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free up

/free/US // fri //UK // (friː) //

释放,腾出手来,腾出,腾出时间

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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
  1. 1
    • : 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
  1. 1

    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

as inlet
Antonyms
as inallow
Synonyms
approve批准,核准,认可,通过authorize授权,授权书,授权他人,授权给favor赞成,偏爱,宠爱,恩惠oblige强迫,义务,强迫性,迫使pass通过,通过了,通,通过的recognize确认,认识,认识到,认可release释放,发布,发行,发布会support支持,支助,支撑,支持率tolerate忍受,容忍,忍耐,忍受着accord给予,洽洽,洽商,给予的accredit认可,认定,授信,评审admit承认,承认承认bear承担,忍受,负担,担当brook小河,小溪,溪流,小溪流certify核证,证明,认证,核证一下commission佣金,委员会,委会,委托书consent同意,同意书,赞成,赞同empower授权,权力,增强能力,赋予权力endorse认可,赞成,认同,审批endure经受住了,忍受,忍耐,忍受着indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己let让,任,放,告知license许可证,执照,许可,许可证制度okay好的,好吧,好了,还好sanction制裁,惩处,惩罚,惩戒stand站在,站立,站,站起来suffer遭受,受到影响,遭,受到影响的warrant权证,手令,担保书,授权书be big做大,大,很大,庞大be game for好玩,好戏在后头,好玩的,适合give a blank check开出空头支票,开空头支票,开具空头支票give carte blanche通融一下,放任自流,全权委托,通融give leave放假,放行,放假了,放风give permission准许,许可,允许,允准give the go-ahead开绿灯,开恩,开工,开口give the green light开绿灯,大开绿灯,开绿色通道,绿灯了go along with随同,顺着,顺应,跟随grant permission准许,准予,授予许可,允准hear of听说,听到,听到的,听闻hold with持有,用,持,握有live with与,住在,活在,活用pass on转达,转告,转发,传递put up with容忍,容忍了,容纳,容忍着sit still for静坐,静坐以待,静坐不动,静坐不动的take kindly to乐见其成,见谅,乐见,不胜感激

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.