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adj.

adv.

vt.

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1. ADJ 免费的 If something is free, you can have it or use it without paying for it. 

  • The seminars are free, with lunch provided.

    研讨会不收会务费，而且还提供午餐。

  • ...a free brochure with details of gift vouchers.

    内有礼券详情的免费宣传册

2.   free of charge→see: charge; 
3. ADJ-GRADED 自由的;不受约束的;没有限制的 Someone or something that is free is not restricted, controlled, or limited, for example by rules, customs, or other people. 

  • The government will be free to pursue its economic policies...

    政府将可不受限制地实行其经济政策。

  • The elections were free and fair...

    选举是自由公正的。

  • Economists argued that freer markets would quickly revive the region's economy...

    经济学家认为更加自由的市场将使这个地区的经济迅速复苏。

freely

  • They cast their votes freely and without coercion on election day...

    选举日那天他们自由地进行了投票，没有受到胁迫。

  • Merchandise can now circulate freely among the EU countries.

    商品现在可以在欧盟各国自由流通。

4. VERB 使摆脱;使去掉 If you free someone of something that is unpleasant or restricting, you remove it from them. 

  • It will free us of a whole lot of debt...

    它会使我们摆脱巨额债务。

  • The 30-year-old star is trying to free himself from his recording contract.

    这位30 岁的明星正试图从他的唱片合约中脱身。

5. ADJ (人身)自由的;不受监禁(或奴役)的 Someone who is free is no longer a prisoner or a slave. 

  • He walked from the court house a free man...

    他以自由之身走出了法院。

  • More than ninety prisoners have been set free so far under a government amnesty.

    目前已有 90 多名犯人因为一项政府特赦获得自由。

6. VERB 使人身自由;解放;释放 To free a prisoner or a slave means to let them go or release them from prison. 

  • Israel is set to free more Lebanese prisoners...

    以色列准备释放更多的黎巴嫩犯人。

  • The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.

    这项法案有明确的目的，即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。

7. ADJ 无…的;摆脱了…的 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. 

  • ...a future far more free of fear...

    远远摆脱恐惧的未来

  • She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles...

    她保持着苗条的身材，脸上也没有皱纹。

  • The filtration system provides the crew with clean air free from fumes.

    过滤系统使得全体人员能够呼吸到没有烟雾的清新空气。

8. ADJ See also: duty-free; interest-free; tax-free; 免(税)的 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. 
9. VERB 使解脱出来;使空出来 To free someone or something means to make them available for a task or function that they were previously not available for. 

  • Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers...

    工具腰带解放了双手，还减少了锤子掉落的风险。

  • His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project...

    他和迪斯尼的协议很快就要到期，这样他就可以腾出身来发展自己的项目了。

  • There were more civilians working for the police, freeing officers from desk jobs.

    更多的平民在为警察部门工作，使得警员从文案中解脱出来。

  • Free up means the same as free .free up 同 free

    • It can handle even the most complex graphic jobs, freeing up your computer for other tasks.

      它可以处理哪怕是最复杂的图形作业，空出计算机以便用于其他任务。

10. ADJ 空闲的;有空的;不上班的;不在忙的 If you have a free period of time or are free at a particular time, you are not working or occupied then. 

  • She spent her free time shopping...

    她空闲的时候就去购物。

  • I used to write during my free periods at school...

    过去我经常在课余时间写作。

  • I am always free at lunchtime.

    午餐时间我总是有空。

11. ADJ 不在用的;无人使用的;未被占用的 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. 

  • There was only one seat free on the train...

    列车上只剩下一个空座。

  • They took the only free table, which was just inside the door.

    他们在刚进门处的唯一一张空桌子边坐下。

12. ADJ 松开的;脱开的;未缚住的;未固定的 If you get something free or if it gets free, it is no longer trapped by anything or attached to anything. 

  • The severe conditions hampered attempts to pull the vessel free of the rig...

    恶劣的天气情况使得把那艘船拉离钻塔的努力很难奏效。

  • He pulled his arm free, and strode for the door...

    他抽出胳膊，大步朝门走去。

  • The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free.

    那条鲨鱼疯狂地扭动身体，试图挣脱。

13. VERB 松开;解开;使不再缚住(或固定) If you free someone or something, you remove them from the place in which they have been trapped or become fixed. 

  • It took firemen two hours to cut through the drive belt to free him...

    消防员花了两个小时才把传动带切断，把他救了出来。

  • He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.

    他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。

14. ADJ (手或胳膊)空着的，闲着的 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. 

  • He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp...

    他一只手抓起电话听筒，另一只手去摸床头灯的开关。

  • She checked her fall with her free arm.

    多亏了她还有一只手空着才没让自己倒下去。

15. ADJ-GRADED 慷慨的;大手大脚的;过分给予的 If you say that someone is free with something such as advice or money, you mean that they give a lot of it, sometimes when it is not wanted. 

  • They weren't always so free with their advice...

    他们并不是一直都如此好为人师。

  • They would often be free with criticism, some of it unjustified.

    他们经常会大肆批评，而且其中有些并无道理。

16. PHRASE 请随意;不必拘谨 You say 'feel free' when you want to give someone permission to do something, in a very willing way. 

  • Go right ahead. Feel free...

