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footloose

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++foot·loose /ˈfʊtluːs/ adjective  FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTfree to do exactly what you want because you have no responsibilities, for example when you are not married or do not have children 行动自由自在的〔如未婚或没有孩子时〕 footloose students traveling around Europe 在欧洲旅游、自由自在的学生 When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). 孩子离家之后,你就会自由自在、没有牵挂了。
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footlooseMen propping up the bar over lunch will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms when they were footloose and fancy free.I suspect that most of the inhabitants are footloose and shiftless.It was true he was footloose, and unmarried.Secondly, high technology industries are footloose - products such as microchips are easy to transport, and thrive in a clean environment.Europe is filled with footloose students every summer.
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footloose
footloose /ˈfʊtluːs/ adjective
free to do exactly what you want because you have no responsibilities, for example when you are not married or do not have children:
    footloose students traveling around Europe
    When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries).


foot·looseBrE /ˈfʊtluːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfʊtluːs/ 🔊 adjectivefree to go where you like or do what you want because you have no responsibilities 行动无拘无束的;自由自在的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。🔊🔊