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loose

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ldoce_208_eloose1 /luːs/ ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj
1  not firmly attached 固定得不牢的LOOSE not firmly fastened in place 鬆的，鬆動的
a loose floorboard
鬆動的地板
This tooth feels very loose.
這顆牙感覺鬆動得厲害。
The screw has come loose (=became loose).
螺絲鬆了。
Do not confuse the adjective loose /luːs/ with the verb lose /luːz/ (=stop having something, become unable to find something etc): They thought they might lose their jobs.
不要將形容詞 loose /luːs/ 與動詞 lose /luːz/ (失去，丢失)混淆 : They thought they might lose their jobs. 他們認爲自己可能會失業。
2  not attached 未固定住的LOOSE not attached to anything else 鬆開的，鬆脫的，零散的
loose papers
零散的報紙
His rear wheel spun on the loose stones.
他的後輪在散落的石子上打轉。
The potatoes are sold loose (=not packed in a container).
馬鈴薯散裝出售。
The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose (=became unattached).
駕駛員忘了拴上安全鏈，拖車鬆脫了。
3  not tied tightly 系得不緊的LOOSE not tied or fastened very tightly 未系緊的，鬆的
a loose knot
未系緊的結
4  hair 頭發 if your hair is loose, it hangs freely rather than being tied back 披散的
Her hair fell loose around her shoulders.
她的頭發披散在肩上。
5  clothes 衣服LOOSE loose clothes are big and do not fit your body tightly 寬大的，寬鬆的 SYN loose-fitting, baggy OPP tight
a loose sweatshirt
寬鬆的運動衫
6  free 自由的ESCAPE free from being controlled or held in a cage, prison, or institution 自由的，無束縛的，未被關住的
break/get loose (=escape) 逃脫
A 34-year-old inmate broke loose from the sheriff’s office yesterday.
昨天一名34 歲的囚犯從治安官辦公室裏逃走了。
turn/let/set something loose (=let something go free) 讓某物自由
Don’t let your dog loose on the beach.
不要讓你的狗在沙灘上亂跑。
7  not exact 不嚴謹的 [usually before noun]EXACT not exact or thoroughly done 不嚴謹的；不精確的
a loose translation
不精確的譯文
a loose interpretation of the law
對法律不嚴謹的解釋
8  not very controlled 控制不嚴的FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT not strictly controlled or organized 控制不嚴的；組織不嚴密的；鬆散的
loose federation/alliance/group etc
a loose federation of political groups
政治團體之間鬆散的聯盟
loose arrangement (=an arrangement that can easily be changed)
鬆散的安排
9  not solid 不堅實的 not pressed tightly together in a solid mass 疏鬆的
loose soil/earth 疏鬆的土壤
10  sport 運動 not under the control of either team in a game of football, rugby etc 無球員控制的
Sheringham was the first player to reach the loose ball.
謝林漢姆第一個搶到了這個無人控制的球。
11  cut loose 
a) FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTto free yourself from someone or something, or their influence 擺脫
cut yourself loose (from something)
He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.
他擺脫了家庭生活的束縛。
b) American EnglishAmE informalENJOY/LIKE DOING something to start enjoying yourself in a happy noisy way after a period of controlled behaviour 〔在一段時間的壓抑之後〕放任，發洩
I’m ready to cut loose and enjoy the weekend.
我準備放任一下自己，好好過一個周末。
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cut loose• I felt like I had been cut loose.• Perhaps I do have to cut loose.• They should be demanding that the settlers be cut loose.• I'm ready to cut loose and enjoy the weekend.• Many were cut loose and left to fend for themselves in the job-poor wilderness.• And knowing that, I wondered how much Ellie would ever cut loose of Michael.• The stars floated free like buoys cut loose on a dark sea.• But when Mike Mannion cut loose the home side collapsed to 127 all out.• Both times Francis cut loose with stinging criticism of his team's play.
12  let (something ↔) loose to speak or behave in an uncontrolled way 痛快地說出（某事物）；自由地表現出（某事物）
She let loose a string of four-letter words.
她罵出一連串髒話來。
13  let somebody loose on something DEAL WITHto allow someone to deal with something in the way they want to, when you think they will make mistakes or do something wrong 讓某人随意做某事
Whatever you do, don’t let Derek loose on the garden.
你們做什麽都行，就是不能讓德裏克在花園裏亂來。
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let somebody loose on something• Who was feeding him or even letting him loose on occasions?• We let the Pacer loose on two testers - one fast, one slow.• He seemed to have forgotten about only letting me loose on water.
14  be at a loose end  (also be at loose ends American English)NOT DO something to have nothing to do 無所事事，閒着
I was at a loose end so I decided to go see an old movie.
