a.

1. 鬆的，寬的；鬆散的
   She wore loose garments in the summer.

   她在夏天穿寬鬆的衣服。

2. 未予束縛的；未控制的[F]
   The dog ran loose on the street.

   這狗在街上到處亂跑。

3. 鬆開的，鬆掉了的
   I have got a loose tooth.

   我有一顆牙齒鬆動了。

4. 散放的；散裝的
   Some loose pages fell out of the book.

   幾張散頁紙從書裡掉了下來。

5. 散漫的；不拘謹的
6. 放蕩的，荒淫的
7. 不嚴密的，不確切的，不明確的
   Loose terminology must be avoided.

   應避免使用意義含糊的術語。

vt.

1. 解開（結等）
   She helped the child loose the laces of his shoes.

   她幫孩子解開鞋帶。

2. 放（槍）；射（箭）[（+off）]
3. 釋放；把……放開
   She loosed the bird from the cage.

   她把小鳥放出籠子。

vi.

1. 變鬆；鬆開
2. 放射；開火[（+at）]
   He loosed off at the deer.

   他向那隻鹿射擊。

ad.

1. 鬆鬆地；鬆散地
2. 不嚴格地

n.[U]

1. （箭的）放射
2. 放縱

adj.

1. not firmly or tightly fixed in place.
   ▸not held, tied, or packaged together.
   ▸not bound or tethered.
   ▸(of the ball in a game) in play but not in any player's possession.
2. not fitting tightly or closely.
3. not dense or compact.
   ▸(of play, especially in rugby) with the players far apart.
4. relaxed; physically slack.
   ▸not strict or exact.
   ▸careless and indiscreet:

   loose talk.
5. dated promiscuous:
   a loose woman.

n.

v.

1. set free.
   ▸untie; unfasten.
   ▸relax (one's grip).
2. (usu. loose something off) discharge; fire.