| 单词 | loose |
| 释义 | loose (once / 90 pages) 1adjvadv 2adjv 3adj 4adj 5adj 6adj If something is loose, it's not attached very securely to anything. Be sure the horse trailer attached to your truck isn't loose, or it might just roll away on its own while you're on the highway. Loose means "not fixed." We can use it for things that you physically attach, like doorknobs or buttons, or for ideas that aren't rigid. If someone has loose morals, they don't have a strong moral code. A floppy dancer has loose limbs, and a loose ball is one that no one's holding. It's also a verb. To loose something is to set it free, which is different from losing it. You loose the wild squirrel you nursed back to health. WORD FAMILYloose: loosed, loosely, loosen, looseness, looser, looses, loosest, loosing, unloose+/loosen: loosened, loosening, loosens, unloosen/looseness: loosenesses/loosening: loosenings/unloose: unloosed, unlooses, unloosing/unloosen: unloosened, unloosening, unloosens USAGE EXAMPLESLava deltas are formed when lava enters the ocean and builds new land on loose and unstable substrate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Traditionally a grave disappointment, New Year’s Eve is at least a time to cut loose and escape the suffocating, sprout-scented stranglehold of the family Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “The soldiers,” The Toronto World reported, “were a little loose around their own goal.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj not affixed the stamp came loose Syn|Ant unaffixed affixed firmly attached appendantaffixed as an appendage basifixedattached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) glued, pastedaffixed or as if affixed with glue or paste mountedassembled for use; especially by being attached to a support 2adj having escaped, especially from confinement dogs loose on the streets criminals on the loose in the neighborhood Syn at large, escaped, on the loose free able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint 3adj (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player a loose ball Syn uncontrolled not being under control; out of control 4v turn loose or free from restraint Loose terrible plagues upon humanity Syn|Hyper let loose, unleash let go, let go of, release, relinquish release, as from one's grip 5v grant freedom to; free from confinement Syn|Ant|Hypo free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen confine, detain deprive of freedom; take into confinement unspell release from a spell unchainmake free bailrelease after a security has been paid runset animals loose to graze bail outfree on bail parolerelease a criminal from detention and place him on parole 6adv without restraint 2cows in India are running loose Syn free 1adj not compact or dense in structure or arrangement loose gravel Syn|Ant light (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency shifting, unfirm(of soil) unstable siltyfull of silt unconsolidatedloose and unstratified compact closely and firmly united or packed together clayey, cloggy, heavy(used of soil) compact and fine-grained close-packedpacked especially tightly consolidatedforming a solid mass impacted, wedgedwedged or packed in together packedpressed together or compressed serried(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together tightpacked closely together concentratedgathered together or made less diffuse 2adj not carefully arranged in a package a box of loose nails Syn unpackaged not packaged or put into packets 3adj (of textures) full of small openings or gaps a loose weave Syn open coarse, harsh of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles 4adj not tense or taut the old man's skin hung loose and grey Syn slack lax lacking in strength or firmness or resilience 5adj not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting loose clothing the large shoes were very loose Syn|Ant baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy not fitting closely; hanging loosely flyaway(of hair or clothing) worn loose laxlacking in strength or firmness or resilience tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting tightof such close construction as to be impermeable chokyso tight as to tend to choke clenched, clinchedclosed or squeezed together tightly close, close-fitting, snugfitting closely but comfortably skin-tight, skintightso tight as to cling to the skin skinny, tight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fittingfitting snugly viselikeclamped as in a vise tensetaut or rigid; stretched tight 6v make loose or looser Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper loosen stiffen make stiff or stiffer relax, unbend make less taut remit, slackenmake slack as by lessening tension or firmness slackrelease tension on unscrewloosen something by unscrewing it unscrewloosen by turning unbraceremove from tension douse, dowseslacken alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 7v become loose or looser or less tight 3Syn|Ant|Hyper loosen, relax stiffen become stiff or stiffer weaken become weaker adj not officially recognized or controlled 4a loose organization of the local farmers Syn informal unofficial not having official authority or sanction adj not literal 5a loose interpretation of what she had been told Syn free, liberal inexact not exact 1adj lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility a loose tongue Syn idle irresponsible showing lack of care for consequences 2adj casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior 6Syn easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton unchaste not chaste adj emptying easily or excessively loose bowels Syn lax regular, unconstipated not constipated |
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