英语词汇“to work loose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. intransitive. With adjective or prepositional phrase as complement: to move gradually into a different position; esp. to move irregularly or unsteadily so as to become out of the correct or usual position. Frequently in to work loose (also free).

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > so as to become out of gear

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1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 273 He will..hinder the Press from working into a twisting position.

1734 Builder's Dict. II. at Nails Scupper Nails, are much us'd in fastening Leather and Canvas to Wood, and therefore require a broad Head, that neither may work loose.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 276 The anchor on the lee bow had worked loose, and was thumping the side.

1860 T. W. Ashby & T. Yorke Patent 12 Mar. in Newton's London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. (1861) 13 11 To prevent the pinions from working out of gear, the tine barrels or cylinders are mounted on sliding tubes.

1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 26 If the handle [of the mallet] be properly wedged into the head, it ought never to work loose.

1908 Wide World Mag. July 315/1 Some rivets had worked free, allowing the stern-post to become loose.

1920 R. D. Paine Corsair in War Zone vii. 156 The safety pins had worked out of position during the buffeting of the heavy seas.

1994 M. Gee Crime Story (1996) ii. 34 Her pale hair..had worked free at the back.

1997 D. F. Wallace Supposedly Fun Thing I'll never do Again 98 The operator and colleague (whose jeans have worked down his hips to the point where the top of his butt-crack is clearly visible) watch studiously.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Aug. (Sports section) 12/5 A wire worked loose and fried on hot metal.

单词	to work loose
释义	> as lemmas to work loose (also free) b. intransitive. With adjective or prepositional phrase as complement: to move gradually into a different position; esp. to move irregularly or unsteadily so as to become out of the correct or usual position. Frequently in to work loose (also free). ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > move unsteadily [verb (intransitive)] > so as to become out of gear work1683 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 273 He will..hinder the Press from working into a twisting position. 1734 Builder's Dict. II. at Nails Scupper Nails, are much us'd in fastening Leather and Canvas to Wood, and therefore require a broad Head, that neither may work loose. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 276 The anchor on the lee bow had worked loose, and was thumping the side. 1860 T. W. Ashby & T. Yorke Patent 12 Mar. in Newton's London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. (1861) 13 11 To prevent the pinions from working out of gear, the tine barrels or cylinders are mounted on sliding tubes. 1874 J. D. Heath Compl. Croquet-player 26 If the handle [of the mallet] be properly wedged into the head, it ought never to work loose. 1908 Wide World Mag. July 315/1 Some rivets had worked free, allowing the stern-post to become loose. 1920 R. D. Paine Corsair in War Zone vii. 156 The safety pins had worked out of position during the buffeting of the heavy seas. 1994 M. Gee Crime Story (1996) ii. 34 Her pale hair..had worked free at the back. 1997 D. F. Wallace Supposedly Fun Thing I'll never do Again 98 The operator and colleague (whose jeans have worked down his hips to the point where the top of his butt-crack is clearly visible) watch studiously. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Aug. (Sports section) 12/5 A wire worked loose and fried on hot metal. extracted from workv. < as lemmas
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