loose end noun
plural loose ends
plural loose ends
Learner's definition of LOOSE END
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: a part of something (such as a job or story) that has not been completed未了結的部分;未完成的環節 —
usually plural通常用複數 -
The project is almost complete, but we still have a few loose ends to tie up.項目差不多完成了,但我們還剩下一些收尾工作。
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All the story's loose ends were wrapped up as the novel ended.故事所有的懸念都在小說的結尾做了交代。
at loose ends
(US) or British at a loose end
: not knowing what to do : not having anything in particular to do沒事可做