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

单词	loose
释义	loose I. \ˈlüs\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English loos, lous, from Old Norse lauss loose, free — more at -less 1. a. : not rigidly fastened or securely attached : lacking a firm or tight connection : ready to move or come apart from an attachment < loose planks in a bridge > < sloping sides covered with … loose rock — F.J.R.Rodd > b. (1) : lightly secured or made fast; especially : having worked partly free from attachments < a loose tooth > < the knife had a loose blade > < loose masonry > (2) : having relative freedom of movement or arrangement as a result of being only locally restrained or fixed < loose ribbons fluttering from her hat > < the slamming of a loose shutter > c. : produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus : not dry or harsh : productive < a loose cough > d. : easily altered or removed : not fast < a loose dye > < a loose color > e. : permitting some freedom of movement — usually used of a stable or a box stall f. : not clinging close to the figure : not tight-fitting < loose clothing > 2. : free from a state of confinement or restraint: a. : free from bonds, fetters, or confining limits < a loose convict > < a horse loose of his tether > < a lion loose in the streets > b. : free from constraint or obligation : at liberty : not bound (as by duty or habit) < if … your thoughts are loose of state affairs — Joseph Addison > c. : not assigned to special use or service : subject to free disposal : having no assigned place or employment < loose hours > < loose funds > d. : not bound together : not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding : not secured in a setting or joined in a fixed combination < loose papers > < loose hair > < loose milk > e. archaic : disconnected, detached, random < a good deal of loose information — Thomas Carlyle > < loose pages > f. : not joined to anything else < a loose line > 3. : not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement: as a. : composed of particles capable of free movement < loose earth > < the action of the tides carried away the loose soil — American Guide Series: Maine > b. : not in close order : unserried < with horse and chariots ranked in loose array — John Milton > < loose flocks drifting slowly from the neighboring jungle — William Beebe > c. : having wide spaces or interstices < a cloth of loose texture > d. : lax III 3c e. : lacking compactness or smooth integration of build < a strong, loose, round-shouldered, shuffling, shaggy fellow — Charles Dickens > 4. a. : lacking in restraint or power of restraint < a loose tongue > < loose bowels > b. : lacking in moral restraint; especially : characterized by immorality : lewd, unchaste, wanton < loose writings > < a loose life > < a loose woman > 5. a. : not tightly drawn or stretched : slack < drive a pony cart with loose reins > < a loose belt > < loose skin > b. : having a flexible or relaxed character (as from weakness or agility) < my knees loose under me — R.L.Stevenson > < walked with a loose swinging stride — E.T.Thurston > 6. a. : lacking in precision, exactness, or care : inaccurate or indeterminate in construction : lacking in system or logic < a loose style > < loose reasoning > < a loose analogy > < a loose thinker > b. : lacking in rigidity (as of construction) and permitting freedom of interpretation < a loose working agreement > < a loose construction of the Federal Constitution > 7. : characterized by limited cohesion between constituent elements and permitting a wide area of freedom of action < a loose federation of sovereign principalities — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > 8. a. : not in strict accordance with the rules : being without special care < loose practice > b. : characterized by poor quality : inefficient or unskilled in performance < loose play > c. : having players relatively wide apart < a loose formation in football > — compare tight d. : disputed as to possession : gone from control (as of a player or team) < a loose ball > < a loose puck > 9. : lax 4 10. a. : expressed in or characterized by loose sentences < loose style > b. : open 18 II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English loosen, losen, lousen, from loos, lous, adjective — more at loose I *transitive verb* 1. a. : to let loose : set free : release from or as if from restraint < the railroad had him arrested … but the judge loosed him with a warning — S.H.Adams > < war has again been loosed — Arthur Geddes > < the corn dance … should loose downpours upon the dry country — Oliver La Farge > b. : to free (as the lips or tongue) from restraint c. : to give absolution to < whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven — Mt 16:19 (Revised Standard Version) > 2. a. : to make loose : unbind, undo, untie < loose a knot > < loosed the laces of her shoe — B.A.Williams > b. archaic : dissolve < by assuming vows no pope will loose — P.B.Shelley > 3. : to cast loose : detach < loosed the boat from its moorings — George Eliot > < loose a rope > 4. : to let fly (as an arrow) : discharge (as a gun) : send forth (something) as a missile < a hail of bullets and arrows was loosed into the flanks of the … advance guard — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > < the destroyer had loosed a salvo of 4.7-inch shells at her target — Crowsnest > — often used with off < the little boys had loosed off a pistol — Victoria Sackville-West > 5. : to make less rigid, tight, or strict : relax, slacken < the old bonds of authority have been loosed by the war — Bertrand Russell > < limbs had been loosed by grievous labor of combat — Alexander Pope > 6. chiefly Scotland : to free or obtain by payment of a fee 7. Scots law : to stop (an arrestment) from taking effect : withdraw *intransitive verb* 1. : to let fly a missile (as an arrow) : discharge a gun : fire — often used with off < almost loosed off at it before I saw it was a cow — Ernest Hemingway > 2. : to weigh anchor : set sail 3. dialect chiefly England : to become dismissed < every day when the school looses — James Hogg > III. noun (-s) Etymology: partly from loose (I) & partly from loose (II) 1. : the release of an arrow from a bow < with a strong bow the loose is easier to do well than with a weak one — A.E.Hodgkin > 2. obsolete : the conclusion or outcome of a matter : issue 3. obsolete : the state or condition of looseness; especially : freedom from or abandonment of moral restraint 4. : loose rock or rock that may easily be loosened 5. : open forward play in rugby — often used with the; contrasted with tight < the North forwards … were so lively in the loose that they neutralized the advantage gained by the visitors in the tight — Rugger > • - give a loose to - on the loose IV. adverb Etymology: loose (I) : loosely < our manners sit more loose upon us — Joseph Addison >
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