用作定语
▲~+n.
She is wearing a loose dress.她穿着一件宽松的连衣裙。
Loose shirts are good for summer wear.夏季适合穿肥大的衬衣。
The radio wasn't working because of a loose connection in the wires.这台收音机坏了,是由于电线接头不牢的原因。
He is a loose thinker.他是个思维不严密的人。
That word has many loose meanings.那个词有很多不确切的含意。
用作表语
▲S+be+~
The buttons on my coat are loose.我上衣的纽扣松了。
Your translation is rather loose.你的译文不怎么确切。
The horse is loose in the field.马在田野里自由自在。
▲S+be+~+to-v
His logic is too loose to make much sense.他的推理太不严密,没什么道理。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+~
I have one hand loose but the other is tied.我的一只手松开着,另一只被捆。
学习参考
loose还可用作及物动词,意思是“放松,放开,失去控制”。例如:
He loosed the ropes that bound the prisoner, thus allowing him to jump up and descape.他解开了囚犯身上绑着的绳子,那个囚犯跳起来就跑了。
He loosed the dog.他把狗放了出来。
The wine loosed his tongue.他酒后说话很随便。