| 单词 | free |
| 释义 | adjectiveverbadverb🔑 freeBrE /friː/ NAmE /friː/ adjective (freer BrE /ˈfriːə(r)/ NAmE /ˈfriːər/ , freest BrE /ˈfriːɪst/ NAmE /ˈfriːɪst/ ) ➤ not controlled 不受控制🔑 not under the control or in the power of sb else ; able to do what you want 能随自己意愿的；随心所欲的◆ I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free . 我没有雄心大志，只求自由自在地过幸福生活。◆ Students have a free choice of courses in their final year . 学生在最后一学年可以自由选修课程。◆ ~to do sth You are free to come and go as you please . 你来去自由。◆ (informal ) 'Can I use the phone ?' 'Please , feel free (= of course you can use it ).' “我能用一下电话吗？” “请便吧。”🔑 not restricted or controlled by anyone else ; able to do or say what you want 不受限制的；不受约束的；言行自由的◆ A true democracy complete with free speech and a free press was called for . 人们呼吁要有包括言论自由和新闻自由在内的真正民主。◆ the country's first free election 该国的第一次自由选举◆ They gave me free access to all the files . 他们让我自由查阅所有档案资料。➤ not prisoner 非囚犯🔑 (of a person 人) not a prisoner or slave自由的（不是囚犯或奴隶）◆ He walked out of jail a free man . 他获释出狱，成为自由人。➤ animal /bird 动物；鸟🔑 not tied up or in a cage未拴住的；非关在笼中的◆ The researchers set the birds free . 研究人员把鸟放了。➤ no payment 不用付款🔑 costing nothing 不收费的◆ Admission is free . 免费入场。◆ free samples /tickets /advice 免费样品/票/咨询◆ We're offering a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy . 购买一册就可以得到一份免费好礼。◆ You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment ). 你不能指望人无偿工作。➤ not blocked 无阻碍🔑 clear ; not blocked 无阻碍的；畅通的◆ Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine . 要确保机器周围空气畅通。➤ without sth 没有🔑 ~from /of sth not containing or affected by sth harmful or unpleasant 不含有害物的；不受…伤害（或影响等的）◆ free from difficulty /doubt /fear 没有困难；不怀疑；不害怕◆ free from artificial colours and flavourings 不含人工色素和人工调味料◆ It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain . 过了几星期他的疼痛才完全消除。🔑 -free (in adjectives 构成形容词) without the thing mentioned 没有…的◆ virtually fat -free yogurt 几乎无脂的酸奶◆ tax -free earnings 免税收入◆ a trouble -free life 无忧无虑的生活➤ not attached /trapped 未固定；未缚住🔑 ~ (of sth )not attached to sth or trapped by sth 未固定的；未缚住的◆ Pull gently on the free end of the rope . 轻拉绳索松开的一端。◆ They had to be cut free from their car after the accident . 事故后，得破开汽车把他们救出来。◆ She finally managed to pull herself free . 她终于设法挣脱了。➤ not being used 未使用🔑 not being used 未使用的；空着的◆ He held out his free hand and I took it . 他伸出空着的一只手，我就抓住了。◆ Is this seat free ? 这个座位空着吗？➤ not busy 不忙🔑 ~ (for sth )(of a person or time 人或时间) without particular plans or arrangements ; not busy 没有安排活动的；空闲的◆ If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out . 如果萨拉有空吃午饭，我就带她出去吃。◆ Keep Friday night free for my party . 把星期五晚上空出来，参加我的聚会。◆ What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working )? 你闲暇时喜欢干什么？➤ ready to give 乐于给予~with sth (oftendisapproving ) ready to give sth , especially when it is not wanted 随便给出的◆ He's too free with his opinions . 他太随便发表意见了。➤ translation 翻译a free translation is not exact but gives the general meaning 不拘泥原文的；（翻译）根据大意的；意译的 ➡ compare literal (2 ) ● free and ˈeasy informal ; relaxed 随便；无拘束；轻松；自由自在◆ Life was never going to be so free and easy again . 生活绝不会再那样无拘无束了。● get , have , etc . a free ˈhand to get , have , etc . the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions 可以全权处理；有自主权◆ I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus . 我获准全权制订教学大纲。