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单词 let loose
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let loose


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Verb1.let loose - express audiblylet loose - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"let out, utter, emitcall - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeyscrow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"trumpet - utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"coo - cry softly, as of pigeonscry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"miaou, miaow - make a cat-like soundtsk, tut, tut-tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapprovalecho, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"gurgle - utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"nasale - speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled"bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse"sigh - utter with a sightroat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting timelift - make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"pant - utter while panting, as if out of breathvolley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"break into - express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears"heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"splutter, sputter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a ragedeliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"wolf-whistle - whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of malessnort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"spit, spit out - utter with anger or contemptgroan, moan - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"growl, rumble, grumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"baa, blat, blate, bleat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"bellow, roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"churr, whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birdschirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadasmeow, mew - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed"quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owlscronk, honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapprovalsibilate - utter a sibilantbray, hee-haw - braying characteristic of donkeysoink, squeal - utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigscluck, clack, click - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of henslow, moo - make a low noise, characteristic of bovinescackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hensgobble - make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeysneigh, nicker, whicker, whinny - make a characteristic sound, of a horsegargle - utter with gargling or burbling soundscaw - utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravensmew - utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
2.let loose - turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"loose, unleashlet go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Translations
放出

loose

(luːs) adjective1. not tight; not firmly stretched. a loose coat; This belt is loose. 寬鬆的 宽松的2. not firmly fixed. This button is loose. 鬆散的 松散的3. not tied; free. The horses are loose in the field. 未被綁住的 没加束缚的4. not packed; not in a packet. loose biscuits. 散裝的 散装的ˈloosely adverb 寬鬆地,鬆散地 松散地ˈlooseness noun 寬鬆,鬆散 松散ˈloosen verb1. to make or become loose. She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out. 解開,鬆掉 解开2. to relax (eg a hold). He loosened his grip. 鬆開 松开ˌloose-ˈleaf adjective (of a notebook etc) made so that pages can easily be added or removed. 活頁的 活页的break loose to escape. The prisoner broke loose. 逃脫 逃脱let loose to free from control. The circus trainer has let the lions loose. 放出 放出
a loose (not lose) screw.

let loose


let (someone or something) loose

To make free or give up control of something or someone; to release or discharge something or someone, as from confinement. Due to a lack of evidence, the suspects were let loose by police. Samantha was suspended for letting mice loose throughout the school.See also: let, loose

let (someone) loose (on something)

To allow someone to do something as they please, without supervision or control. It's so nice to go to the park and let the kids loose for a while. I hope the board of directors aren't let loose on our project. We can't afford to have them changing things last minute!See also: let, loose

let (something) loose

1. To do something in a sudden, fierce, and/or uncontrolled manner; to unleash something, especially that which is violent or destructive. The trapped wolf let loose a bone-chilling howl. The home team began to let loose an unwavering offensive barrage against their cross-town rivals. The owner of the ranch let his hounds loose upon the trespassers.2. To allow something to spread, grow, or develop in a wild or uncontrolled manner, especially that which is destructive or ruinous. With news of the military junta's governmental overthrow, a wild, riotous pandemonium was let loose across the already unstable country.See also: let, loose

let loose

(with something) Go to let go (with something).See also: let, loose

let ˈloose

(British English) (American English cut ˈloose) (informal) do something or happen in a way that is not controlled: Teenagers need a place to let loose.See also: let, loose

let somebody/something ˈloose


1 free somebody/something from whatever holds them/it in place: She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders.Who let the dogs loose?
2 give somebody complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation: He was at last let loose in the kitchen.A team of professionals were let loose on the project.See also: let, loose, somebody, something
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let loose


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Synonyms for let loose

verb express audibly

Synonyms

  • let out
  • utter
  • emit

Related Words

  • call
  • gibber
  • crow
  • trumpet
  • coo
  • cry
  • scream
  • shout out
  • yell
  • squall
  • shout
  • holler
  • hollo
  • miaou
  • miaow
  • tsk
  • tut
  • tut-tut
  • echo
  • repeat
  • shoot
  • gurgle
  • nasale
  • bite out
  • sigh
  • troat
  • lift
  • pant
  • volley
  • break into
  • heave
  • chorus
  • splutter
  • sputter
  • deliver
  • hoot
  • grunt
  • wolf-whistle
  • snort
  • spit
  • spit out
  • groan
  • moan
  • growl
  • rumble
  • grumble
  • wrawl
  • yammer
  • yowl
  • howl
  • bark
  • baa
  • blat
  • blate
  • bleat
  • bellow
  • roar
  • cheep
  • chirp
  • chirrup
  • peep
  • churr
  • whirr
  • chirr
  • meow
  • mew
  • quack
  • cronk
  • honk
  • hiss
  • siss
  • sizz
  • sibilate
  • bray
  • hee-haw
  • oink
  • squeal
  • cluck
  • clack
  • click
  • low
  • moo
  • cackle
  • gobble
  • neigh
  • nicker
  • whicker
  • whinny
  • gargle
  • caw
  • haw
  • hem
  • croak
  • sing
  • smack
  • give

verb turn loose or free from restraint

Synonyms

  • loose
  • unleash

Related Words

  • let go
  • let go of
  • release
  • relinquish
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