学个词Learn a Word 第1485课 on the loose

 　　今天我们要学的词是on the loose。On the loose, 是在逃，逍遥法外的意思。 "A string of murders involving the same weapon in a Paris suburb have raised concerns that a serial¹ killer² may be on the loose," 巴黎郊区发生了几起用同一件凶器作案的谋杀案，这使人们担心，一个连环杀手可能正逍遥法外。

　　在美国首都华盛顿附近的乔治王子郡， "Two pygmy goats on the loose were rescued by firefighters," 两只落跑的侏儒山羊被消防员救下。 "The middle school was temporarily locked down because a bank robber was on the loose," 一个银行劫匪在逃，造成这所中学暂时戒严。好的，今天我们学习的词是on the loose...

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。