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free NOT LIMITEDfri:adj, adv-r, -st not limited or controlled自由的(地)，无约束的(地)Am I free (=Do I have permission) to leave now? [+ to infinitive]现在我可以走了吗?I'll give you a key then you're free to come and go as you please. [+ to infinitive]我会给你一把钥匙，那你就可以随意自由进出了。Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything. [+ to infinitive]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.这项协定使公司能够自由进入各成员国的市场。The accord guarantees free passage between the countries.这项条约保证了各国间的自由通航。Free translations read more naturally than strict, literal ones in which each word is translated exactly.意译作品读起来要比逐字严格准确翻译出的直译作品更自然。In his speech he reminded listeners that a great deal had been achieved, such as free elections (=elections in which people can vote as they wish).他在演讲中提醒听众许多目标已经达到，比如说自由选举。A free agent is someone whose actions are not limited or controlled by anyone else.行动自由的人;可以同任何球队签订合同的职业运动员The minister hinted that she had not been a free agent and that a more senior member of the government was responsible for the decision.部长暗示说，她还不是一个能自由行动的人，这项决定是由政府内的更高层人员负责。Once his contract expired he became a free agent and could negotiate with any team.一旦他的合同期终止，他就成了自由人， 可以和任何队去商谈。Free association is a method of trying to see how the human mind works, in which a person says the first word that they think of after hearing a word that is spoken to them.自由联想，自由联想法Psychoanalysts use free association to find out about the unconscious connections between ideas that might be influencing the behaviour of their patients.精神分析学家们用自由联想法来找出可能影响病人行为的各种想法间的无意识联系。A Free Church is a Protestant Church that is not part of a country's officially accepted church.(不受国家控制的)自由教会(指非国教教会)(Br) Free collective bargaining consists of formal discussions between workers and employers that are not limited by the law or government, about pay, working hours and conditions at work.自由集体谈判 [COLLECTIVE 中的collective bargaining]A free country is one which is not controlled by another country.(不受他国控制的)自由国，独立国A free country is also one where the government does not control what people say or do for political reasons and where people can express their opinions without punishment.(言论等不受政府控制的)自由的国家，自由国度Free and easy means relaxed and informal.不拘形式的，无拘束的，随便的The atmosphere in our office is very free and easy.我们办公室的气氛很自由轻松。They have a rather free-and-easy relationship so I doubt whether they're ready for the commitment of marriage yet.他们保持着一种相当随便的关系，所以我都怀疑他们是否准备要缔结婚姻。Free enterprise is an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other to sell goods and services in order to make a profit, and in which government control is limited to protecting the public and running the economy.(企业的)自由经营制A free-for-all is an argument or fight in which anyone can take part and in which there are no limits on what can be said or done.可以自由参加的争斗(比赛、辩论等);混战The row between the Prime Minister and the opposition leader soon developed into a free-for-all between MPs from all parties.首相和反对党领导人间的口角很快就发展成为所有党派的下院议员间的大混战。A free-for-all is also a situation without limits or controls in which people can have or do what they want.自由状况A glorious free-for-all followed when film directors could make anything they wanted for almost any amount they wanted.接着出现了百花齐放的兴盛局面，电影导演们可以制作任何他们想要制作的影片，而且数量也几乎不受限制。If something is free-form it does not have or follow a particular style or structure.不按传统格式的，独创的free-form skating独创式滑冰If someone has a free hand they have the right or authority to do anything they consider necessary.自由决定(行事)权，自主权The company's given me a free hand to negotiate a deal with the Japanese.公司授予我和日本人谈判的自主权。(Br) A free house is a type of bar in the UK which is not owned and controlled by a BREWERY (=business which makes beer), so the range of beers and other drinks that it can sell is not limited.可卖各种牌子酒的酒店 ☆ TIE 中的tied houseFree jazz is a type of modern music in which the players do not follow any written structure.自由爵士乐Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor were at the forefront of free jazz in the 1960s.奥内特·科尔曼和塞西尔·泰勒是二十世纪六十年代自由爵士乐的先锋人物。In football, a free kick is an opportunity to kick the ball without opposition from the other team, which is allowed when a player from the other team has not obeyed one of the rules.(足球或橄榄球中)任意球(dated) Free love is sexual activity with several partners which does not involve loyalty to any particular person.(无婚约的)自由性爱，自由性爱主义To understand, you must not take part in the anti-establishment, free-love drug culture of the 1960s.要明白这一点，你不要参与到二十世纪六十年代的反叛现存秩序、自由性爱的吸毒文化中去。A free market is an economic system with only a small amount of government control, in which prices and earnings are decided by the level of demand for, and production of, goods and services: In a free market, if demand for a product increases then so does its price.自由市场Government intervention is incompatible with a free-market economy.政府干预与自由市场经济不相容。A free pass is an official document giving the right to travel without limitation.自由通行证She managed to obtain a free pass which even allowed her to visit sensitive military areas.她设法搞到了一张自由通行证，使她甚至能够进入那些敏感的军事区域。 [FREE 中的 free pass]If a country has a free press, its newspapers, magazines and television and radio stations are able to express any opinions they want, even if these criticize the government and other authorities.新闻自由How can there be democratic elections without a free press?如果没有新闻自由，哪里会有什么民主选举?Free speech is the right to express your opinions publicly.言论自由Does the right to free speech mean you can say absolutely anything about anybody regardless of how offensive it is?言论自由权真的是指你绝对可以发表对任何人的任何看法，而不管那会有多冒犯吗?A free spirit is a person who does what they want with enjoyment and pleasure and does not feel limited by the usual rules of social behaviour.自由乐天派，无拘无束的人In BASKETBALL, a free throw at the BASKET is given to a member of one team if a player from the other team has not obeyed one of the rules.(篮球中)罚球Free trade is international buying and selling of goods, without limits on the amount of goods that one country can sell to another, and without special taxes on the goods bought from a foreign country.自由贸易They are trying to reach a free-trade agreement that will abolish tariffs and quotas on imports and government subsidies on exports.他们正在努力达成自由贸易的协定，那将取消进口关税和配额，以及政府对出口的补助。Free verse is poetry whose lines do not have a regular pattern.(不受格律约束的)自由诗Free will is the ability to decide what to do independently of any outside influence.自愿，自由意志，自由意志论New evidence shows that she did not sign the confession of her own free will, but was coerced into it by police officers.新的证据表明，她不是自愿在招供书上签字，而是被警官逼迫的。Do you believe in free will, or do you think that the outcome of events is predetermined?你相信自由意志论吗?还是认为事情的结果是预先注定的?The free world is the name the Western Countries refer to themselves.自由世界(西方国家的自称)
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