal] to be slightly crazy My sister looked at me as if I had a screw loose. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cut loose to become free from the influence or authority of other people Italy has not cut loose from the ERM as determinedly as Britain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hang loose to relax or not to be too serious about something because it is not important Get something to eat and come back to the office. And hang loose. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on the loose free because you have escaped from somewhere You have to wake up every day knowing that whoever carried out those awful murders is still on the loose. not being controlled or supervised by anyone and free to behave however you want The problem is high-spirited youngsters on the loose in the country's leafy lanes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: loose dress This roughly translated as long, loose dresses, or else breezy, barely-there wraps and light kaftans. Times, Sunday Times Look for loose dresses that can be brightened up with accessories. The Sun The spring 2018 collection that he presented yesterday explored patchwork, with tasselled shawls, ginghams and paisley pieced together in long, loose dresses. Times, Sunday Times Loose dresses contribute to the easy and vigorous exercise of the faculties of the mind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Load with either pressed or loose powder, tap off any excess and apply with sweeping movements. The Sun It may be messier than a compact, but nothing sets make-up better than a dusting of loose powder. Times, Sunday Times Blot and re-apply, then dab on a tiny amount of loose powder for staying power and reduce glossiness. The Sun For extra staying power, place a layer of tissue over lips, apply loose powder through the tissue then add another layer of lipstick. The Sun Dry shampoo sprays can leave hair a little crisp, but you'll have no such problem with this loose powder. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday afternoon he was being ferried on a yak down the 22km (13 ½ miles) of loose rock and ice to base camp at 5,300m (17,388ft). Times, Sunday Times Workers climbed the canyon walls carrying heavy jackhammers to shave off loose rock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It comes in handy; like the shepherds of old, we jam the sticks into loose rock, scrambling up to the crater of an extinct volcano. Times,Sunday Times One loose rock could throw you off, she said. Times, Sunday Times Some sections are a bit hairy, with loose rock and big drops to concentrate the mind. Times, Sunday Times I was still packing an extra 20lb and my loose shirt couldn't hide the extra roll around my waist. Times, Sunday Times No wonder you think you'll fit in there, although the loose shirt may be a bit avant-garde for them. Times, Sunday Times Hand was usually seen as an eccentric, whose usual outfit consisted of a loose shirt, shorts, sensible shoes and a wooden cross. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Men sport wide blue or white fringed and embroidered trousers and a loose shirt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some sit in loose shirts while others wear turbans, fashionable at that time. Times, Sunday Times If using loose tea, spoon into filters, or wrap in muslin and tie with kitchen string to secure. Times, Sunday Times And who uses loose tea these days, anyway? Times, Sunday Times It inevitably involves the use of loose tea, a time-consuming inconvenience most of us gave up 30 years ago. Times,Sunday Times The term oolong tea replaced the old term when loose tea came into fashion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result, loose tea production increased and processing techniques advanced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Remove any loose threads left on the garment. Times,Sunday Times There are far too many loose threads begging to be woven into a third series. The Sun You could bring him to his knees by pulling one of the loose threads on his tank-top. The Sun There are, however, plenty of loose threads to tie up before this package can be declared a success. Times, Sunday Times Others were shorter, decorated with what looked like tiny feathers, until closer inspection revealed the strands to be loose threads. Times, Sunday Times For ratesetters, 'a rise in market power may generate an added incentive to run loose monetary policy'. Times, Sunday Times Each individual failing might be explained away but cumulatively, they let a bomber run loose. Times, Sunday Times In the afternoon, the soldiers in the station opened the corrals and let their horses run loose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But once in a while he lets his deadpan side run loose, to good effect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the early days, it was not uncommon for cattle and hogs to run loose through town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 宽松的, 宽松的 Japanese: 緩い, ゆったりとした |
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