我閒來無事，便決定去看一部老電影。
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be at a loose end• After her husband died, Mildred found herself suddenly at loose ends.• I felt rather at a loose end at the end of the term so I decided to take a trip to London.• Bert, Alice was pleased to see, missed Jasper, tended to be at a loose end.• He was at a loose end.• Rhoda had died a year or two ago, and we had heard that Ralph was at loose ends.• One's best friend's cousin's daughter might well be at a loose end after leaving art college.• So, through no fault of my own, I was at a loose end quite a bit.• They'd be at a loose end when it was over, which would be the time to approach them.
15  loose ends FINISH DOING somethingparts 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).
我們差不多已經完成，還剩些收尾工作。
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loose ends• Joey Bonanza doesn't like loose ends.• Unlike real life, the classic mystery has no loose ends.• The many loose ends and unanswered questions continue to prolong their suffering.• But when the loose ends begin to jell, Smith is back on track with an interesting story.• He could not tell whether they were broken ends, or perhaps the loose ends from underwater knots that had come undone.• There were still loose ends in her working week so her sister Sarah took it upon herself to tie them up.• It certainly seemed as though he was tying up all the loose ends of his life.• Nothing remained but to tie up the loose ends of the dispute.
16. loose change PECcoins that you have in your bag or pocket 〔包或口袋裏的〕零錢
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loose change• Arnold bought the club out of loose change.• Bunny felt in his pocket, fiddling for loose change.• I fished around in my handbag, coming up with some loose change.• Pockets were emptied of loose change, parcels scanned as if for a malignant tumour and handbags rifled for evidence of evil intent.• A sharp eyed youngster should have no difficulty in spotting the loose change, that so often litter such areas.• Carry some loose change to make emergency public telephone calls.• She would bring her loose change to Rachaela for translation into fifty-pence pieces and pounds.• Last night his hourly wage, about £8 in loose change was nicked from under his nose by scavenging ragamuffins.
17. loose cannon someone who cannot be trusted because they say or do things you do not want them to 炮筒子〔指說話、做事随便因而不能相信的人〕
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loose cannon• Of course the Palace can't afford to leave her as a loose cannon.
18. hang/stay loose American EnglishAmE spokenRELAXED used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something 保持鎮靜，别緊張
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hang/stay loose• Now maybe I jus' wan na hang loose.• Down a partly overgrown lane we stop outside a trailer which has a huge panel hanging loose revealing some yellow-green insulation material.
19  body waste 身體排洩物MI having a problem in which the waste from your bowels has too much liquid in it 稀的
loose bowels
腹瀉
20  immoral 道德敗壞的 old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH behaving in a way that is considered to be sexually immoral 放蕩的，淫蕩的
a loose woman
蕩婦
loose morals
放蕩的品行
21  talk 談話 old-fashionedCARELESS not careful about what you say or who is listening 說話随便[輕率]的
There’s been a bit of loose talk about it.
對這件事有些不負責任的言論。
5 —loosely adv
A towel was loosely wrapped around his neck.
他的脖子上鬆鬆地裹着一塊毛巾。
The film is loosely based on the novel.
影片大致上根據這部小說改編。
—looseness noun [uncountableU]
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loose• One of Sean's front teeth is loose.• One of the hinges on the box was coming loose.• The term "empire' is often loosely applied to a federation of states.• A sparrow hawk appeared - and all hell broke loose!• He didn't bathe, his teeth got loose.• My shoelaces are loose.• Some of the floorboards are loose and they creak when you walk on them.• There must be a wire loose, because this light isn't working.• The guitar strings were loose, but none were broken.• Searching the cloaks turns up a few loose buttons and an Imperial silver shilling. 20.• The garage claimed it was just a loose connection.• In hot weather, loose cotton clothes are more comfortable.• There are two classes of relationships; loose coupling and tight coupling.• Joey Bonanza doesn't like loose ends.• They saw themselves as having a consultative decision-making style, using relatively loose follow-up, and being very open to persuasion.• It was as though she'd been let loose from shackles she hadn't even known she'd been wearing.• a loose group of local organizations• A looser interpretation of the law would lead to more convictions.• a loose interpretation of the law• She wore a long, loose linen jacket.• The top fitted me, but the shorts were a little loose round the waist.• a loose screw• a loose tooth• The title is a loose translation of the Korean original.• This is only a loose translation of the original paper.• linen cloth with a loose weave• a loose woman
come loose• Sampson used to tie his gloves with straps and whilst batting in this particular game they came loose.• The cape was my college graduation gown pinned up so he could walk, and now the pins were coming loose.• An arm came loose and fell off, revealing scrunched up newsprint where there should have been ligament, bone and muscle.• Some ropes had come loose and were swinging wildly in the wind.• Think of all the things that come loose around the house.• His heart felt it would come loose in his body, so wildly was it beating.
loose stones• No, he thought, those were necklaces that royalty had worn, not loose stones.• There aren't any loose stones.• There is only one tall stone standing now and no white cross on the cairn-like mound of loose stones.• I've been trying to find loose stones again.• Her left foot skittered on the loose stones, and she wobbled again, dangerously.• Boldly he kicked loose stones off the ledges and heard them clatter into the silence below.• Then they were driving over rough ground, loose stones popping under the tyres.• His rear wheel spun on the loose stones, searching for grip, then he pulled away.
