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    free 的英语意思

    freefree1 /friː/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1no cost something that is free does not cost you any money免费的;不需要花钱的:  Admission is free for children under 9.9岁以下儿童免费入场。 All students are offered free accommodation.所有学生均可享有免费住宿。 Send for our free information pack for more details.索取我们的免费资料包以了解更多详情。 There’s a special free gift with this month’s magazine.本月杂志附赠特别免费礼品。2not a prisoner not held, tied up, or kept somewhere as a prisoner未被拘押、捆绑或关押为囚犯的:  He knew he could be free in as little as three years.他知道最快三年后便可重获自由。 With one leap he was free!他纵身一跳,获得了自由! He walked out of the courtroom a free man.他作为自由人走出了法庭。 They have called on the government to set all political prisoners free.他们呼吁政府释放所有政治犯。 He was found not guilty and walked free from the court.他被判无罪,从法庭自由离开。 The animals are allowed to run free in the park.动物被允许在公园里自由奔跑。 Hundreds of dogs roam free on the streets.数百只狗在街上自由游荡。break/pull/struggle free She broke free from her attacker.她从袭击者手中挣脱逃开。3not controlled allowed to do or say whatever you want, or allowed to happen, without being controlled or restricted by anyone or anything可以做或说任何想做的事,或任由事情发生,不受任何人或任何事物的控制或限制:  We had a free and open discussion about religion.我们就宗教进行了一次自由开放的讨论。free to do something Remember, you are free to say no.记住,你有权说不。free from Newspapers today are entirely free from government control.如今的报纸完全不受政府管控。 Women are struggling to break free from tradition.女性正在努力挣脱传统的束缚。free of I longed to be free of my family.我渴望摆脱家庭的束缚。 He became president following the country’s first free elections last year.他在该国去年的首次自由选举后当选为总统。 We would all support the principle of free speech.我们都会支持言论自由的原则。 For the first time in its history, the country has a free press.该国历史上首次拥有了自由媒体。 Patients are now allowed free access to their medical records.患者现在可以自由查阅自己的病历。 The legislation will allow the free movement of goods through all the countries in Europe.该立法将允许货物在欧洲各国之间自由流通。4not busy if you are free, or have some free time, you have no work, and nothing else that you must do如果你有空或有空闲时间,意味着你没有工作,也没有其他必须要做的事情available:  I’m free next weekend.我下个周末有空。free for Are you free for lunch tomorrow?你明天有空一起吃午饭吗?free to do something At last I was free to concentrate on my own research.我终于可以自由地专注于自己的研究了。a free day/morning/half-hour etc I haven’t got a free day this week.我这周没有一天是空闲的。 Children these days have very little free time.现在的孩子几乎没有什么空闲时间。5not being used something that is free is available to use because it is not already being used空闲的;可以使用的,因为尚未被占用:  Is this seat free?这个座位有人吗? I’m afraid we don’t have any free tables this evening.恐怕今晚我们没有空桌了。 He used his free hand to open the door.他用空着的手打开了门。 see thesaurus at empty6not suffering not suffering from something不受某事物困扰的;无……之苦的free of At last she was free of pain.她终于摆脱了病痛。free from A lot of the patients are now free from symptoms.许多患者现在已没有症状。pain-free/trouble-free etc a stress-free life无压力的生活7not containing something not containing something不含某种成分的free from/of All our drinks are free from artificial colourings.我们所有饮品均不含人工色素。fat-free/dairy-free etc a fat-free yoghurt无脂肪酸奶8tax if something is free of tax, you do not have to pay tax on it如果某事物免税,即不需为其缴纳税款free of This income should be free of tax.这笔收入应当免税。tax-free/duty-free etc tax-free earnings免税收入 an opportunity to buy duty-free goods购买免税商品的机会9feel free spoken口语 used to tell someone that they can do something用于告诉某人他们可以做某事:  Feel free to ask questions.请随便提问。 ‘Can I use your bathroom?’ ‘Yes, feel free.’"我可以用你的洗手间吗?""当然,请用吧。"10free and easy relaxed, friendly, and without many rules轻松随意的;友好的;规矩少的:  I knew that life wasn’t going to be so free and easy now.我知道生活不会再像以前那样轻松随意了。 the free and easy atmosphere of university life大学生活轻松自由的氛围11free spirit someone who lives as they want to rather than in the way that society considers normal按自己意愿生活而非按社会规范生活的人;自由不羁者12give somebody a free hand/rein to let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation给予某人在特定情况下随意行事的自由:  The producer was given a free rein with the script.制片人在剧本上获得了充分的自由发挥空间。13there’s no free lunch (also there’s no such thing as a free lunch) used to say that you should not expect to get something good without having to pay for it or make any effort用于表示不应期望不付出代价或努力就能得到好东西;天下没有免费的午餐14it’s a free country British English used, usually humorously, to say that you are or should be allowed to do something, after someone has said that you should not do it通常用于幽默地表示,在别人说你不该做某事之后,你有权或应当被允许做该事:  It’s a free country. You can’t stop me.这是个自由的国家,你管不着我。15get/take a free ride informal非正式 to get something without paying for it or working for it, because other people are paying or working for it不付钱或不出力地获得某物,因为有其他人在付钱或出力;坐享其成:  They are encouraging all workers to join the union rather than just taking a free ride on those who do join.他们鼓励所有工人加入工会,而不是只坐享已加入工会成员的努力成果。16be free with something to be very generous with something对某事物非常慷慨:  He seems to be very free with other people’s money.他似乎花别人的钱非常大方。 She is always free with her advice.她总是慷慨地给别人提建议。