loosely

adv.

1. 宽松地；松散地
   in a way that is not firm or tight
   1. She fastened the belt loosely around her waist.
      她把皮带松松地系在腰上。
2. 不精确地
   in a way that is not exact
   1. to use a term loosely
      宽泛地使用术语
   2. The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia.
      那部剧大致上是根据他在俄罗斯的童年生活写成的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 松动的；未固定牢的
   Something that is loose is not firmly held or fixed in place.
   1. If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out...
      如果有一颗牙齿很松，牙医可能会建议你把它拔掉。
   2. Two wooden beams had come loose from the ceiling...
      房顶上有两根木梁已经松动。
   3. His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open...
      他的领带拽松了，领口敞着。
   4. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
      她无聊地扯着裙子上一根松掉的线头。
2. ADJ 零散的；不相连的；松脱的
   Something that is loose is not attached to anything, or held or contained in anything.
   1. Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel...
      两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。
   2. Frank emptied a handful of loose change on the table...
      弗兰克将一把零钱撒在桌子上。
   3. A page came loose and floated onto the tiles.
      有一页纸脱落下来，飘落到地砖上。
3. ADJ 不受束缚的；未拴住的
   If people or animals break loose or are set loose, they are no longer held, tied, or kept somewhere and can move around freely.
   1. She broke loose from his embrace and crossed to the window...
      她从他怀抱里挣脱出来，走到窗前。
   2. Why didn't you tell me she'd been set loose?...
      你干吗不告诉我她已经自由了？
   3. Jack was chased by a loose dog.
      杰克被一只没被拴住的狗追赶。
4. ADJ-GRADED （衣服）宽松的，肥大的，宽大的
   Clothes that are loose are rather large and do not fit closely.
   1. A pistol wasn't that hard to hide under a loose shirt...
      在宽松的衬衣下藏一把手枪并不难。
   2. Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.
      穿宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。
5. ADJ （头发）披散的，散开的
   If your hair is loose, it hangs freely round your shoulders and is not tied back.
   1. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
      她还穿着睡衣，头发披散至肩。
6. ADJ 疏松的；稀松的；结构不紧密的
   If something is loose in texture, there is space between the different particles or threads it consists of.
   1. She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.
      她捧起疏松的泥土，任其缓缓地从指间漏下。
7. ADJ-GRADED （分组、安排、组织等）松散的，随便的，自由的
   A loose grouping, arrangement, or organization is flexible rather than strictly controlled or organized.
   1. Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home...
      默里在回家前和艾莉森达成了大致的约定。
   2. He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.
      他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。
8. ADJ-GRADED 意义含糊的；不严谨的；不精确的
   Loose words or expressions are not exact but rather vague.
   1. ...a loose translation...
      不精确的译文
   2. He despised loose thinking.
      他鄙视不严谨的思维。
9. ADJ-GRADED 放荡的；淫荡的
   If someone describes a woman or someone's behaviour as loose, they disapprove of that person because they think she or he has sexual relationships with too many people.
   1. Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private?...
      在公众面前宽衣解带的女演员私下里就一定是荡妇吗？
   2. Lust now seems to be associated with casual sex and loose morals.
      色欲如今似乎与性生活随便和道德放纵联系在一起了。
10. VERB 发射（子弹、箭、导弹等）
    To loose a shot, arrow, or missile means to fire it.
    1. He trained his gun down and loosed a brief burst.
       他用枪瞄准下面后，砰砰射出一串子弹。
    2. Loose off means the same as loose .
       loose off同loose
    3. He loosed off two shots at the oncoming car.
       他朝迎面开过来的车子放了两枪。
11. VERB 松开；放开；解开
    If you loose something, you hold it less tightly or untie it slightly or completely.
    1. He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle...
       他闷哼了一声，松开了握着来复枪的手。
    2. The guards loosed his arms.
       警卫放开了他的胳膊。
12. PHRASE 在逃
    If a person or an animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from a person or place.
    1. Up to a thousand prisoners may be on the loose inside the jail...
       监狱里可能有上千名囚犯跑出了牢房。
    2. A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.
       英格兰有一头吃人的狮子跑出来了。
13. a loose cannon → see: cannon

Do not confuse loose and lose. Loose is usually an adjective. If something is loose, it is not properly fixed or held in place. ...the loose floorboards on the landing. ...a loose tooth. Lose is a verb. If you lose something, you no longer have it and cannot find it. I've lost my wallet. The past pariciple and past tense of lose are both lost.
不要混淆loose和lose。loose通常作形容词，表示不牢固或没有固定好，如：the loose floorboards on the landing（楼梯平台上松动的地板），a loose tooth（松动的牙齿）。lose则为动词，表示丢失，如：I've lost my wallet.（我丢了钱包）。lose的过去式和过去分词均为lost。