● get , take , etc . a free ˈride to get or take sth without paying because sb else is paying for it 白白得到好处（因他人已代付款）● it's a free ˈcountry (informal ) used as a reply when sb suggests that you should not do sth （有人建议不应做某事时用于回答）这是个自由的国家◆ It's a free country ; I'll say what I like ! 这是个自由的国家，我想说什么就说什么！● there's no such ˌthing as a free ˈlunch (informal ) used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing （表示白得东西是不可能的）没有免费的午餐● be home and ˈdry (BrE ) (NAmE be home ˈfree ) to have done sth successfully , especially when it was difficult 做成某事（尤指难事）◆ I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry . 我能看见终点线了，我想我终于成功了。● give /allow sb /sth free /full ˈrein ● give /allow free /full ˈrein to sth to give sb complete freedom of action ; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely 对…不加约束；放任自由；充分表达（感情）◆ The designer was given free rein . 设计者可以自由发挥。◆ The script allows full rein to her larger -than -life acting style . 剧本允许她充分展现她那夸张的表演风格。🔑 freeBrE /friː/ NAmE /friː/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they free BrE /friː/ NAmE /friː/ present simple - he / she / it frees BrE /friːz/ NAmE /friːz/ past simple freed BrE /friːd/ NAmE /friːd/ past participle freed BrE /friːd/ NAmE /friːd/ -ing form freeing BrE /ˈfriːɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈfriːɪŋ/ ➤ prisoner 囚犯🔑 ~sb (from sth )to allow sb to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept against their will 释放；使摆脱SYN release◆ By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed . 至五月底，估计 2 000 名政治犯中已经有近 100 人获释。◆ The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages . 劫持者同意再释放十名人质。➤ sb /sth trapped 被困住的人/物🔑 ~sb /sth /yourself (from sth )to move sb /sth that is caught or fixed on sth 释放；使摆脱SYN release◆ Three people were freed from the wreckage . 有三人被救出残骸。◆ She struggled to free herself . 她挣扎着以求脱身。➤ remove sth 去除某物🔑 ~sb /sth of /from sb /sth to remove sth that is unpleasant or not wanted from sb /sth 解除（或去除、清除）SYN rid◆ These exercises help free the body of tension . 这些锻炼可使紧张的身体放松。◆ The police are determined to free the town of violent crime . 警方决心消灭该城镇的暴力犯罪。◆ The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs . 这个中心的宗旨是使年轻人解除对毒品的依赖。➤ make available 使现成可用~sb /sth (up )to make sb /sth available for a particular purpose 使可用（于某目的）◆ We freed time each week for a project meeting . 我们每周都腾出时间开一次项目会议。◆ The government has promised to free up more resources for education . 政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。~sb to do sth to give sb the extra time to do sth that they want to do 使能腾出时间◆ Winning the prize freed him to paint full -time . 获奖使他能腾出时间整天作画。🔑 freeBrE /friː/ NAmE /friː/ adverb ➤ without payment 不需付款🔑 (also ˌfree of ˈcharge ) without payment 免费◆ Children under five travel free . 五岁以下儿童免费乘坐。➤ not trapped 未困住🔑 away from or out of a position in which sb /sth is stuck or trapped 脱离束缚◆ The wagon broke free from the train . 这节货车车厢脱离了列车。 ➡ see also scot-free ● make free with ˈsth (disapproving ) to use sth a lot , even though it does not belong to you 任意使用他人物品● run ˈfree (of an animal 动物) to be allowed to go where it likes ; not tied to anything or kept in a cage四处自由走动；未关起来；未受束缚● walk ˈfree to be allowed to leave court , etc ., without receiving any punishment 获无罪释放 |
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