footloose是什么意思？

footloose

英[ˈfʊtlu:s] 美[ˈfʊtˌlus]

• adj. 未婚的，独身的，自由自在，无拘无束；

例句

• Here she was, at forty, footloose and fancy-free in New York. 她那时在纽约， 年届四十，自由自在，无拘无束。
• Bert was a footloose, unemployed actor. 伯特是不受雇于任何人的自由演员。
• 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。
• People that are single tend to be more footloose. 单身的人往往更加无拘无束。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  无拘无束的;自由自在的;不受约束的
  If you describe someone as footloose, you mean that they have no responsibilities or commitments, and are therefore free to do what they want and go where they want.
  例句
  People that are single tend to be more footloose. 单身的人往往更加无拘无束。
• PHRASE
  (单身的人)无拘无束的，自由自在的
  If you describe someone as footloose 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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  自由自在；无拘无束
  Here she was, at forty, footloose and fancy-free in New York. 她那时在纽约， 年届四十，自由自在，无拘无束。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. 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"