loose

loose
[luːs]
adjective

not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached
松动的
a loose tooth.
松动的牙齿。
the lorry's trailer came loose.
卡车的拖车松了。
■not held or tied together; not packaged or placed in a container
散的
wear your hair loose.
散开头发。
pockets bulging with loose change.
零钱塞得鼓鼓的口袋。
■(of a person or animal) free from confinement; not bound or tethered
（人）无拘束的；（动物）未拴住的
the bull was loose with cattle in the field.
公牛和其他的牲畜一起散放在地里。
the tethered horses broke loose.
拴着的马挣脱了。
■not strict or exact
大概的，不严密的
a loose interpretation.
不严密的解释。
■not close or compact in structure
松散的，宽松的
a loose weave.
织得松松的。
a loose federation of political and industrial groups.
政治和工业团体间的松散联合。
■typical of diarrhoea
腹泻的
many patients report loose bowel movements.
很多病人自述肠子有腹泻症状。
(of a garment) not fitting tightly or closely
（衣服）宽松的
she slipped into a loose T-shirt and shorts.
她套上件宽松T恤，登上短裤。
relaxed; physically slack
放松的，（身体）懒散的
she swung back into her easy, loose stride.
她放松地摇摇摆摆地大步走了。
[in combination]a loose-limbed walk.
甩手甩脚地走。
■careless and indiscreet in what is said
（说话）不注意的，不负责任的
there is too much loose talk about the situation.
对情况不负责任的信口胡说太多了。
■(dated)promiscuous; immoral
(旧)放荡的，不道德的
she ran the risk of being called a loose woman.
她冒着被称作放荡女人的危险。
■(of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player's possession
（球）无人控制的
■(of play, especially in rugby) with the players not close together
（尤指橄榄球）队形分散的
■(of play in cricket) inaccurate or careless
（板球）不准确的，不小心的
Lucas punished some loose bowling severely.
卢卡斯狠狠惩罚了打得不准的人。

noun

(the loose)(Rugby, Brit.)loose play
(英橄英)前锋散开的打法
they gained the better of the encounters in the loose .
他们把前锋散开来打，在对抗中占了优势。

verb
[with obj.]

set free; release
释放，放掉
the hounds have been loosed.
狗被放开了。
■untie; unfasten
解开
the ropes were loosed.
绳子解开了。
■relax (one's grip)
放开手
he loosed his grip suddenly.
他突然放了手。
■discharge; fire
开火
he loosed off a shot through the back of the vehicle.
他向车后开了一枪。

常用词组
hang (或 stay) loose

[often as imperative](informal, chiefly US)be relaxed; refrain from taking anything too seriously
(非正式，主美)放松，自在
hang loose, baby!.
放松点儿，宝贝儿！。

on the loose

having escaped from confinement
逍遥法外
a serial killer is on the loose.
一个连环杀手正逍遥法外。

派生
loosely
adverb
looseness
noun
语源

Middle English loos 'free from bonds', from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los

用法

The words loose and lose are different and should not be confused: see usage at lose

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