| 词汇 | footloose |
| 释义 | footloose adjective uk /ˈfʊt.luːs/ us /ˈfʊt.luːs/ free to do what you like and go where you like because you have no responsibilities: 自由自在的，无拘无束的 footloose and fancy-freeMy sister's married but I'm still footloose and fancy-free.我姐姐结婚了，但我仍然是自由自在、无拘无束的。 Feeling pleasure and happiness (as) pleased as Punchidiom ASMR be dancing in the streetsidiom be floating on airidiom be full of the joys of springidiom cheery chipper chirpily chirpy chuffed happily happy camper happy placeidiom jaunty jocund sunnily swooning swooningly swoony take delight in something/doing something footloose | American Dictionaryfootloose adjective us/ˈfʊtˌlus/ free to do what pleases you or go where you like: He’s able to go from footloose farm boy in the morning to concerned businessman in the afternoon. Examples of footloosefootloose From this comes the word footloose, the sailor's term for somebody who is less easily controlled. Transport costs and footloose behaviour are not the whole story. Governments that want to compensate these losers now confront the footloose capital that shrinks the tax base and penalizes deficit spending. The latter, while attempting to insulate their territory from the volatility of the international economy, are forced to compete for footloose capital. They are now footloose financial institutions with little commitment to those places that grew them, invested in them and developed them over 120 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The limited amount of footloose industry available, which is becoming increasingly limited, will now have to be spread even more widely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Above all, the problem is that we do not have that many footloose industries, nationally or internationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of new technology, many of the activities of the civil service are essentially footloose and could effectively be located anywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given the nature of business growth, many larger businesses are now becoming much more footloose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would help indigenous industries and local enterprise rather than footloose large companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Devolution affects us because it increases competition for public spending and provides the development that attracts the footloose industries that we need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were 21.5 million footloose people at the end of the war in 1945. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that we need not only to relocate footloose industry but to develop new enterprise in the inner urban areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not likely to be adventurous, footloose, or mobile if they have suffered an economic shock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Expansion plans were rejected overnight, and footloose industry suddenly became cemented where it was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of footloose 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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