英语词组on the loose是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomon the loose1 if a dangerous criminal or animal is on the loose they are free to go wherever they want, and may harm people:Of course I'm worried - it's 2am, there's a rapist on the loose and my teenage daughter has disappeared.The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has issued a warning that nine infected rats are on the loose.2 used in order to say that someone whose behaviour ought to be or is usually controlled, is free to do whatever they want:There are already too many people on the loose in this country spreading hate and violence.I could hardly wait for my parents to leave - I was on the loose in London for the first time in my life.

on the loose

Having been freed from some restraint or free in an environment with the potential to cause mischief, damage, or harm. Every time the Navy boat pulls into the harbor, there are sailors on the loose all over the city. There are reports of a large bear on the loose in the lower mountain town.

on the loose

running around free. Look out! There is a bear on the loose from the zoo. Most kids enjoy being on the loose when they go to college.

on the loose

1. At large, free, as in That dog of theirs is on the loose all the time. [Second half of 1800s]

2. Acting without restraint, as in After the game the players were in town, on the loose. [Mid-1700s]

on the loose

COMMON

1. If a dangerous person or animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from somewhere. The person who carried out those awful murders is still on the loose. There was a lion on the loose in the building.

2. If someone is on the loose, they are not being controlled or looked after by anyone and they are free to behave however they want. The movie is about a young boy on the loose in New York.

(be) on the ˈloose

1 (of an escaped prisoner, animal, etc.) be free: There are ten prisoners on the loose. OPPOSITE: under lock and key
2 be enjoying a period of freedom from your normal life or usual rules and restrictions: Her boyfriend’s on the loose in Paris this weekend, but she doesn’t seem to mind.

on the loose

1. At large; free.

2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.

on the loose

Not constrained by responsibilities, free to indulge oneself. This seemingly modern slangy expression dates from the mid-1700s, when it could also mean to live by prostitution. That may or not have been intended by John Cleland when he wrote, “The giddy wildness of young girls once got upon the loose” (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, 1749).

词组	on the loose
释义	Idiom on the loose Theme: FREEDOM running around free. (Informal.) Look out! There is a bear on the loose from the zoo.Most kids enjoy being on the loose when they go to college. Idiom on the loose free to move about and dangerous. Police warned that a serial killer is on the loose in the northwest. idiomon the loose1 if a dangerous criminal or animal is on the loose they are free to go wherever they want, and may harm people:Of course I'm worried - it's 2am, there's a rapist on the loose and my teenage daughter has disappeared.The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has issued a warning that nine infected rats are on the loose.2 used in order to say that someone whose behaviour ought to be or is usually controlled, is free to do whatever they want:There are already too many people on the loose in this country spreading hate and violence.I could hardly wait for my parents to leave - I was on the loose in London for the first time in my life. on the loose Having been freed from some restraint or free in an environment with the potential to cause mischief, damage, or harm. Every time the Navy boat pulls into the harbor, there are sailors on the loose all over the city. There are reports of a large bear on the loose in the lower mountain town. on the loose running around free. Look out! There is a bear on the loose from the zoo. Most kids enjoy being on the loose when they go to college. on the loose 1. At large, free, as in That dog of theirs is on the loose all the time. [Second half of 1800s] 2. Acting without restraint, as in After the game the players were in town, on the loose. [Mid-1700s] on the loose COMMON 1. If a dangerous person or animal is on the loose, they are free because they have escaped from somewhere. The person who carried out those awful murders is still on the loose. There was a lion on the loose in the building. 2. If someone is on the loose, they are not being controlled or looked after by anyone and they are free to behave however they want. The movie is about a young boy on the loose in New York. (be) on the ˈloose 1 (of an escaped prisoner, animal, etc.) be free: There are ten prisoners on the loose. OPPOSITE: under lock and key 2 be enjoying a period of freedom from your normal life or usual rules and restrictions: Her boyfriend’s on the loose in Paris this weekend, but she doesn’t seem to mind. on the loose 1. At large; free. 2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion. on the loose Not constrained by responsibilities, free to indulge oneself. This seemingly modern slangy expression dates from the mid-1700s, when it could also mean to live by prostitution. That may or not have been intended by John Cleland when he wrote, “The giddy wildness of young girls once got upon the loose” (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, 1749).
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