a.

1. 松的，宽的；松散的
   She wore loose garments in the summer.

   她在夏天穿宽松的衣服。

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

   这狗在街上到处乱跑。

3. 松开的，松掉了的
   I have got a loose tooth.

   我有一颗牙齿松动了。

4. 散放的；散装的
   Some loose pages fell out of the book.

   几张散页纸从书里掉了下来。

5. 散漫的；不拘谨的
6. 放荡的，荒淫的
7. 不严密的，不确切的，不明确的
   Loose terminology must be avoided.

   应避免使用意义含糊的术语。

vt.

1. 解开（结等）
   She helped the child loose the laces of his shoes.

   她帮孩子解开鞋带。

2. 放（枪）；射（箭）[（+off）]
3. 释放；把……放开
   She loosed the bird from the cage.

   她把小鸟放出笼子。

vi.

1. 变松；松开
2. 放射；开火[（+at）]
   He loosed off at the deer.

   他向那只鹿射击。

ad.

1. 松松地；松散地
2. 不严格地

n.[U]

1. （箭的）放射
2. 放纵

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.