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free LOOSEfri:adj, adv-r, -st not in a fixed position or not joined to anything松散的(地)，活动的(地)，不相连接的(地)I want the bookcase to stand free of the wall.我想让这个书橱不要靠着墙。He made a loop from one end of the rope, threw it over a hook and grabbed the free end to pull himself up.他在绳子的一端打了个环，扔到钩子上，抓住另一端把自己拉了上来。The bolts have worked (themselves) free because of the vibrations.插销因为震动而松动开了。Rescuers took several hours to cut the survivors free of / from the wreckage.救援人员用了几个小时把幸存者从残骸中解救出来。In chemistry, if an element is free, it is not combined chemically with anything else.(化学上)游离的;自由的free oxygen / nitrogen游离氧/氮If something is in free fall it is moving down under the influence of GRAVITY (=the natural force which attracts things towards the Earth) without any other force acting on it to reduce its speed.自由下落，(跳伞等的)自由降落，降落伞张开前的降落Free fall from an aircraft is the part of a jump that is made before the parachute opens.从飞机上的自由降落是在降落伞张开前的一跳。(fig.) Only massive intervention from European central banks will prevent the pound going into free fall (=falling quickly in value by a large amount) against the Deutschmark.只有来自欧洲中央银行的强大干预才能防止英镑对德国马克的比值大幅度下跌。A person who is free-floating does not believe strongly in any particular principle or aim. (不依附任何一派)自由的，独立的The election campaign was livened up by the free-floating independent candidate who was not obliged to adhere to a particular party line.竞选活动中因出现了不追随特定政党路线的自由的独立候选人而变得活跃。If something is free-standing it is not fixed to anything and stands alone.独立式的，非附属的Guy's very proud of the free-standing bookshelf he's just built.盖伊对自己新做的独立式书橱很是得意。(fig.) The company's electronics division is to become a free-standing independent company.公司的电子部门要成为一家非附属的独立公司了。
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