2010/09/12

Word of today

loose /lus/
adjective

- not firmly fixed where it should be; able to become separated from something 未固定牢的;可分開的
1.a loose button/tooth 鬆動的鈕扣╱牙齒
2.Check that the plug has not come loose. 檢查一下別讓插頭鬆脫了。

- not tied together; not held in position by anything or contained in anything 未繫(或捆)在一起的;未固定的;零散的
1.She usually wears her hair loose. 她通常披散着頭髮。
2.The potatoes were sold loose, not in bags. 土豆是散裝而不是袋裝出售。

- free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere 不受約束;未束縛;自由 not usually before noun
1.The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. 那些羊跑出來在路上自由自在地走動。
2.The horse had broken loose(= escaped)from its tether. 那匹馬掙脫繮繩跑了。
3.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。

-not fitting closely 寬鬆的
1.a loose jacket/shirt 寬大的上衣╱襯衫

- not tightly packed together; not solid or hard 疏鬆的;不結實的;不堅固的
1.loose soil 疏鬆的土壤
2.a fabric with a loose weave 編織稀疏的織物

- not strictly organized or controlled 組織不嚴密的;未嚴加控制的
1.a loose alliance/coalition/federation 鬆散的聯盟╱同盟╱聯邦

- not exact; not very careful 不精確的;不嚴謹的;不周密的
1.a loose translation 不準確的譯文
2.loose thinking 不嚴密的思想

- not in any player's control 無球員控制的 sport
1.He pounced on a loose ball. 他猛然撲向一個無人控制的球。

- having too much liquid in it 稀的
1.a baby with loose bowel movements 患腹瀉的嬰兒

Idiom:

- break/cut/tear (something) loose from somebody/something
to separate yourself or somebody/something from a group of people or their influence, etc. (使)擺脫,掙脫
1.The organization broke loose from its sponsors. 那家機構擺脫了贊助商。
2.He cut himself loose from his family. 他擺脫了家庭的束縛。

- hang/stay loose informal, especially American English
to remain calm; to not worry 保持鎮靜;不着急
1.It's OK─hang loose and stay cool. 沒事兒,你要鎮定,要冷靜。

- have a loose tongue
to talk too much, especially about things that are private (尤指對隱私)多嘴,饒舌

- let loose British English, informal
to do something or to happen in a way that is not controlled 不受控制;自在發生
1.Teenagers need a place to let loose. 青少年需要一個可縱情嬉鬧的地方。

- let loose something
to make a noise or remark, especially in a loud or sudden way (尤指大聲或突然)發出,喊出,發表
1.She let loose a stream of abuse. 她破口大罵起來。

- let somebody/something loose
to free somebody/something from whatever holds them/it in place 讓…自由;釋放;放開
1.She let her hair loose and it fell around her shoulders. 她的頭髮一解開,便順着肩膀垂了下來。
2.Who's let the dog loose? 誰把狗放出來了?

- to give somebody complete freedom to do what they want in a place or situation 任(某人)自由行動;使隨心所欲;放任
1.He was at last let loose in the kitchen. 終於放手讓他幹廚房裏的活兒了。
2.A team of professionals were let loose on the project. 有一組專業人員在放心大膽地做這個項目。


verb

- to release something or let it happen or be expressed in an uncontrolled way 釋放;放任;不受約束地表達 ~ sth (on/upon sb/sth) VN formal
1.His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment. 他的講話表露出一種強烈的民族主義情緒。

- to make something loose, especially something that is tied or held tightly 鬆開,放開(尤指束緊或緊握的東西) VN formal
1.He loosed the straps that bound her arms. 他鬆開了綁在她手臂上的帶子。

-to fire bullets, arrows, etc. 射出(子彈、箭等) ~ sth (off) (at sb/sth) VN formal


noun
Idiom:

-on the loose
of a person or an animal 人或動物 having escaped from somewhere; free 已逃出;自由

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