free
- IPA[friː]
英式
- able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another；able or permitted to take a specified action
- without cost or payment；with the sheets eased
- release from confinement or slavery；release from physical obstruction or restraint
verb: free, 3rd person present: frees, gerund or present participle: freeing, past tense: freed, past participle: freed
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形容詞
- 1. able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free a free choice
- ▪ able or permitted to take a specified action you are free to leave 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a state or its citizens or institutions) subject neither to foreign domination nor to despotic government a free press 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ historical not a slave the poor among the free men joined the slaves against the rich
- ▪ denoting an ethnic or political group actively opposing an occupying or invading force, in particular the groups that continued resisting the Germans in the Second World War after the fall of their countries the Free Dutch, Free Polish, and Free Norwegian fleets
- 2. not or no longer confined or imprisoned the researchers set the birds free police were forced to let him walk free 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not physically obstructed or fixed he tried to kick his legs free she smiled, leaned back, and waved a free arm in the air 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of power or energy) disengaged or available.
- ▪ not bound in an atom, a molecule, or a compound the atmosphere of that time contained virtually no free oxygen
- ▪ denoting a linguistic form that can be used in isolation.
- 3. not subject to engagements or obligations she spent her free time shopping 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a facility or piece of equipment) not occupied or in use the bathroom was free 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. not subject to or affected by (something undesirable) our salsas are free of preservatives 同義詞 反義詞
- 5. given or available without charge free healthcare 同義詞 反義詞
- 6. using or expending something without restraint; lavish she was always free with her money 同義詞
- ▪ frank or unrestrained in speech, expression, or action he was free in his talk of revolution 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ archaic overfamiliar or forward. 同義詞 反義詞
- 7. (of literature or music) not observing the normal conventions of style or form.
- ▪ (of a translation) conveying only the broad sense; not literal.
- 8. (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel.
副詞
- 1. without cost or payment ladies were admitted free 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. with the sheets eased I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward
動詞
- 1. release from confinement or slavery they were freed from jail 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ release from physical obstruction or restraint I had to tug hard and at last freed him she struggled to free herself from the tenacious mud 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. remove something undesirable or restrictive from his inheritance freed him from financial constraints free your body of excess tension 同義詞
- 3. make available for a particular purpose we are freeing management time for alternative work
- free of or from: smoke-free tax-free
Oxford Dictionary
- free of or from: smoke-free tax-free
Oxford American Dictionary
- not attached to anything and able to move freely: free-floating aquatic plants
Oxford American Dictionary
- not attached to anything and able to move freely: free-floating aquatic plants
Oxford Dictionary
- downward movement under the force of gravity only: the path of a body in free fall
- move under the force of gravity only; fall rapidly: I was free-falling and was quickly 1,000 ft below him
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a place or situation) where no illegal drugs are used or available: a drug-free weekend we advocate a drug-free high school
Oxford American Dictionary
- the mental process by which one word or image may spontaneously suggest another without any ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- moving in a continuous, steady stream: free-flowing traffic
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- IPA[frē]
美式
- not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes: I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free a free choice
- without cost or payment: ladies were admitted free
- release from captivity, confinement, or slavery: they were freed from jail
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