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loose-leaf

/loos-leef/US // ˈlusˌlif //

活页,活页版,活页纸,活页的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : consisting of individual leaves held in a binder , as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal, return, or replacement without tearing.
    • : of or for use with a loose-leaf binder: loose-leaf paper.

Examples

  • As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.

  • Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?

  • Biden is, of course, famous for being a bit loose in his public remarks.

  • He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.

  • The lads can enjoy a good pop shot, but should a woman come, all hell breaks loose.

  • Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.

  • She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.

  • "I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.

  • For good or ill, the torrent of rebellion was suffered to break loose, and it soon engulfed a continent.

  • Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.

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