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| 1 | to let someone leave a prison or a place where they have been forced to stay 释放；使自由 |
| Amnesty International works to free political prisoners. 大赦国际致力于为政治犯争取自由。 |
| The hostages were freed unharmed. 人质安全获释。 |
| | 1a | to help someone get out of a place 使解脱出来；解救 | | Rescuers managed to free the trapped climbers. 救援人员设法解救出了被困的登山者。 | | free sb/sth from sth They helped free the injured driver from the wreckage. 他们帮忙把受伤的司机从汽车残骸中救出来。 | |
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| 2 | to remove something unpleasant that affects someone or limits their behaviour 使摆脱（不良的影响）；使免除（约束限制） |
| free sb/sth from sth The aim of the law is to free manufacturing industry from bureaucratic controls. 这项法律旨在使制造业摆脱官僚控制。 |
| free sb/sth of sth He is to be freed of direct responsibility for his staff. 他对员工们已经不负有直接责任了。 |
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| 3 | free to make someone or something available to be used for something else 腾出；省下；使可用于 |
| By scrapping this scheme, the government has freed vital resources. 通过放弃这个项目，政府节省出了极为重要的资源。 |
| free sb/sth for sth We need to free more police officers for street duties. 我们需要抽出更多警力到街上巡逻。 |
| free sb/sth to do sth A classroom assistant frees teachers to concentrate on teaching. 课堂助理使教师得以专心于教学。 |
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| | free23 | We can probably free up £20,000 for new computer equipment. 我们大概可以省下两万英镑来购买新的计算机设备。 | |
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