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free

/free/US // fri //UK // (friː) //

免费的,免费,自由的,自由

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    fre·er [free-er], /ˈfri ər/, fre·est [free-ist]. /ˈfri ɪst/.

    • : enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
    • : pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil.
    • : existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world.
    • : enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent.
    • : exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted.
    • : able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose.
    • : clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor: The highway is now free of fallen rock.
    • : not occupied or in use: I'll try to phone her again if the line is free.
    • : exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc.: free from worry; free of taxes.See also -free.
    • : having immunity or being safe: free from danger.
    • : provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: free parking; a free sample.
    • : given without consideration of a return or reward: a free offer of legal advice.
    • : unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift.
    • : not held fast; loose; unattached: to get one's arm free.
    • : not joined to or in contact with something else: The free end of the cantilever sagged.
    • : acting without self-restraint or reserve: to be too free with one's tongue.
    • : ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish: to be free with one's advice.
    • : given readily or in profusion; unstinted.
    • : frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar.
    • : unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious: free behavior.
    • : not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.: The ship was given free passage.
    • : of, relating to, or characterized by free enterprise: a free economy.
    • : that may be used by or is open to all: a free market.
    • : engaged in by all present; general: a free fight.
    • : not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose.
    • : uncombined chemically: free oxygen.
    • : traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight.
    • : Phonetics. situated in an open syllable.
    • : at liberty to enter and enjoy at will: to be free of a friend's house.
    • : not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes.
    • : easily worked, as stone, land, etc.
    • : Mathematics. having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point.Compare bound.
    • : Also large. Nautical. nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free.
    • : not containing a specified substance: Our deli meats are free of additives.See also -free.
    • : occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words.Compare bound.
    • : without cost, payment, or charge.
adv.副词 adverb
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    • : in a free manner; freely.
    • : Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled: running free.
v.有主动词 verb
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    freed, free·ing.

    • : to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.
    • : to exempt or deliver.
    • : to relieve or rid: to free oneself of responsibility.
    • : to disengage; clear.
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    • : free up, to release, as from restrictions: Congress voted to free up funds for the new highway system.to disentangle: It took an hour to free up the traffic jam.

Phrases

  • free agent
  • free and clear
  • free and easy
  • free as a bird
  • free enterprise
  • free fall
  • free hand
  • free lunch
  • free rein
  • breathe easy (freely)
  • feel free
  • footloose and fancy-free
  • for free
  • get off (scot-free)
  • home free
  • make free with
  • of one's own accord (free will)

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.without charge
Forms: freed, freeing
Antonyms
adj.unrestrained personally
Forms: freed, freeing
Synonyms
able能够,有能力的,可以,能够的at large逍遥法外,逍遥自在,逍遥游,逍遥clear清楚,清除,清晰,清理easy容易,轻松,方便,简单independent独立的,独立,独立性,独立于其他国家的loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的unfettered不受约束的,不受约束,不受限制的,无拘无束unrestricted不受限制的,无限制的,不受限制,无限制allowed允许的,允许,容许,允许的范围disengaged脱离的,失业,脱离了,脱离escaped逃脱,逃脱了,逃过一劫,逃脱的familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的forward谈到这个frank坦率,坦诚,弗兰克,坦率地说liberal自由主义者,自由派,开放的,自由的liberated获释,解放了,解脱了,被解放permitted允许的,允许,准许,准许的relaxed轻松的,放松的,轻松愉快的,放松at liberty逍遥自在,自由自在,逍遥法外,自由地casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的fancy-free没有花哨的,无花哨,没有花哨,无花哨的footloose自由自在,自由自在的,自由活动,逍遥法外free-spirited自由奔放的,自由奔放,自由奔放的人,自由自在的free-wheeling自由自在的,自由奔放的,自由奔放,逍遥游informal非正式,非正式的,非正规,非正规的lax宽松,松懈,宽松的,松弛off the hook脱钩,脱离困境,脱空,脱身on one's own独自一人,单独的,独自一人的,单独on the loose逍遥法外,在逃,逍遥自在,逍遥游unattached无附属关系,无附属物,无附庸,无所属uncommitted未承诺的,未投入的,未承诺,未提交的unconfined不受限制的,不受约束的,无限制的,不受限制unconstrained无约束的,无限制的,不受约束的,无约束unengaged未参与的,未参与,未参加工作,未参加的unhampered无碍的,无阻的,无碍,无阻unimpeded畅通无阻,畅行无阻,无阻的,畅通无阻的unobstructed无障碍的,畅通无阻,无障碍,畅通无阻的unregulated不受管制,不受监管,不受管制的,不受约束untrammeled无拘无束,无拘无束的,不受约束的,不受限制的
Antonyms
adj.unrestrained politically
Forms: freed, freeing
Antonyms
adj.not busy; unoccupied
Forms: freed, freeing
Antonyms
adj.generous, unsparing
Forms: freed, freeing
Antonyms
verbliberate, let go
Forms: freed, freeing
Antonyms
verbtake burden from
Forms: freed, freeing

Examples

  • The advertisements also seemed to target women and working mothers with fat-free snacks to be eaten at work, on the go, and while “kickin’ back.”

  • You cannot think different in a nation where you cannot breathe free.

  • So, in some sense, the Swedes can have this very harmonious redistributive society because they’re free-riding off the cutthroat society.

  • Singapore’s government launched a similar initiative in 2019 when it partnered with Fitbit to provide Singapore residents with free Fitbit fitness trackers if they bought a premium subscription to the company’s coaching program.

  • Time’s Up, an organization that advocates for harassment-free workplaces for women, denounced the host’s use of the phrase.

  • In other words, the free thinker defending freedom of thought.

  • Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

  • The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.

  • Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.

  • In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.

  • What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?

  • It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.

  • If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.

  • The voice of the orator peculiarly should be free from studied effects, and responsive to motive.

  • Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.