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freeadjective, adverbuk/friː/ us/friː/

free adjective adverb NOT LIMITED

B2 not limited or controlled自由的；无拘束的

[ + to infinitive ] Am I free (= do I have permission) to leave now?现在我可以离开了吗？
I'll give you a key, so you'll be free to come and go as you like.我会给你一把钥匙，这样你就可以自由进出了。
Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything.如果有什么不明白的地方，可以随时打断我。
The agreement gives companies free access to the markets of member countries.该协议使各家公司可以自由进入成员国市场。
A great deal has been achieved, most notably free elections (= elections in which people can vote as they wish).已经取得了很大的成绩，最突出的是争取到了自由选举权。
free and easy

relaxed and informal轻松自在的

The atmosphere in the office is fairly free and easy.办公室里的气氛相当轻松自在。

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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.

free adjective adverb NO CHARGE

A2 costing nothing, or not needing to be paid for免费的

I got some free cinema tickets.我搞到了一些免费电影票。
Members all receive a free copy of the monthly newsletter.会员都会收到一份免费的通讯月刊。
The elderly travel free on public transport.老年人可以免费乘坐公交车。
We will install your washing machine free of charge/for free (= without charge).我们将会为您免费安装洗衣机。

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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.

free adjective adverb NOT IN PRISON

B2 not a prisoner any longer, or having unlimited movement获释的；行动不受限制的

She left the court a free woman after the case against her collapsed because of a legal technicality.由于某个法律技术细则，对她的指控被推翻，她以一个自由人的身份离开了法庭。
The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free.新政府已决定释放全部政治犯。
She went/walked free after the charges against her were dropped.对她的指控都撤销后，她获得了自由。
I let the dogs run free in the park.我让狗在公园里随便跑。

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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 LOOSE

not in a fixed position or not joined to anything不固定的；松散的；不相连的

Both bookcases stand free of the wall.两个书柜都是独立式的，没有固定在墙上。
The bolts have worked themselves free because of the vibrations.插销由于震动都松开了。
Rescuers took several hours to cut the survivors free from the wreckage.救援人员花了好几个小时才将残骸切割开，把幸存者解救出来。

Idiom(s)

free and clear
freeadjectiveuk/friː/ us/friː/

free adjective NOT BUSY

A2 not doing anything planned or important, or available to be used空闲的；空余的；未使用的

I do a lot of reading in my free time.我业余时间大量读书。
She's in a meeting at the moment, but she should be free to see you in ten minutes.她此时正在开会，但10分钟以后她会有空见你。
I'm working in the café all this week, but I've got a free evening next Monday.整整这一个星期我都在咖啡馆工作，但我下周一晚上有空。
Excuse me, is this seat free (= is anyone intending to sit in this seat)?对不起，这个座位有人坐吗？
We queued for half an hour waiting for a free space in the car park.我们为了等一个空车位在停车场排了半小时队。
If you take these bags, that will give me a free hand to open the door.你拿一下这些包，我就能腾出手来开门了。

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I've got something on this Tuesday, but I'm free on Wednesday.

I just wanted to ask you if you're free this afternoon.

We like to get the marketing done on Thursdays so we can have the weekend free.

Are you free at lunchtime?

She's never at home because she spends all her free time at hockey practices.

free adjective WITHOUT

C1 [ after verb ] not having something that is unwanted or unpleasant无须的；没有（不想要或令人不快之物）的

The organization is a charitable enterprise, so it is free from tax worldwide.由于该组织是慈善机构，它在世界各国都不必纳税。
She'll never be completely free of the disease.她这种病永远也无法彻底治愈。
Ensure the wound is free from/of dirt before applying the bandage.上绷带以前要保证伤口不沾染污物。

free adjective GIVING/USING OFTEN

free with

giving or using often or in large amounts慷慨的；大手大脚的；无节制的

He's rather free with his wife's money.他花起他妻子的钱来相当慷慨。
She's very free with advice but she never seems to act on it herself.她经常提建议，但她自己似乎从来不照着做。
He's very free with his criticism!他太爱妄加指责了！
make free with UK disapproving

to use something that belongs to someone else a lot经常随便使用（别人的东西）

Don't her parents mind her making free with their house while they're on holiday?难道她的父母就不介意她在他们度假时擅自使用他们的房子吗？

free adjective CHEMICAL

specialized chemistry If an element is free, it is not combined with anything else or attached to anything else.（化学元素）游离的，单体的，自由的

free oxygen/nitrogen游离氧／氮

Idiom(s)

a free ride
there's no such thing as a free lunch
freeverbuk/friː/ us/friː/

free verb NOT IN PRISON

B2 [ T ] to allow someone to leave a prison or place where they have been kept释放；使自由

After a ten-hour siege the gunman agreed to free the hostages.经过10个小时的围困，持枪歹徒同意释放人质。
Anti-vivisectionists last night freed a number of animals from a laboratory.反对活体解剖的人昨晚放走了实验室里的很多动物。

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The government pursued every official channel to free the hostages.

She was freed from prison through the agency of her doctor.

She never gave up the struggle to have her son freed from prison.

Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.

The campaigners appealed to the government to free the prisoners.

free verb MAKE LOOSE

[ T ] to move or make loose someone or something that is caught or held somewhere松开，解开

Both men were freed from the wreckage after a four-hour operation.经过4个小时的施救，两个人都被从残骸中解救出来。
In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands.他想挣脱掉捆住他双手的绳子，结果是白费力气。

free verb REMOVE LIMITS

[ T + obj + to infinitive ] to remove the limits or controls on someone or something解除限制（或控制）

Her retirement from politics will free her (= provide her with enough time) to write her memoirs.退出政界将使她有充足的时间来写回忆录。

free verb MAKE AVAILABLE

[ T ] to make something available for someone to use腾出，空出

They planned to extend the car park, freeing existing parking spaces for visitors.他们计划扩建停车场，腾出现有的停车位给访客用。
Can you cancel my meetings - I need to free (up) the afternoon to write this report.你能取消我的那些会议吗——我得空出下午的时间来写这份报告。

Phrasal verb(s)

free sb from/of sth
-freesuffixuk/ -friː/ us/ -friː/

-free suffix NO CHARGE

used at the end of words to mean "without having to pay"（用于词尾）免费的

They agreed to let us live there rent-free.他们同意我们不交租金住在那儿。
Many banks are now offering interest-free overdrafts to students.现在很多银行都为学生提供免息透支服务。

-free suffix WITHOUT

used at the end of words to mean "without"（用于词尾）无…的

lead-free fuel无铅汽油
No working environment is entirely stress-free.没有哪个工作环境是完全不存在压力的。
The journey was surprisingly hassle-free.这次旅行出人意料地没有遇到什么麻烦。

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