loose

verb

1. become loose or looser or less tight

e.g. The noose loosened
the rope relaxed

Synonym: loosenrelax

2. make loose or looser

e.g. loosen the tension on a rope

Synonym: loosen

3. turn loose or free from restraint

e.g. let loose mines
Loose terrible plagues upon humanity

Synonym: unleashlet loose

4. grant freedom to
free from confinement

Synonym: freeliberatereleaseunlooseunloosen

adj

1. not affixed

e.g. the stamp came loose

Synonym: unaffixed

2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

e.g. her easy virtue
he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
wanton behavior

Synonym: easylightpromiscuoussluttishwanton

3. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

e.g. loose gravel

4. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

e.g. a loose ball

5. emptying easily or excessively

e.g. loose bowels

Synonym: lax

6. not literal

e.g. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
a free translation of the poem

Synonym: freeliberal

7. having escaped, especially from confinement

e.g. a convict still at large
searching for two escaped prisoners
dogs loose on the streets
criminals on the loose in the neighborhood

Synonym: at large(p)escapedon the loose(p)

8. not tight
not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

e.g. loose clothing
the large shoes were very loose

9. not officially recognized or controlled

e.g. an informal agreement
a loose organization of the local farmers

Synonym: informal

10. not carefully arranged in a package

e.g. a box of loose nails

11. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

e.g. idle talk
a loose tongue

Synonym: idle

12. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

e.g. an open texture
a loose weave

Synonym: open

13. not tense or taut

e.g. the old man's skin hung loose and grey
slack and wrinkled skin
slack sails
a slack rope

Synonym: slack

adv

1. without restraint

e.g. cows in India are running loose

Synonym: free

1. 松动的；未固定牢的
Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place.

e.g. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out...
如果有一颗牙齿很松，牙医可能会建议你把它拔掉。
e.g. Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling...
房顶上有两根木梁已经松动。

loosely
Tim clasped his hands together and held them loosely in front of his belly.
蒂姆双手紧扣，放松置于腹前。

2. 零散的；不相连的；松脱的
Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything.

e.g. Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel...
两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。
e.g. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table...
弗兰克将一把零钱撒在桌子上。

3. 不受束缚的；未拴住的
If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely.

e.g. She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window...
她从他怀抱里挣脱出来，走到窗前。
e.g. Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose?...
你干吗不告诉我她已经自由了？

4. （衣服）宽松的，肥大的，宽大的
Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely.

loose是什么意思

e.g. A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt...
在宽松的衬衣下藏一把手枪并不难。
e.g. Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.
穿宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。

loosely
His shirt hung loosely over his thin shoulders.
衬衫在他单薄肩膀的支撑下显得松松垮垮。

5. （头发）披散的，散开的
If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back.

e.g. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
她还穿着睡衣，头发披散至肩。

6. 疏松的；稀松的；结构不紧密的
If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of.

loose

e.g. She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.
她捧起疏松的泥土，任其缓缓地从指间漏下。

7. （分组、安排、组织等）松散的，随便的，自由的
A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized.

e.g. Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home...
默里在回家前和艾莉森达成了大致的约定。
e.g. He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.
他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。

loosely
The investigation had aimed at a loosely organised group of criminals.
调查针对一个组织松散的犯罪团伙展开。

8. 意义含糊的；不严谨的；不精确的
Loose words or expressions are not exact but rather vague.

e.g. ...a loose translation...
不精确的译文
e.g. He despised loose thinking.
他鄙视不严谨的思维。

loosely
The book follows four characters, loosely based on my uncles.
该书描述了4个角色，大致上以我的几个叔叔为原型。

9. 放荡的；淫荡的
If someone describes a woman or someone's behaviour as loose, they disapprove of that person because they think she or he has sexual relationships with too many people.

e.g. Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private?...
在公众面前宽衣解带的女演员私下里就一定是荡妇吗？
e.g. Lust now seems to be associated with casual sex and loose morals.
色欲如今似乎与性生活随便和道德放纵联系在一起了。

10. 发射（子弹、箭、导弹等）
To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it.

e.g. He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.
他用枪瞄准下面后，砰砰射出一串子弹。

11. 松开；放开；解开
If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely.

e.g. He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle...
他闷哼了一声，松开了握着来复枪的手。
e.g. The guards loosed his arms.
警卫放开了他的胳膊。

12. 在逃
If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place.

e.g. Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail...
监狱里可能有上千名囚犯跑出了牢房。
e.g. A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.
英格兰有一头吃人的狮子跑出来了。

13. a loose cannon -> see cannon
to cut loose -> see cut
all hell breaks loose -> see hell
to let someone loose -> see let
to play fast and loose -> see fast

Do not confuse loose and lose. Loose is usually an adjective. If something is loose, it is not properly fixed or held in place. ...the loose floorboards on the landing. ...a loose tooth. Lose is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it and cannot find it. I've lost my wallet. The past pariciple and past tense of lose are both lost.
不要混淆loose和lose。loose通常作形容词，表示不牢固或没有固定好，如：the loose floorboards on the landing（楼梯平台上松动的地板），a loose tooth（松动的牙齿）。lose则为动词，表示丢失，如：I've lost my wallet.（我丢了钱包）。lose的过去式和过去分词均为lost。

相关词组：loose off

1. loose

1. 宽松的：假如一个位址是被标示严谨的 (strict),也就是说这个节点必为芳邻 (neighbor) 或为先前的位址节点;假如一个位址是被标示为宽松的(loose),这个节点必不为先前节点的芳邻 (neighbor).

2. 松的：假如一个位址是被标示严谨的 (strict),也就是说这个节点必为芳邻 (neighbor) 或为先前的位址节点;假如一个位址是被标示为宽松的(loose),这个节点必不为先前节点的芳邻 (neighbor).

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