footloose
英 [ˈfʊtluːs]
美 [ˈfʊtluːs]
adj. 行动无拘无束的; 自由自在的
BNC.24954 / COCA.27582
牛津词典
adj.
- 行动无拘无束的;自由自在的
free to go where you like or do what you want because you have no responsibilities- Bert was a footloose, unemployed actor.
伯特是不受雇于任何人的自由演员。 - Ah, I was still footloose and fancy-free (= free to enjoy myself) in those days.
啊,那些日子我还是自由自在、无忧无虑的。
- Bert was a footloose, unemployed actor.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 无拘无束的;自由自在的;不受约束的
If you describe someone asfootloose, you mean that they have no responsibilities or commitments, and are therefore free to do what they want and go where they want.- People that are single tend to be more footloose.
单身的人往往更加无拘无束。
- People that are single tend to be more footloose.
- PHRASE (单身的人)无拘无束的,自由自在的
If you describe someone asfootloose and fancy-free, you mean that they are not married or in a similar relationship, and you therefore consider them to have very few responsibilities or commitments.- In the eyes of the public, a divorced man is footloose and fancy-free.
在公众心目中,离婚的男人无牵无挂、自由自在。
- In the eyes of the public, a divorced man is footloose and fancy-free.
英英释义
adj
- free to go or do as one pleases
- Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on
- a footloose young man eager to see the big city
双语例句
- I have adapted myself to this footloose life, it made me became lazy and ignorant, so sometimes I felt happy, sometimes I was not in the mood.
习惯了自由自在的生活,变的懒惰了许多,本来胸无点墨的我变的更加的肤浅、无知。所以才有了今天的患得患失、喜怒无常。 - Did you grow up in that footloose town?
你是在尼姑庵长大的? - Now that she's divorced, she's footloose.
既然离婚了,她也就自由了。 - Modern finance is a footloose industry, so the threat seems at least partially credible.
现代金融业不受地域限制,因此,这种威胁至少在一定程度上还是有威慑力的。 - It should not be denied that being footloose has always exhilarated us.
不可否认,无疆行走总是让人振奋。 - In the eyes of the public, a divorced man is footloose and fancy-free.
在公众心目中,离婚的男人无牵无挂、自由自在。 - Presumably, countries that attract more foreign direct investment suffer less than those that have a greater amount of footloose portfolio investment or short-term bank lending.
据估计,有大量外资直接投资的国家会比有大量自由组合投资或者短期银行贷款的国家所承受的风险要少。 - I am still working for Sanderson's and liking it well enough-though occasionally pinning for the footloose days of long ago.
我还在桑德森公司工作,而且工作很称心&虽然偶尔我也会渴望从前自由自在的日子。 - The country would not be the only one bidding for footloose global capital: one competitor would be Britain, which is cutting Corporation taxes swiftly.
苏格兰不会是想要得到自由全球资本的唯一国家:英国正在迅速降减企业税,将成为它的竞争者之一。 - Like east coast coal mines, it can be attractive to be footloose and fancy-free-provided you have alternatives and as long as you are not required to make serious investments that are specific to the relationship.
就像东海岸的煤矿一样,如果你有多种选择,而且不必为这种关系做出大笔专项投资,自由自在、天马行空可能颇具吸引力。