loose
adjective /luːs/
/luːs/
(comparative looser, superlative loosest)
Idioms - not securely fixed where it should be; able to become separated from something
未固定牢的；可分开的 - a loose button/tooth
松动的纽扣／牙齿 - Check that the plug has not come loose.
检查一下别让插头松脱了。 - One of the bricks feels slightly loose.
有块砖似乎有点儿松动。 - Darien shook his arm loose.
达连松开了他的手臂。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- rather
- a little
- slightly
- …
- a loose button/tooth
- not tied together; not held in position by anything or contained in anything
未系（或捆）在一起的；未固定的；零散的 - She usually wears her hair loose.
她通常披散着头发。 - She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
她把一缕松散的头发塞在耳朵后面。 - The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags.
土豆是散装而不是袋装出售。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fall
- hang
- …
- She usually wears her hair loose.
- [not usually before noun] free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere
不受约束；未束缚；自由 - The sheep had got out and were loose on the road.
那些羊跑了出来在路上自由自在地走动。 - The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether.
那匹马挣脱缰绳跑了。 - The animals ran loose without collars or leashes.
这些动物不用项圈或皮带就能自由奔跑。 - During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings.
有人在夜间砍断了泊船的缆绳。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- break
- cut
- …
- The sheep had got out and were loose on the road.
- not fitting closely
宽松的 - On long flights, wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes.
长途飞行时，穿宽松的衣服和舒适的鞋子。 - a loose shirt
宽大的衬衣
- On long flights, wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes.
- not tightly packed together; not solid or hard
疏松的；不结实的；不坚固的 - loose soil
疏松的土壤 - a fabric with a loose weave
编织稀疏的织物
- loose soil
- not strictly organized or managed
组织不严密的；未严加控制的 - a loose alliance/coalition/federation
松散的联盟／同盟／联邦 - a loose association of artists, writers and composers
艺术家、作家和作曲家的松散联盟
- a loose alliance/coalition/federation
- not exact; not very careful
不精确的；不严谨的；不周密的 - This is only a loose translation as I am not fluent in Japanese.
这只是一个松散的翻译，因为我日语不流利。 - This book is an antidote for much of the loose thinking in the world of today.
这本书是当今世界许多松散思想的解毒剂。 - The committees work within fairly loose guidelines.
这些委员会在相当宽松的指导下工作。
- This is only a loose translation as I am not fluent in Japanese.
- [usually before noun] (old-fashioned) having or involving an attitude to sexual relationships that people consider to be morally wrong
放荡的；淫荡的 - a young man of loose morals
生活放荡的年轻人
- a young man of loose morals
- (sport
体育 无球员控制的 - He pounced on a loose ball.
他猛然扑向一个无人控制的球。
- He pounced on a loose ball.
- having too much liquid in it
稀的 - a baby with loose bowel movements
患腹泻的婴儿
- a baby with loose bowel movements
not fixed/tied不固定；未系住
clothes衣服
not solid/hard不结实；不坚固
not strict/exact不严格；不精确
not moral
ball球
body waste人体粪便
词源Middle English loos ‘free from bonds’, from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los.
Idioms
all hell broke loose
- (informal) suddenly there was a lot of noise, arguing, fighting, etc.
突然喧闹（或争辩、打斗）起来；顿时乱作一团 - There was a loud bang and then all hell broke loose.
一声巨响之后顿时一片混乱。
- There was a loud bang and then all hell broke loose.
break/cut (somebody/something) loose from somebody/something
- to separate yourself or somebody/something from a group of people or their influence, etc.
（使）摆脱，挣脱 - The organization broke loose from its sponsors.
那家机构摆脱了赞助商。 - He cut himself loose from his family.
他摆脱了家庭的束缚。
- The organization broke loose from its sponsors.
hang/stay loose
- (especially North American English, informal) to remain calm; to not worry
保持镇静；不着急 - It's OK—hang loose and stay cool.
没事的，你要镇定，冷静。
- It's OK—hang loose and stay cool.
have a loose tongue
- to talk too much, especially about things that are private
（尤指对隐私）多嘴，饶舌
have a screw loose
- (informal) to be slightly strange in your behaviour
举止略有异常；行为稍嫌古怪
let loose (British English)
(North American English cut loose)
- (informal) to do something or to happen in a way that no one controls
不受控制；自在发生 - Teenagers need a place to let loose.
青少年需要一个可纵情嬉闹的地方。
- Teenagers need a place to let loose.
let loose something
- to make a noise or remark, especially in a loud or sudden way
（尤指大声或突然）发出，喊出，发表 - She let loose a stream of abuse.
她破口大骂起来。
- She let loose a stream of abuse.
let somebody/something loose
- to free somebody/something from whatever holds them/it in place
让…自由；释放；放开 - She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders.
她的头发一解开，便顺着肩膀垂了下来。 - Who's let the dog loose?
谁把狗放出来了？
- She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders.
- to give somebody complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation
任（某人）自由行动；使随心所欲；放任 - He was at last let loose in the kitchen.
终于放手让他干厨房里的活儿了。 - A team of professionals were let loose on the project.
有一组专业人员在全权负责这个项目。
- He was at last let loose in the kitchen.
play fast and loose (with somebody/something)
- (old-fashioned) to treat somebody/something in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them
反复无常；若即若离；玩弄