loose

loose, slack

动词 loose:

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   同义词：free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen
2. turn loose or free from restraint
   同义词：unleash, let loose
3. make loose or looser
   同义词：loosen
4. become loose or looser or less tight
   同义词：loosen, relax

形容词 loose:

1. not restrained or confined or attached
2. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
3. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
4. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
5. not officially recognized or controlled
   同义词：informal
6. not literal
   同义词：free, liberal
7. emptying easily or excessively
   同义词：lax
8. not affixed
   同义词：unaffixed
9. not tense or taut
   同义词：slack
10. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
    同义词：open
11. not fixed firmly or tightly
12. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
    同义词：idle
13. not carefully arranged in a package
14. freely producing mucus
15. having escaped, especially from confinement
    同义词：at large, escaped, on the loose
16. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    同义词：easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
17. not bound or fastened or gathered together

副词 loose:

1. without restraint
   同义词：free

1. Come and see us if you're at a loose end.
   闲著的时候到我们这儿来坐坐。
2. The guard loosed the dogs when the burglar alarm went off.
   防盗警报器一响，警卫就放出了警犬。
3. I daren't let Bill loose on the garden he'd pull up all the flowers.
   我不敢把比尔放到花园去－－他会把花全都拔掉的。
4. The fox broke loose and ran away.
   狐狸挣脱了束缚跑掉了。
5. Never tell him a secret; he's got a loose tongue.
   别把秘密告诉他，他的嘴不严。
6. The wine loosed his tongue.
   酒把他的话匣子给打开了。

loose

adj.（形容词）
loos.er,loos.est
Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
松散的：未拴牢的，未加限制的，未克制的：
例句：
loose bricks.
松散的砖块

Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
不固定的，不坚硬的：未绷紧的，未固定的，不稳固的：
例句：
a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
松的锚线；松了的椅子腿

Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:
逃跑的，自由的：不受限制或拘禁的；未带镣铐的：
例句：
criminals who were loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
囚犯在附近地区逃跑；流浪于街头的狗

Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted:
不紧的，宽松的：
例句：
loose shoes.
宽松的鞋

Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together:
未束好的，未捆好的，散乱的：未捆绑的、未束起来的、未钉牢的、未收集在一起的：
例句：
loose papers.
散页纸

Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure:
不紧密的：安排上或结构上不紧密的或不密集的：
例句：
loose gravel.
散放的砾石

Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle:
不严谨的，无意义的：缺少拘束感或责任感的；散漫的：
例句：
loose talk.
闲谈

Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
放荡的：在性行为方面缺少传统道德观念约束的
Not literal or exact:
不确实的：并非字字对应或确切的：
例句：
a loose translation.
意译

Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body:
带痰的，泻肚的：以体内的液体自由流动为特征的：
例句：
a loose cough; loose bowels.
痰咳；腹泻

adv.（副词）
In a loose manner.
散漫地
v.（动词）
loosed,loos.ing,loos.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To let loose; release:
放松；松开：
例句：
loosed the dogs.
放开狗

To make loose; undo:
使松开；解开：
例句：
loosed his belt.
松开腰带

To cast loose; detach:
松脱；解开：
例句：
hikers loosing their packs at camp.
远足者们在营地解下背包

To let fly; discharge:
放飞；射出：
例句：
loosed an arrow.
射出一只箭

To release pressure or obligation from; absolve:
卸下，免除：将某人从…的压力或义务中解放出来；赦免：
例句：
loosed her from the responsibility.
解除了她的责任

To make less strict; relax:
使不那么严格；放松：
例句：
a leader`s strong authority that was loosed by easy times.
领袖的高度权威随着轻闲的时光放松了

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become loose.
变得松散
To discharge a missile; fire.
发射导弹；射击

<习惯用语>on the loose
At large; free.
在逃；自由
Acting in an uninhibited fashion.
以放纵的方式行动
来源：
Middle English louse, los
中古英语 louse, los
from Old Norse lauss * see leu-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 lauss *参见 leu-

【引伸】
loose.ly
adv.（副词）
loose.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>loose,lax,slackThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .not tautly bound, held, or fastened.:
这些形容词所共有的中心意思是.并未紧紧地捆住、抓住或拴住的.：
例句：
loose reins;
松开的缰绳；

例句：
a lax rope;
松散的绳子；

例句：
slack sails. tight
松散的船帆 tight