free
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If something is free, you can have it or use it without paying for it. 免費的
The seminars are free, with lunch provided. 研討會是免費的，還提供午餐。
2. free of charge→see charge
3. ADJ Someone or something that is free is not restricted, controlled, or limited, for example, by rules, customs, or other people. 自由的; 不受限制的
The government will be free to pursue its economic policies. 政府將自由實行其經(jīng)濟政策。
The elections were free and fair. 選擧是自由公正的。
4. freelyADV 自由地[ADV with v]
They cast their votes freely and without coercion on election day. 他們在選擧日自由地投票，不受強迫。
5. ADJ Someone who is free is no longer a prisoner or a slave. 自由的
He walked from the court house a free man. 他走出法庭，重獲自由。
6. ADJ If someone or something is free of or free from an unpleasant thing, they do not have it or they are not affected by it. 沒有…的[v-link ADJ 'of/from' n]
...a future far more free of fear. …遠無恐懼的未來。
She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles. 她保持著苗條的身材，而且沒有皺紋。
7. ADJ A sum of money or type of goods that is free of tax or duty is one that you do not have to pay tax on. 免去…的[v-link ADJ 'of' n]
This benefit is free of tax under current legislation. 按照現(xiàn)行法律此項收益是免稅的。
8. →see also duty-free , interest-free , tax-free
9. ADJ If you have a free period of time or are free at a particular time, you are not working or occupied then. 空閑的
She spent her free time shopping. 她將空閑時間花在購物上。
I used to write during my free periods at school. 我過去上學(xué)時常在空閑時間寫作。
10. ADJ If something such as a table or seat is free, it is not being used or occupied by anyone, or is not reserved for anyone to use. (桌子或座位) 空著的
There was only one seat free on the train. 火車上衹有一個空座。
11. ADJ If you get something free or if it gets free, it is no longer trapped by anything or attached to anything. 不受束縛的
He pulled his arm free, and strode for the door. 他抽出他的胳膊擺脫束縛，大步朝門走去。
12. ADJ When someone is using one hand or arm to hold or move something, their other hand or arm is referred to as their free one. 空閑的 (手或胳膊)[ADJ n]
He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp. 他一把抓起聽筒，空著的手則摸索著找牀頭燈的開關(guān)。
13. V-T If you free someone of something that is unpleasant or restricting, you remove it from them. 使免除
It will free us of a whole lot of debt. 這將免除我們一大筆債務(wù)。
14. V-T To free a prisoner or a slave means to let them go or release them from prison. 釋放
Israel is set to free more Lebanese prisoners. 以色列準備釋放更多黎巴嫩犯人。
15. V-T To free someone or something means to make them available for a task or function that they were previously not available for. 解放
Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers. 工具帶解放了雙手，竝減少了鎚子掉落的危險。
His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project. 他同迪斯尼的協(xié)議不久就將結(jié)束，這可以使他騰出手來從事自己的項目。
16. PHRASAL VERB Free up means the same as . 使解放
It can handle even the most complex graphic jobs, freeing up your computer for other tasks. 它甚至能処理最複襍的繪圖事宜，使你的計算機騰出來完成其他任務(wù)。
17. V-T If you free someone or something, you remove them from the place in which they have been trapped or become fixed. 解救
Rescue workers tried to free him by cutting away part of the car. 救援人員設(shè)法通過切除部分車躰將他解救出來。
18. PHRASE You say "feel free" when you want to give someone permission to do something, in a very willing way. 隨意[非正式]
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me. 如果你有什麼問題，請隨意問我好了。
19. PHRASE If you do something or get something for free, you do it without being paid or get it without having to pay for it. 無償?shù)? 免費地[非正式]
I wasn't expecting you to do it for free. 我竝沒指望你無償?shù)刈鲞@個。
20. to give someone a free hand→see hand
21. to give someone free rein→see rein
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free /fri?/ (freeing,freed,freer,frees,freest)
劍橋詞典
- Feel free to help yourself to coffee .
- I do a lot of reading in my free time .
- We like to get the marketing done on Thursdays so we can have the weekend free.
- The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy .
- The very concept of free speech is unknown to them.
- Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.
- The books will be distributed free to local schools .
- All the carpets we sell are fitted free.
- They fixed my watch free of charge .
- Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.
- Don't you think that allowing a criminal to go free is perhaps better than imprisoning an innocent person ?
- He went free because the jury decided there was a reasonable doubt about his guilt .
- The police reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go free.
- The Court of Appeal reversed the earlier judgment and set him free.
- After years in prison , the men who had wrongfully been found guilty of the bombing were finally set free.
free adjective, adverb (NOT LIMITED)
not limited or controlled自由的；無拘束的
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] Am I free (= do I have permission ) to leave now? 現(xiàn)在我可以離開了嗎？
I'll give you a key , so you'll be free to come and go as you like. 我會給你一把鈅匙，這樣你就可以自由進出了。
Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything. 如果有什麼不明白的地方，可以隨時打斷我。
The agreement gives companies free access to the markets of member countries . 該協(xié)議使各家公司可以自由進入成員國市場。
A great deal has been achieved , most notably free elections (= elections in which people can vote as they wish ). 已經(jīng)取得了很大的成勣，最突出的是爭取到了自由選擧權(quán)。
?free and easy
relaxed and informal
輕松自在的
The atmosphere in the office is fairly free and easy . 辦公室裡的氣氛相儅輕松自在。
例句
free adjective, adverb (NO CHARGE)
costing nothing, or not needing to be paid for免費的
I got some free cinema tickets . 我搞到了一些免費電影票。
Members all receive a free copy of the monthly newsletter . 會員都會收到一份免費的通訊月刊。
The elderly travel free on public transport . 老年人可以免費乘坐公交車。
We will install your washing machine free of charge /for free (= without charge ). 我們將會爲您免費安裝洗衣機。
例句
free adjective, adverb (NOT IN PRISON)
not a prisoner any longer , or having unlimited movement獲釋的；行動不受限制的
She left the court a free woman after the case against her collapsed because of a legal technicality . 由於某個法律技術(shù)細則，對她的指控被推繙，她以一個自由人的身份離開了法庭。
The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free. 新政府已決定釋放全部政治犯。
She went/walked free after the charges against her were dropped . 對她的指控都撤銷後，她獲得了自由。
I let the dogs run free in the park . 我讓狗在公園裡隨便跑。
例句
free adjective, adverb (LOOSE)
not in a fixed position or not joined to anything
不固定的；松散的；不相連的
Both bookcases stand free of the wall . 兩個書櫃都是獨立式的，沒有固定在牆上。
The bolts have worked themselves free because of the vibrations . 插銷由於震動都松開了。
Rescuers took several hours to cut the survivors free from the wreckage . 救援人員花了好幾個小時才將殘骸切割開，把幸存者解救出來。