loose
不受約束;未束縛;自由
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road.
那些羊跑出來在路上自由自在地走動。
The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether.
那匹馬掙脫繮繩跑了。
During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings.
有人在夜間砍斷了泊船的纜繩。
motto
座右銘;格言;箴言
The school's motto is 'Duty, Honour, Country'.
這所學校的校訓是"責任、榮譽、國家"。
'Live and let live.' That's my motto.
"待人寬如待己。"這就是我的座右銘。
laundry
洗衣物;洗衣物的活
to do the laundry
干洗衣活
The hotel has a laundry service.
旅館提供洗衣服務。
up to
正在干,從事著(尤指壞事);在搗鬼
What's she up to?
她在搗什么鬼?
What've you been up to?
你一直在搞什么名堂?
I'm sure he's up to no good (= doing sth bad).
我敢說他在打什么壞主意。