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🔑 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 sthYou 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 sthnot 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 () 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(often disapproving) 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 ˈeasyinformal; 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 ˈhandto 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 ˈrideto 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) (NAmEbe 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 sthto 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/ verbpresent 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/sthto 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 sthto 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 ˈfreeto be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment 获无罪释放 |