loosened
past simple and past participle ofloosen
| 单词 | loosened |
| 释义 | loosened past simple and past participle ofloosen loosen verb uk/ˈluː.sən/us/ˈluː.sən/loosenverb(NOT FIXED)C2[IorT] to (causeto)becomeloose: Thescrewsholdingthebedtogether had loosened. Unfastening and opening
loosenverb(LESS TIGHT)[T] to make something such asyourhairor apieceofclothinglesstight: He loosened histie. Unfastening and opening
Idiomsloosenyourgrip loosenyourgrip/hold loosensomeone'stongue Phrasal verbsloosen(something)up loosen(someone)up Examplesofloosenedloosened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nailed either to small hand cards, or to large cylinders in carding machines, this processloosenedmatted wool without combing it straight. From theCambridge English Corpus In the process it suggests that the constraints of the 'imperial paradigm ' need to belooseneda little. From theCambridge English Corpus These moments occupy marginal, transitory social spaces where the identities, relationships, and norms of everyday behavior areloosened. From theCambridge English Corpus Surely, those notions only make sense if ' word meaning ' is taken to consist in ' a concept ' (which might then need to be narrowed orloosened). From theCambridge English Corpus Disregarding some restrictions in application can make patterns more general whileloosenedrestrictions can result in incorrect results. From theCambridge English Corpus The criteria for private preemption should beloosenedin appropriate, limited cases. From theCambridge English Corpus All the other links in the middle are nowloosenedand will fall. From theCambridge English Corpus The fraternal and sisterly tie and all family ties areloosenedas a consequence of discontinuance of family life. From theCambridge English Corpus This is oftenloosenedto mean only each content word in a text. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the passions are the source of pleasure; only when they areloosenedfrom the domination of reason can one experience a pleasurable state. From theCambridge English Corpus Eventually physical chemistry wasloosenedfrom chemistry in the same way that, somewhat later, chemical physics was emancipated from physics. From theCambridge English Corpus Eligibility criteria have beenloosenedand coverage increased so as to accommodate older workers with limited prospects of reemployment. From theCambridge English Corpus Arguably, democracyloosenedthe constraints imposed on interest groups and provided them with more effective avenues to voice their concerns. From theCambridge English Corpus The conventions wereloosened, and yet retained as far as the kind of halo they brought with them was serviceable. From theCambridge English Corpus Work places not always being close to home, family togetherness is disrupted and family tieslooseneddue to distance. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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