break/get loose• Ammo dumps were being detonated by incoming mortars and rockets, and all hell was breaking loose.• If he leaves, all hell breaks loose.• If her brothers even suspected that she had been with a boy, all hell would break loose.• They establish a colony on Ragol but this perfect planet soon unleashes a few surprises and all hell breaks loose.• I was trying to ease the wagon down a short slope when it broke loose and almost broke my leg.• When word of my retirement got loose, caddies were all over him, looking for work.• He reportedly found it very hard and was left hanging from his axes as both crampon placements broke loose nearing the top.• The self-control she exercised when awake was abandoned by her in sleep, her body breaking loose to admit her confusion.
loose interpretation• Car, she thought, was a loose interpretation.• Here the somewhat looser interpretation of unity was used. with stress on the humanity side and moral choices.
loose federation/alliance/group etc• A new constitution was adopted transforming a loose federation of affiliated organisations into a centralised national political party.• They were something else, a loose federation of animals and plants united into an emergent superorganism exhibiting distinctive behavior.• The Empire, a loose alliance of city-states and provinces owing allegiance to its Emperor, and the kingdom of Bretonnia.• This was a proposal for a loose federation of locally based groups.• The Labour Party was ceasing to be a loose federation of political and industrial groups.• Most other firms are also members of a looser group of some sort.• Some are loose alliances that use new technology to spread ideas and mobilise supporters.
loose soil/earth• Magnolias fare best in acidic, loose soil.• Struggling out much later from the weight of corpses, crawling out of the loose soil.• The solid rocks have been weathered to form loose soil.• You should never wash roots before storing, but always gently rub off any loose soil.• Max leaned forward and gathered up a handful of loose earth and scattered it on the coffin.• The animal was attracted by the smell of the explosive and pawed at loose soil beneath a tree.• Remove any heavy loose soil by scraping.• Use bulb-fibre, peat or a loose soil mixed with compost.
loose ball• But Abdur-Rahim missed an off-balance shot and Jelani McCoy grabbed the loose ball.• He lost the ball when he hit the turf but recovered the loose ball.• He went down on a loose ball and my boot landed on him.• The South-West's late try came when Clough was sent a hospital pass and Fallon booted the loose ball over the line.• Henderson scooped up the loose ball to score.• Three minutes later Sharp was denied by Chamberlain, but Milligan seized on the loose ball to score.• The great satisfaction was that the aspects we concentrated on in training - defence and winning loose ball - worked out well.
loose woman• Here he encountered the bars and loose women and dance halls that would soon make him a famous artist.• She said she was not a loose woman but that she had blood in her veins, not Sour milk.• The loosest woman is a stickler for etiquette and elocution.
loose talk• Negligence, loose talk, an array of small agents.• Harbury's loose talk suggested he had few facts.
loose2 verb [transitiveT] literary
1  START something/MAKE something STARTto make something unpleasant begin 釋放，發洩〔不愉快的事物〕
And now the anger Maggie had feared was loosed.
現在，瑪吉所害怕的怒火發洩出來了。
2. LOOSEto make something loose or to untie someone or something, especially an animal 釋放〔某人或某物，尤指動物〕
3. ALto fire an arrow, a bullet from a gun etc 射出〔箭、子彈等〕
4 loose something on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v literary EFFECT/INFLUENCEto allow something dangerous or harmful to begin to affect a situation or other people 使〔危險或有害的事物〕開始影響[侵襲]〔某種局面或其他人〕
the evils loosed upon humanity in World War II
第二次世界大戰中對人類犯下的種種惡行
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loose on/upon • A sweet shop then was a veritable Aladdin's Cave for children, for most sweets were sold loose.• Get that rope loose and get on.• Pete sounded muffled. and as he turned Marcus noticed that he too had a loose thread on his shirt.• A couple of sheets of corrugated iron broke loose and fell on Mr pugh's head.• Fat Man was loosed on Nagasaki on August 9.• There was a loose thread on one of Carter's shirt buttons.• Pupils at work in their press room, a loose box on the Royal Agricultural Society's Children's Farm.• It is loose laid on underfelt like an enormous rug with a surround of polished wooden floors.
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loose• The tanker loosed 13,000 gallons of pesticide into the river.• The recent court case has loosed a number of racist attacks.• The internet has opened a Pandora's box of threats: its demons have been loosed on us all.• Police fired tear gas and loosed police dogs.• He clambered forward, loosed the ropes, and threw his weight on the sail to bring it dawn.
loose3 noun
1.be on the loose ESCAPEif a criminal or dangerous animal is on the loose, they have escaped from prison or from their cage 〔罪犯或危險動物〕在逃 →5  See picture of tight clothing緊身的衣服, baggy/loose clothing寬鬆的衣服 →4  See picture of 見圖 loose
Origin loose1
(1100-1200) Old Norse lauss
loose1 adjectiveadj
→10-21

loose2 verbloose3 noun
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