loose1/lus; luːs/adj 1 not firmly fixed in place 松的﹐松动的: a loose tooth 一颗松动的牙齿The screw has come loose . 螺丝松了。2 not fastened together or kept together in a container 未系在一起的﹔散装的: She had left her hair loose. 她让头发披散着。The potatoes are sold loose. 马铃薯散装出售。3 loose clothes are big and do not fit tightly〔衣服〕宽松的see box at见 CLOTHES 方框4 free, not controlled, tied up, or kept in a prison, cage etc 自由的﹔无束缚的﹔未被关住的: Two of the prisoners broke loose from the guards. 两名囚犯挣脱看守逃跑了。let/turn/set sb loose He threatened to let his dogs loose. 他威胁把狗放出来。5 not exact 不精确的: a loose translation 不准确的译文6 loose ends parts of something that have not been completed or correctly done 未完成[做好]部分: We’ve nearly finished, but there are still a few loose ends to be tied up (=dealt with or completed). 我们差不多已经完成﹐但是还有些零星工作要收尾。7 be at a loose end to have nothing to do 无所事事8 loose change coins that you have 零钱—loosely adv
loose2n be on the loose if a criminal or animal is on the loose, they have escaped〔罪犯或野兽〕在逃