loose /lu:s/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
• (adj.) (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
• (adj.) not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

Chinese translation

• n. 发射, 放任, 放纵
• a. 宽松的, 松的, 宽的, 不牢固的, 散漫的, 自由的, 不精确的
• vt. 释放, 放枪, 开船

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/lu:s/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.46 · Rare

Word forms

loosed, loosing, looses

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Related words

loosely · loosen

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