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not securely fixed where it should be; able to become separated from something 未固定牢的；可分開的 a loose button/tooth 鬆動的紐扣／牙齒 Check that the plug has not come loose. 檢查一下别讓插頭鬆脫了。 One of the bricks feels slightly loose. 有塊磚似乎有點兒鬆動。 Darien shook his arm loose. 達連鬆開了他的手臂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
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- rather
- a little
- slightly
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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. 她通常披散着頭發。 She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. 她把一縷鬆散的頭發塞在耳朵後面。 The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags. 土豆是散裝而不是袋裝出售。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fall
- hang
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free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere 不受約束；未束縛；自由 The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. 那些羊跑了出來在路上自由自在地走動。 The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether. 那匹馬掙脫缰繩跑了。 The animals ran loose without collars or leashes. 這些動物不用項圈或皮帶就能自由奔跑。 During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings. 有人在夜間砍斷了泊船的纜繩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- break
- cut
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not fitting closely 寬鬆的 On long flights, wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes. 長途飛行時，穿寬鬆的衣服和舒適的鞋子。 a loose shirt 寬大的襯衣
not tightly packed together; not solid or hard 疏鬆的；不結實的；不堅固的 loose soil 疏鬆的土壤 a fabric with a loose weave 編織稀疏的織物
not strictly organized or managed 組織不嚴密的；未嚴加控制的 a loose alliance/coalition/federation 鬆散的聯盟／同盟／聯邦 a loose association of artists, writers and composers 藝術家、作家和作曲家的鬆散聯盟
not exact; not very careful 不精確的；不嚴謹的；不周密的 This is only a loose translation as I am not fluent in Japanese. 這只是一個鬆散的翻譯，因爲我日語不流利。 This book is an antidote for much of the loose thinking in the world of today. 這本書是當今世界許多鬆散思想的解毒劑。 The committees work within fairly loose guidelines. 這些委員會在相當寬鬆的指導下工作。
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having or involving an attitude to sexual relationships that people consider to be morally wrong 放蕩的；淫蕩的 a young man of loose morals 生活放蕩的年輕人
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sport 體育 not in any player’s control 無球員控制的 having too much liquid in it 稀的 a baby with loose bowel movements 患腹瀉的嬰兒
not fixed/tied不固定；未系住
clothes衣服
not solid/hard不結實；不堅固
not strict/exact不嚴格；不精確
not moral
ball球
body waste人體糞便
Word OriginMiddle English loos ‘free from bonds’, from Old Norse lauss, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German los.
Idioms
all hell broke loose
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suddenly there was a lot of noise, arguing, fighting, etc. 突然喧鬧（或爭辯、打鬥）起來；頓時亂作一團
break/cut (somebody/something) loose from somebody/something
hang/stay loose
have a loose tongue
to talk too much, especially about things that are private （尤指對隐私）多嘴，饒舌
have a screw loose
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to be slightly strange in your behaviour 舉止略有異常；行爲稍嫌古怪
let loose (British English)
(North American English cut loose)
let loose something
let somebody/something loose
to free somebody/something from whatever holds them/it in place 讓…自由；釋放；放開 to give somebody complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation 任（某人）自由行動；使随心所欲；放任
play fast and loose (with somebody/something)
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to treat somebody/something in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them 反複無常；若即若離；玩弄