1N-COUNT (故事、情况、罪案等)有待解释的地方,未了结的部分 A loose end is part of a story, situation, or crime that has not yet been explained. (故事、情况、罪案等)有待解释的地方,未了结的部分
There are some annoying loose ends in the plot. [+ in]
情节中有些地方没有交代清楚,甚为讨厌。
2PHRASE 百无聊赖;无所事事;不知做什么好(美国英语中通常作at loose ends) If you are at a loose end, you are bored because you do not have anything to do and cannot think of anything that you want to do. In American English, you usually say that you are at loose ends . 百无聊赖;无所事事;不知做什么好(美国英语中通常作at loose ends) [informal]
Adolescents are most likely to get into trouble when they're at a loose end.