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

loose是什么意思

    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。

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.

    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。

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.

    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。

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。

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.

loose的近义词

      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

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