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| /friː/ |
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| 1 | something that is free does not cost anything 免费的；无偿的 |
| All talks start at 2.30 pm and admission is free. 所有演讲下午2∶30开始，免费入场。 |
| There is plenty of free parking. 有大量免费停车位。 |
| +to/for The swimming pool is free to hotel guests. 游泳池对宾馆的客人免费开放。 |
| free gift You can claim your free gift with your first order. 你可以凭你的第一张订单领取免费礼品。 |
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| 2 | not a prisoner or a slave 自由的；不受监禁的；不受奴役的 |
| He will soon be a free man again. 他不久便会重新获得自由。 |
| set sb/sth free He opened the cage and set the eagle free. 他打开笼子，把鹰放了出去。 |
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| 3 | not held , tied , or fixed to somewhere 松开的；未缚住的；未固定的 |
| Hand me the free end of the rope. 把绳子松开的一端递给我。 |
| With his free hand he carefully unfastened his belt. 他用空着的那只手小心地解开带子。 |
| get free Sally struggled to get free from the branches. 萨莉从树枝中间挣脱出来。 |
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| 4 | not limited or controlled by rules 不受限制的；不受控制（或约束）的 |
| Officials want free access to all suspect nuclear sites. 官员们希望可以自由进入所有可疑的核试验场所。 |
| People should have a free choice of lawyers. 人们应该拥有自由选择律师的权利。 |
| free to do sth You are free to come and go as you please. 你可以随意来去。 |
| | 4a | allowed to decide for yourself what you do , say , or think , especially without being controlled by someone in authority （尤指不受当局约束）允许自行决定思想和言行的，有个人自由的 | | a free people 自由的民族 | | a free country/society We like to believe we live in a free society. 我们愿意相信我们生活在一个自由的社会。 | | free speech We’ ll defend their right to free speech. 我们将捍卫他们言论自由的权利。 | | a free election the first free elections in Germany since 1946 1946年以来德国的首次自由选举 | |
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| 5 | +from/of not containing or involving something unpleasant 无…的；不涉及…的 |
| We want to give all children a world free from violence. 我们希望给所有孩子一个没有暴力的世界。 |
| It was a relaxing atmosphere, free of tension. 这是一种没有压力的轻松气氛。 |
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| 6 | available to see someone , do something , or go somewhere 有时间的；有空闲的 |
| I’ m busy at the moment, but I’ ll be free this afternoon. 我这会儿很忙，但下午有空。 |
| +for Are you free for lunch? 你有空去吃午饭吗？ |
| | 6a | available for someone to use 未被占用的；空着的；可以用的 | | Is this seat free? 这个座位有人吗？ | | There are no free fitting rooms at the moment. 暂时没有空着的试衣间。 | |
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| 7 | free time is time when you do not have any work to do , so you can do whatever you want （时间）空闲的，空余的 |
| Do you have any free time this weekend? 这个周末你有空吗？ |
| I’ ll keep a day free next week for our meeting. 我下周将为我们的会面留出一天时间。 |
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| 8 | +with if you are free with your opinions or comments, you say so much that it annoys other people 直言不讳的；坦率的 |
| | 8a | if you are free with something , especially money , you spend or give a lot of it （尤指花钱）大手大脚的，慷慨的 | | He’ s never been particularly free with his cash. 他花钱从不会大手大脚。 | |
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| 9 | science not combined with another substance , or not joined attached to anything else 游离的；单体的 |
| free radicals 游离基 |
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| - | free and clear
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| without any limits or conditions |
| 无限制的；无条件的 |
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| - | free and easy
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| relaxed and pleasant |
| 无拘无束的；自由自在的 |
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| - | make free with sth BRITISH
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| to use something that does not belong to you as though it does belong to you |
| 擅自使用某物 |
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| - | (there’ s no such thing as) a free lunch mainly spoken
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| used for saying that even if something seems to not cost anything , there is usually a hidden cost or obligation |
| （世上哪有）免费的午餐（表示即使表面上不花钱的东西，通常也隐含着代价或义务） |
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