1. A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
   他的额头上垂着一绺散开的黑色卷发。
2. Her hair hangs down loosely.
   她披散着头发。
3. The dress sits loosely on her.
   这身衣服她穿着太旷了。
4. The article is loosely organized.
   文章结构松散。
5. His hands were clasped loosely around her waist.
   他怡然自得地双手搂着她的腰肢。
6. How tightly or loosely coupled is the integration layer from the rest of the system or application?
   集成层与系统或应用程序的其余部分松散耦合或紧密耦合的程度如何？
7. This discovery and delegation provides a quick and powerful method for achieving a loosely coupled integration.
   这种发现和委托为获得一个耦合度不高的集成方案，提供了一种快速且强大的方法。
8. This use of interfaces and metadata in the manifest enforces loosely coupled yet tightly cohesive modules.
   这些接口和清单中的元数据的使用实现了松散耦合但紧密聚合的模块。
9. Combining this power with a loosely coupled, service-oriented business tier gives you even more flexibility and power.
   结合使用此力量与松散耦合的面向服务的业务层还将给您提供更多灵活性和功能。
10. It can do this by creating a loosely coupled flow between loosely coupled services.
    它可以通过在松散耦合的服务之间创建松散耦合的流来完成此工作。
11. The loosely coupled architecture separates service providers and consumers, and allows data events to be independent from applications.
    松耦合架构将服务提供者和消费者分离，并允许数据事件独立于应用程序。
12. Services are loosely bound and invoked through communication protocols that stress location transparency and interoperability.
    服务被松散绑定，并且可以通过强调位置透明性和互操作性的通信协议进行调用。
13. It should be loosely coupled to distributed technologies and loosely coupled to implementation technology.
    它应该与分布式技术松散耦合，与实现技术松散耦合。
14. Some implementations are loosely coupled and externalized, but use a proprietary rule engine or proprietary programming framework.
    有些实现被松散耦合和外部化，但使用一个自主规则引擎和自主编程框架。
15. Make an SOA ecosystem manageable and loosely coupled.
    使SOA生态系统具有可管理性，且组件间采用松散耦合方式。
16. This simple architectural style allows scalability and interactivity by reusing the Web's loosely coupled and distributed infrastructure.
    这个简单的体系结构样式通过重用Web的松散耦合与分布式基础设施来提供可伸缩性和交互能力。
17. Applications can be loosely coupled to multiple RDF data sources over the Web.
    应用程序可以通过Web松散地耦合到多个RDF数据源上。
18. A well-designed service-oriented business tier helps you compose processes and composite applications from loosely coupled services.
    经过良好设计的面向服务的业务层可以帮助您将松散耦合的服务组成过程和复合应用程序。
19. I have loosely divided the API into two parts: the platform API and the editor API.
    我将API大致分为两个部分：平台API和编辑器API。
20. SOA structures IT assets as a series of reusable services, which are loosely coupled and are platform-and implementation-neutral.
    SOA将IT资产构造为一系列可重用的服务，这些服务是松散耦合的，与平台和实现无关。
21. So you can loosely couple systems in terms of platform, language, API and most importantly time.
    这样，就可以在平台、语言、API和（最重要的）时间方面对系统进行松散耦合。
22. These services target dynamic runtime environments in which associations between service providers and service consumers are loosely coupled.
    这些服务以动态运行时环境为目标，在该环境中，服务提供者和服务消费者之间的关联是松散耦合的。
23. Developers can now create loosely coupled applications that are extensible using this lightweight container.
    开发人员现在能够利用可扩展的轻量级容器创建松耦合应用。
24. While this limits some of your design choices, it keeps the various tools loosely coupled.
    尽管这限制了你的一些设计选择，但是它保持了各种工具之间的松散耦合。
25. Is loosely applied in this article.
    是松散的应用这篇文章。
26. Mobility: This is the fitness quality I'll use most loosely.
    流动性：这是健身的质量，我会使用最松散的。
27. The messages can be structured and typed or loosely defined.
    消息可以结构化和类型化或者松散定义。
28. Loosely coupled, heterogeneous services often discover and process exceptions differently.
    松耦合、异构的服务对于异常的发现和处理常常各不相同。
29. Modules are not directly dependent on one another but can communicate with each other in a loosely coupled fashion.
    模块没有直接互相依赖，但可以沟通，每一个松散的耦合方式等。
30. I can kick it loosely with my toes.
    我能用我的脚足把它踢松。

adv

1. knitted in a loose manner
   1. loosely knit

2. in a relaxed manner
   1. his hands lay loosely

   Synonym:    slackly

3. without regard to specific details or exceptions
   1. he interprets the law broadly

   Synonym:    broadlybroadly speakinggenerally

4. in a loose manner
   1. a union of loosely federated states