17make free with something informal非正式 to use something that belongs to someone else when you should not擅自使用他人之物:  I knew that they had been making free with our food.我知道他们一直在随意使用我们的食物。18not restricted something that is free is not held, blocked, or restricted不受阻碍、封锁或限制的;畅通的:  We opened both doors to allow a free flow of air through the building.我们打开两扇门,让空气在楼内自由流通。19chemicals technical术语 a free chemical substance is not combined with any other substance〔化学〕游离的;未与其他物质结合的:  the amount of free oxygen in the atmosphere大气中游离氧的含量THESAURUS同义词辨析free something that is free does not cost you any money免费的;不需要花钱的: · Parking is free after 6 pm.· 下午6点后停车免费。· ‘How much is it to get into the concert?’ ‘Oh, I think it’s free.’· "音乐会的票价是多少?""哦,我觉得是免费的。"· They were giving away free tickets for the concert.· 他们在免费赠送音乐会门票。· I’m saving these tokens to get a free poster.· 我在攒这些积分券来换取免费海报。for nothing/for free without having to pay for something that you would normally have to pay for无需为通常需要付费的东西付钱;免费地: · He offered to fix the car for nothing.· 他提出免费修车。· Fans were allowed into the stadium for nothing as a way of celebrating.· 球迷被允许免费进入体育场,以示庆祝。· Children under five can see the show for free.· 5岁以下儿童可免费观看演出。at no extra cost if a shop or company provides an additional service at no extra cost, they do it without asking you for any more money如果商店或公司以不另收费的方式提供额外服务,则意味着不会要求你支付额外费用: · The shop will install the cooker for you at no extra cost.· 商店将免费为您安装灶具,不额外收费。· Tours of the city are available from the hotel at no extra cost.· 酒店提供城市游览服务,不额外收费。complimentary [only before noun] free – use this about things that a company, theatre, hotel etc gives peoplefree(免费)——用于描述公司、剧院、酒店等向人们赠送的东西: · Karen’s sister works at the New York Ballet and she’s managed to get us some complimentary tickets.· Karen的姐妹在纽约芭蕾舞团工作,她设法给我们弄到了一些赠票。· Honeymooners receive a complimentary bottle of champagne in their hotel room.· 蜜月旅行者的酒店房间里会收到一瓶赠送的香槟。be on the house if food or drinks are on the house, the owner of a bar or restaurant says you do not have to pay for them如果食物或饮料由店家请客,则酒吧或餐厅的老板表示你无需为其付费: · These drinks are on the house.· 这些饮料由我们请客。gratis especially written尤用于书面语 without having to pay for something无需为某物付费;免费地: · Users will be able to listen to tracks (=songs)gratis.· 用户将能够免费收听曲目(即歌曲)。
    freefree2 verb (past tense and past participle freed, present participle freeing) [transitive] 1release to allow someone to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept as a prisoner释放;允许某人离开监狱或被关押之地 SYN  release:  He expects to be freed quite soon.他预计很快就会获释。 The terrorists have at last agreed to free the hostages.恐怖分子终于同意释放人质。free somebody from something She was freed from prison last week.她上周出狱获释。2not control to allow someone to say and do what they want, after controlling or restricting them in the past解除对某人的控制或限制,使其可以自由地说话和行动free somebody from/of something The press has now been freed from political control.媒体现已摆脱政治管控。 She longed to be freed of her responsibilities.她渴望从责任中解脱出来。 Art frees the imagination.艺术解放想象力。3allow somebody/something to move to move someone or something so that they are no longer held, fixed, or trapped移动某人或某物,使其不再被抓住、固定或困住;解脱;松开 SYN  release:  He struggled to free himself, but the ropes were too tight.他拼命挣扎想要脱身,但绳子太紧了。 I couldn’t free the safety catch.我无法解开安全锁。free somebody/something from something All the victims have now been freed from the wreckage.所有遇难者现已从废墟中获救。4stop somebody suffering to stop someone suffering from something by removing it通过消除某事物来使某人从中解脱;使摆脱free somebody from something new drugs that can free people from pain能使人们摆脱痛苦的新药 At last the country has been freed from its enormous debts.该国终于从巨额债务中解脱出来。5make available (also free something ↔ up) to make something available so that it can be used使某物可以被利用;释放;腾出:  I need to free up some of the disk space on my computer.我需要腾出电脑上的一些磁盘空间。 This should free some money for investment.这应该能腾出一些资金用于投资。6give somebody more time (also free somebody ↔ up) to give someone time to do something by taking away other jobs that they have to do通过减少其他工作来给某人腾出时间做某事free somebody (up) to do something Taking away the burden of administration will free teachers to concentrate on teaching.减轻行政负担将使教师得以专注于教学。 We have freed up some staff to deal with the backlog of work.我们腾出了一些员工来处理积压的工作。
    freefree3 adverb 1without payment无需付款;免费地:  Children under four can travel free.4岁以下儿童可免费乘车。 You can get advice free from your local library.您可以在当地图书馆免费获取建议。for free He offered to do the work for free.他提出免费做这项工作。 All these services are available to the public free of charge.所有这些服务均向公众免费提供。2not fixed or held in a particular place or position未固定或未被约束在特定位置的;自由垂挂的:  The ropes were now hanging free.绳子现在自由垂挂着。 A gold chain swung free around his neck.一条金链在他脖子上自由摆动。 freely, scot-free
    freefree4 noun [countable] British English informal非正式 a free transfer; the process by which a player moves from one football club to another, but the new club does not pay any money for him自由转会;球员从一家足球俱乐部转至另一家,但新俱乐部无需支付任何转会费的转会方式:  We got Kevin on a free from Manchester United.我们从曼联免费签入了Kevin。