free
[fri:]
adj.
自由的, 大方的, 免费的, 免税的, 丰富的, 空闲的
vt.
释放, 使自由
adv.
自由地, 免费
free
free
adj.（形容词）
自由的：不受监禁或奴役的；自由的
Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
不受约束的：不受义务或他人意愿控制的：
felt free to go.
随便去不去
Having political independence:
独立自主的：有政治上的独立权的：
“America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world”(Rudolph W. Giuliani)
“美国是世界上最独立，最富足的国家”(鲁道夫W.朱利亚尼)
Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties:
享有公民权的：经同意被统治并享有或准予公民自由权的：
a free citizenry.
享有公民权的公民
Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government:
有个人自由的：不受政府的任意干预的：
a free press.
自由的出版机构
Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance:
免除的：不受既定条件或环境影响或制约：
a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.
没有疾病的健康动物；自给自足
Not subject to a given condition; exempt:
被豁免的：不受既定条件支配的；被免除的：
income that is free of all taxes.
免税的收入
Not subject to external restraint:
不受外部阻力支配的：
“Comment is free but facts are sacred”(Charles Prestwich Scott)
“评论是不受限制的，但事实却是神圣的”(查尔斯·普雷斯特维奇·斯科特)
Not literal or exact:
不拘泥的：不按字面的或不准确的：
a free translation.
意译
Costing nothing; gratuitous:
不花钱的；无偿的：
a free meal.
免费的一餐
Publicly supported:
公费的：公众支持的：
free education.
公费教育
Not occupied or used:
空的：未被占用或使用的：
a free locker.
一个空柜子
Not taken up by scheduled activities:
空闲的：未被安排的活动占用的：
free time between classes.
课间的空余时间
Unobstructed; clear:
不受阻碍的；畅通的：
a free lane.
畅通的小路
Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank.
无保留的：在言谈或举止上无防备的；坦率的；真诚的
Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar.
放肆的，任性的：行为不适当的；鲁莽的或过于亲热的
Liberal or lavish:
慷慨的或大手大脚的：
tourists who are free with their money.
滥花钱的旅行者
Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous:
不受羁束的：主动地给予、制作或做的；自愿或自发的：
a free act of the will; free choices.
自愿的行动；自由的选择
Chemistry Physics
【化学】 【物理学】
Unconstrained; unconfined:
自由的：不受约束的；不受限制的：
free expansion.
自由的扩展
Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion:
没固定的：位置不固定的；能相对地无约束地运动的：
a free electron.
自由电子
Not chemically bound in a molecule:
游离的：未化合成分子的：
free oxygen.
游离氧
Involving no collisions or interactions:
没有碰撞的或不互相作用的：
a free path.
自由路径
Empty:
空的：
a free space.
空间
Unoccupied:
未被占据的：
a free energy level.
未被占据的能量极
Nautical Favorable:
【航海】 有利的：
a free wind.
顺风
Not bound, fastened, or attached:
单体的：不被束缚的、不附着的或不相连的：
the free end of a chain.
链条的分开的下端
Linguistics Being a vowel in an open syllable unchecked by a consonant, as theo in go.
【语言学】 自由元音的：开音节中不被辅音阻碍的元音的,如o 在 go 中
adv.（副词）
In a free manner; without restraint.
自由地：以自由的方式；不受限制地
Without charge.
免费地
v.tr.（及物动词）
freed,free.ing,frees
To set at liberty; make free:
释放；使自由：
freed the slaves; free the imagination.
释放奴隶；自由想象
To relieve of a burden, an obligation, or a restraint:
解除：解除负担、义务或限制：
a people who were at last freed from fear.
终于解除了恐惧的人
To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clean:
清除：从…除去阻碍或缠绊物；清除：
free a path through the jungle.
在丛林中清出一条小路
for free【非正式用语】
Without charge.
免费的
Middle English fre
中古英语 fre
from Old English fr¶o
源自 古英语 fr¶o
V., from Middle English freen
动词，源自 中古英语 freen
from Old English fr¶n [to love, set free] * see prº-
源自 古英语 fr¶n [爱，使自由] *参见 prº-
free“ly
adv.（副词）
free“ness
n.（名词）
free
1/fri:; fri/
adj
(freer/fri:E(r); 'fril/
, freest/fri:ist;'friist/
)
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(a) (of a person) not a slave or prisoner; allowed to move where one wants; having physical freedom （指人）（非奴隶或囚犯）自由的, 有人身自由的, 行动自由的:
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* After ten years in prison, he was a free man again. 他坐了十年监狱, 又成了自由人.
* The convicts were pardoned and set free. 那些囚犯获赦释放.
* The driver had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car. 破开了汽车残骸才把司机解救出来.
(b) (of an animal) not kept in a cage or tied up; able to move at will （指动物）不关在笼子里的, 不被栓住的, 可任意行动的:
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* In nature, all animals are wild and free. 在自然界, 一切动物都是野生的, 自由自在的.
* The dog was chained, so how did it get free? 狗拴着 子, 是怎麽挣脱开的呢?
* An escaped tiger is roaming free in the town. 有一只老虎跑出, 正在城里东逃西窜.
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not fixed or held down; loose 不固定的; 不受牵制的; 松弛的:
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* the free end of the rope 绳索松着的一端
* Let the rope run free. 把绳子放开.
* One of the wheels of the cart has worked (itself) free. 马车的一个轮子松了.
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clear; not blocked; unrestricted 通畅的; 无阻碍的; 不受限制的; 不受约束的:
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* Is the way/passage free? 道路[通道]畅通吗?
* A free flow of water came from the pipe. 水从管道里通畅地流了出来.
* The streets have been swept free of leaves. 街上的落叶已打扫乾净.
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(of a country, its citizens and institutions) not controlled by a foreign government or the state itself （指国家及其公民和机关）不受外国政府或本国控制的, 自主的, 自由的:
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* This is a free country I can say what I like. 这是个自由的国家--我爱说什麽就可以说什麽.
* We might have a free press, but that doesn't mean all reporting is true and accurate. 我们即使有新闻自由, 也并不意味着一切报道都真实可信、 准确无误.
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