    开始吧。请便。

  • If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.

    如果有任何问题，请随意提问。

17. PHRASE 义务地;无偿地;免费地 If you do something or get something for free, you do it without being paid or get it without having to pay for it. 

  • I wasn't expecting you to do it for free...

    我并没有指望你白干。

  • Why waste £50 when you could get it for free?

    能够免费得到为什么还要浪费50英镑呢？

18. PHRASE (表达批评意见时用于强调)不管怎样 You say that you will express a critical opinion about something for free when you want to emphasize how strongly you feel about it. 

  • I'll tell you one thing for free: I can't stand him.

    不管怎样我都要说：我受不了他。

19.   to give someone a free hand→see: hand; 
20. PHRASAL VERB 开放，放开(市场、经济或体系) To free up a market, economy, or system means to make it operate with fewer restrictions and controls. 

  • ...policies for freeing up markets and extending competition.

    开放市场、扩大竞争的政策

相关词组：
free up 
Noun

1. people who are free;

  • "the home of the free and the brave"
Verb

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement

2. relieve from;

  • "Rid the the house of pests"

3. remove or force out from a position;

  • "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"
  • "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

4. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;

  • "She exempted me from the exam"

5. make (information) available publication;

  • "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

6. free from obligations or duties

7. free or remove obstruction from;

  • "free a path across the cluttered floor"

8. let off the hook;

  • "I absolve you from this responsibility"

9. part with a possession or right;

  • "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
  • "resign a claim to the throne"

10. make (assets) available;

  • "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
Adjective

1. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint;

  • "free enterprise"
  • "a free port"
  • "a free country"
  • "I have an hour free"
  • "free will"
  • "free of racism"
  • "feel free to stay as long as you wish"
  • "a free choice"

2. unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion;

  • "free expansion"
  • "free oxygen"
  • "a free electron"

3. costing nothing;

  • "complimentary tickets"

4. not occupied or in use;

  • "a free locker"
  • "a free lane"

5. not fixed in position;

  • "the detached shutter fell on him"
  • "he pulled his arm free and ran"

6. not held in servitude;

  • "after the Civil War he was a free man"

7. not taken up by scheduled activities;

  • "a free hour between classes"
  • "spare time on my hands"

8. not literal;

  • "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"
  • "a free translation of the poem"
Adverb

1. without restraint;

  • "cows in India are running loose"

体育

  • 1.轮空
  • 2.自由的
  • 3.随意的
  • 4.顺风的
  • 5.腾身的

机械

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  • 1.自由场
  • 2.［sound］ field 均匀各向同性的媒质中，边界影响可以不计的声场。
  • 3.自由电子激光器
  • 4.free electron laser 以自由电子为工作物质，将高能电子束的能量转换成激光的装置。

法律

  • 1.免除

物理学

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  • 1.自由感应衰减
  • 2.free induction decay
  • 3.自由体积模型
  • 4.free volume model
  • 5.自由电子模型
  • 6.free electron model
  • 7.自由离子模型
  • 8.freeion model

电力

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  • 1.无压隧洞
  • 2.free flow tunnel
  • 3.续流臂
  • 4.free wheeling arm

计算机

  • 1.【动】释放；【修】自由，无，空闲
  • 2.自由的，空闲的
1. A free sample is enclosed with the compliments of the manufacturer.
内附厂方敬赠的免费样品。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. A higher court of law overruled a lower court and set the accused person free.
上级法院否决了下级法院的判决，把被告释放了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. All water used by the fire-brigade for fire extinction purpose is supplied free by an act of Congress.
根据议会的法案，消防队用于灭火的水全部免费供应。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Anyway I'm free now. Let me go with you.
我左右闲着没事，就陪你走一趟吧。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Are you home free in the game?
这一场你会轻易取胜吗？

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6. As your father , I can set you free, but in my capacity as a king of the country I must do my duty and punish you.
作为你父亲，我可以释放你，但作为一个国王，我必须履行我的职责处罚你。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7. Bonny Hicks appeared to me to be the paradigmatic example of an autonomous, free-choosing individual who decided early on to construct a lifestyle congenial to her idiosyncratic sense of self-expression.
对我而言，彭妮充分体现了一个自由自主的人，如何在年轻的时候根据个人的自我表现来决定她所要的生活方式。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Children free of charge during festivals.
节日期间儿童免票。

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9. Citizens may have free accessto the library.
市民可以自由使用图书馆。

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10. Don't set free a tiger.; Don't let an evildoer go unpunished.
不能纵虎归山。

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11. Drop in when you are free.
得闲来玩。

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12. Each man is free to exercise his special talents to the utmost.
每个人都可以尽力发挥他的专长。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Even the wise are not always free from error.; One can't be too careful.
智者千虑，必有一失

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Every man is liable to error.; No human being can be free from mistakes.
是人总要犯错误。

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15. Everyone is free to express himself.
每个人都可以畅所欲言。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Few people are free from care.
很少人是无忧无虑的。

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17. Free composition as an exercise has its limitation.
作为练习的自由命题的作文有其局限性。

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18. Free you from worry.
摆脱你心中的不安。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. From now on you are free.
从今以后你自由了。

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20. Goods are open to free purchase.
自由采购商品。

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