loose
adj
verb
noun
luːs adj
1
NOT FIRMLY ATTACHED
固定得不牢的
not firmly fastened in place 松的，松动的
a loose floorboard
松动的地板
This tooth feels very loose.
这颗牙齿很松。
The screw has come loose (=become loose) .
螺丝松了。
2
NOT ATTACHED
未固定住的
not attached to anything else 松开的，松脱的，零散的
loose papers
零散的报纸
His rear wheel spun on the loose stones .
他的后轮在松散的石头上打转。
The potatoes are sold loose (=not packed in a container) .
马铃薯是散装出售的。
The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose (=become unattached) .
驾驶员忘了拴上安全链，拖车松脱了。
3
NOT TIED TIGHTLY
系得不紧的
not tied or fastened very tightly 未系紧的，松的
a loose knot
未系紧的结
4
HAIR
头发
if your hair is loose, it hangs freely rather than being tied back 松垂的，松散的
Her hair fell loose around her shoulders.
她的头发披散在肩上。
5
CLOTHES
衣服
loose clothes are big and do not fit your body tightly 宽大的，宽松的;
a loose sweatshirt
宽松的运动衫
6
FREE
自由的
free from being controlled or held in a cage, prison, or institution 自由的，无束缚的，没有关住的
break/get loose (escape) 逃脱
A 34-year-old inmate broke loose from the sheriff’s office yesterday.
昨天一名 34 岁的囚犯从治安官办公室里逃走了。
turn/let/set sth loose (let something go free) 让某物自由
Don’t let your dog loose on the beach.
不要让你的狗在沙滩上乱跑。
7
NOT EXACT
不严谨的
not exact or thoroughly done 不严谨的; 不精确的 usually before noun 一般用于名词前
a loose translation
不精确的译文
a loose interpretation of the law
对法律不严谨的解释
8
NOT VERY CONTROLLED
控制不严的
not strictly controlled or organized 控制不严的; 组织不严密的; 松散的
loose federation/alliance/group etc
a loose federation of political groups
政治团体之间松散的联盟
loose arrangement (=an arrangement that can easily be changed)
松散的安排
9
NOT SOLID
不坚实的
not pressed tightly together in a solid mass 疏松的
loose soil/earth
10
SPORT
体育运动
not under the control of either team in a game of football, RUGBY etc 无球员控制的
Sheringham was the first player to reach the loose ball .
谢林汉姆第一个抢到了这个无人控制的球。
11
cut loose
11. a. to free yourself from someone or something, or their influence b. to start enjoying yourself in a happy noisy way after a period of controlled behaviour [美，非正式] 〔在一段时间的压抑之后〕放任，发泄 AmE informal
cut yourself loose (from sth)
He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.
他摆脱了家庭生活的束缚。
I’m ready to cut loose and enjoy the weekend.
我准备放任自己，好好过一个周末。
12
let (sth loose
12. ↔ . to speak or behave in an uncontrolled way 痛快地说出（某事物）; 自由地表现出（某事物）
She let loose a string of four-letter words.
她骂出一连串脏话来。
13
let sb loose on sth
13. to allow someone to deal with something in the way they want to, when you think they will make mistakes or do something wrong 〔认为某人会犯错而〕任由某人处理某事
Whatever you do, don’t let Derek loose on the garden.
你做什么都行，就是不能让德里克在花园里乱来。
14
be at a loose end be at loose ends
14. also 又作 to have nothing to do 无所事事，闲着 AmE
I was at a loose end so I decided to go see an old movie.
我闲来无事，便决定去看一部老电影。
15
loose ends
15. parts of something that have not been completed or correctly done 未完成 （做好 ）的部分
We’ve nearly finished, but there are still a few loose ends to be tied up (=dealt with or completed) .
我们差不多已经完成，还剩些收尾工作。
16
loose change
16. coins that you have in your bag or pocket 〔包或口袋里的〕零钱
17
loose cannon
17. someone who cannot be trusted because they say or do things you do not want them to 炮筒子〔指说话、做事随便因而不能相信的人〕
18
hang/stay loose
18. used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something [美，口] 保持镇静，别紧张 AmE spoken
19
BODY WASTE
身体排泄物
having a problem in which the waste from your BOWELS has too much liquid in it 稀薄的
loose bowels
腹泻
20
IMMORAL
道德败坏的
behaving in a way that is considered to be sexually immoral [过时] 放荡的，淫荡的 old-fashioned
a loose woman
荡妇
loose morals
放荡的品行
21
TALK
谈话
not careful about what you say or who is listening Do not confuse the adjective (=not tight, not firm etc) /lu ː s/ with the verb (=no longer have something, be unable to find something etc) which has a different pronunciation /lu ː z/ . 不要把形容词 loose（松散的）和动词 lose（丢失）混淆起来，前者读作 /lu ː s/，后者读作 /lu ː z/。 old-fashioned
There’s been a bit of loose talk about it.
对这件事有些不负责任的话。
A towel was loosely wrapped around his neck.
他的脖子上松松地裹着一块毛巾。
The film is loosely based on the novel.
影片大致上根据这部小说改编。
verb
22 to make something unpleasant begin 释放，发泄〔不愉快的事物〕
And now the anger Maggie had feared was loosed.
现在，玛吉所害怕的怒火发泄出来了。
23 to make something loose or to untie someone or something, especially an animal 释放〔某人或某物，尤指动物〕
24 to fire an ARROW , a bullet from a gun etc 射出〔箭、子弹〕
25 to allow something dangerous or harmful to begin to affect a situation or other people [文] 使〔有危险或有害的事〕开始影响 （侵袭 ）〔某种局面或其他人〕
the evils loosed upon humanity in World War II
二战中人类所遭遇的恶行
noun
26
be on the loose
if a criminal or dangerous animal is on the loose, they have escaped from prison or from their cage 〔罪犯或危险动物〕在逃