1. Ý Nghĩa
On the loose: (những kẻ chạy trốn hoặc tội phạm) được tự do, thoát khỏi sự giam cầm hoặc chạy trốn.
Đối với động vật: “on the loose” đề cập việc chúng đang đi lang thang tự do mà không có sự kiểm soát hay bị bắt giữ.
Đối với các tình huống: có thể được sử dụng theo nghĩa bóng để mô tả điều gì đó khó kiểm soát hoặc quản lý.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
Đối vơi tội phạm:
- The dangerous bank robber is still on the loose after breaking out of prison yesterday.
- The police are issuing an urgent caution to locals to stay inside as the armed suspect is actively on the loose in the neighborhood.
Đối với động vật:
- A group of sheep got out of the farm, and now they are on the loose, wandering around the town.
- There have been sightings of a stray dog on the loose in the park, and animal control is trying to catch it.
Tình huống khó kiểm soát:
- Firefighters are courageously working to suppress the wildfire, which is raging on the loose.
- With fake news spreading quickly on social media, misinformation is on the loose, and it’s causing trouble to combat effectively.
- Those little children managed to sneak out during recess, and now they’re happily on the loose, playing tag all over the schoolyard.
- As she read the book, her imagination ran wildly on the loose, creating vivid images of the fictional world.
- In the argument, emotions were on the loose, adding shouts and sparking serious disagreements.
- After payday, some of the employees went crazy on the loose, splurging on shopping sprees and fancy stuff.
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