单词 | loose |
例句 | loose adjective 1.•a loose floorboard:not fixed in place, not secure, unsecured, unattached | detached, unfastened, untied | wobbly, unsteady, movable. ANT secure, tight. 2.•she wore her hair loose:untied, unpinned, unbound, hanging free, down, flowing. 3.•there's a wolf loose:free, at large, at liberty, on the loose, escaped | unconfined, untied, unchained, untethered, stray. ANT secure. 4.•a loose interpretation:vague, indefinite, inexact, imprecise, approximate | broad, general, rough | liberal | informal ballpark. ANT literal, narrow. 5.•a loose jacket:baggy, generously cut, slack, roomy | oversized, shapeless, sagging, saggy, sloppy. ANT tight, form-fitting. 6.dated •a loose woman:promiscuous, of easy virtue, fast, wanton, unchaste, immoral | licentious, dissolute | dated fallen. ANT chaste. 7.•loose talk:indiscreet, unguarded, free, gossipy, gossiping. ANT discreet, guarded.▶verb 1.•loose the dogs:free, set free, unloose, turn loose, set loose, let loose, let go, release | untie, unchain, unfasten, unleash. ANT confine. 2.•the fingers loosed their hold:relax, slacken, loosen | weaken, lessen, reduce, diminish, moderate. ANT tighten. PHRASES at loose ends •ever since the factory closed, Don has been at loose ends:with nothing to do, unoccupied, unemployed, at leisure, idle, adrift, with time to kill | bored, twiddling one's thumbs, hanging/kicking around. on the loose •an inmate from Wickham Hall is on the loose:free, at liberty, at large, escaped | on the run, fugitive, wanted | informal on the lam. |
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