Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2925
loose
松动的；不牢固的
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- 1.
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
未固定牢固的,松动的。
- 2.
Not held or packaged together.
未捆扎或包装在一起的,散装的。
- 3.
Not under control.
不受控制。
- 4.
Not fitting closely.
不紧密贴合。
- 5.
Not compact.
不紧密。
- 6.
Relaxed.
放松的。
- 7.
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
不精确的；模糊的；不确定的。
- 8.
Indiscreet.
言行失检的。
- 9.
Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
比赛中未被任何竞争方控制的。
- 10.
Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
松散堆放的(如柴火)。
宽松的；散装的；松散的；零散的；失控的；不受约束的；放松的；轻松的；不精确的；含糊的；不严谨的
In use
The loose screw caused the shelf to wobble.
She wore a loose dress that was comfortable in the heat.
The dog slipped its collar because it was too loose.
loose + noun
用于描述衣物、绳索等不紧的状态。
She prefers wearing loose clothes in summer.
她夏天喜欢穿宽大的衣服。
be + loose
表示物体松动或不牢固。
This screw is loose; you need to tighten it.
这个螺丝松了，你需要拧紧它。
get + loose
强调从束缚中解脱出来的动作。
The dog got loose and ran into the park.
狗挣脱了束缚，跑进了公园。
Connections
Collocations
- loose change
- 零钱
- I always carry some loose change for parking meters.我总是带些零钱用于停车计时器。
- loose clothing
- 宽松的衣物
- Wear loose clothing when exercising in hot weather.在炎热的天气锻炼时穿宽松的衣物。
- loose ends
- 未了结的细节
- There are still a few loose ends to tie up before the project ends.项目结束前还有几个未了结的细节需要处理。
- loose translation
- 意译
- A loose translation captures the spirit rather than the exact words.意译捕捉的是精神而非精确的词汇。
- loose morals
- 不检点的品行
- The novel was criticized for promoting loose morals.这部小说因宣扬不检点的品行而受到批评。
- loose lips
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象松开的鞋带，不紧，自由散漫。
Context & Register
常用于描述衣物、绳子、螺丝等不紧的状态，语域中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -oose like goose, moose, noose, and choose share the spelling but note that choose is pronounced with a /z/ sound. Juice and abuse have different spellings but rhyme with loose (all end with /uːs/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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