free
adj
verb
adv
noun
friː adj
1
NO COST
不花钱的
something that is free does not cost you any money 免费的
Admission is free for children under 9.
九岁以下儿童免费入场。
All students are offered free accommodation.
所有学生享有免费住宿。
Send for our free information pack for more details.
欲知详情，请来函索取我们免费的信息包。
There’s a special free gift with this month’s magazine.
本月杂志附赠特别礼物。
2
NOT A PRISONER
不是囚犯
not held, tied up, or kept somewhere as a prisoner 自由的
He knew he could be free in as little as three years.
他知道只要三年以后他就自由了。
With one leap he was free!
这一跳他就自由了！
He walked out of the courtroom a free man .
他从法庭出来，是一个自由的人了。
They have called on the government to set all political prisoners free .
他们呼吁政府释放所有政治犯。
He was found not guilty and walked free from the court.
他被判无罪，当庭释放。
The animals are allowed to run free in the park.
那些动物可以在公园里自由奔跑。
Hundreds of dogs roam free on the streets.
成百上千条狗在街上自由走动。
break/pull/struggle free
She broke free from her attacker.
她挣脱了袭击她的人。
3
NOT CONTROLLED
未控制的
allowed to do or say whatever you want, or allowed to happen, without being controlled or restricted by anyone or anything 能随心所欲的
We had a free and open discussion about religion.
我们对宗教信仰进行了一场自由、公开的讨论。
free to do sth
Remember, you are free to say no.
记住，你是可以说不的。
[+ from ]
Newspapers today are entirely free from government control.
如今的报纸完全不受政府控制。
Women are struggling to break free from tradition.
妇女在努力挣脱传统的束缚。
[+ of ]
I longed to be free of my family.
我渴望从家庭中解脱出来。
He became president following the country’s first free elections last year.
去年该国首次举行自由选举之后，他当上了总统。
We would all support the principle of free speech .
我们全都支持言论自由的原则。
For the first time in its history, the country has a free press .
该国在历史上第一次有了新闻自由。
Patients are now allowed free access to their medical records.
病人现在可以自由接触自己的病历。
The legislation will allow the free movement of goods through all the countries in Europe.
这项立法将允许货物在所有的欧洲国家自由流通。
4
NOT BUSY
不忙的
if you are free, or have some free time, you have no work, and nothing else that you must do 空闲的，有空的;
I’m free next weekend.
下个周末我有空。
[+ for ]
Are you free for lunch tomorrow?
你明天有空吃午饭吗？
free to do sth
At last I was free to concentrate on my own research.
我终于有空集中精力进行自己的研究了。
a free day/morning/half-hour etc
I haven’t got a free day this week.
这个星期我一天空闲都没有。
Children these days have very little free time .
现在的孩子很少有空闲时间。
5
NOT BEING USED
不在使用的
something that is free is available to use because it is not already being used 不在使用的，空着的
Is this seat free?
这个座位空着吗？
I’m afraid we don’t have any free tables this evening.
恐怕今天晚上没有空桌了。
He used his free hand to open the door.
他用空着的手去开门。
6
NOT SUFFERING
未受苦的
not suffering from something 不受…之苦的
[+ of ]
At last she was free of pain.
她的疼痛终于消失了。
[+ from ]
A lot of the patients are now free from symptoms.
许多患者现在症状都消失了。
pain-free/trouble-free etc
a stress-free life
没有压力的生活
7
NOT CONTAINING STH
不包含某物的
not containing something 不含…的，没有…的
[+ from/of ]
All our drinks are free from artificial colourings.
我们的饮料都不含人工色素。
fat-free/dairy-free etc
a fat-free yoghurt
脱脂酸奶
8
TAX
税
if something is free of tax, you do not have to pay tax on it 免〔税〕的
[+ of ]
This income should be free of tax.
这项收入应当是免税的。
tax-free/duty-free etc
tax-free earnings
免税的收入
an opportunity to buy duty-free goods
购买免税商品的机会
9
feel free
used to tell someone that they can do something [口] 随便，随意 spoken
Feel free to ask questions.
请随便提问吧。
‘Can I use your bathroom?’ ‘Yes, feel free.’
“我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？”“可以，请随意。”
10
free and easy
10. relaxed, friendly, and without many rules 无拘束的，随便的; 不拘礼节的
I knew that life wasn’t going to be so free and easy now.
我知道现在生活不再那样自由自在了。
the free and easy atmosphere of university life
无拘无束的大学生活
11
free spirit
11. someone who lives as they want to rather than in the way that society considers normal 我行我素的人
12
give sb a free hand/rein
12. to let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation 让某人有自主权
The producer was given a free rein with the script.
制片人获准自主处理剧本。
13
there’s no free lunch there’s no such thing as a free lunch
13. also 又作 used to say that you should not expect to get something good without having to pay for it or make any effort 天下没有免费的午餐
14
it’s a free country
14. used, usually humorously, to say that you are or should be allowed to do something, after someone has said that you should not do it [英] 这是个自由的国家〔一般为幽默用法〕 BrE
It’s a free country. You can’t stop me.
这是个自由的国家，你阻止不了我的。
15
get/take a free ride
15. to get something without paying for it or working for it, because other people are paying or working for it [非正式] 白白得到好处 informal
They are encouraging all workers to join the union rather than just taking a free ride on those who do join.
他们鼓励所有工人加入工会，而不是坐享其成。
16
be free with sth
16. to be very generous with something 慷慨使用某物; 随意使用某物
He seems to be very free with other people’s money.
他用起别人的钱来似乎很慷慨。
She is always free with her advice.
她总是慷慨提出建议。
17
make free with sth
17. to use something that belongs to someone else when you should not [非正式] 擅自使用某物 informal
I knew that they had been making free with our food.
我知道他们一直随便拿我们的食物吃。
18
NOT RESTRICTED
不受限制的
something that is free is not held, blocked, or restricted 无阻碍的; 不受限制的
We opened both doors to allow a free flow of air through the building.
我们把两扇门都打开了，让空气在室内自由流通。
19
CHEMICALS
化学物
a free chemical substance is not combined with any other substance [术语] 游离的，自由的，单体的 technical
the amount of free oxygen in the atmosphere
大气中流离氧的含量
verb
20
RELEASE
释放
to allow someone to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept as a prisoner 释放，使自由;
He expects to be freed quite soon.
他期待很快就能获释。
The terrorists have at last agreed to free the hostages.
恐怖分子终于同意释放人质。
free sb from sth
She was freed from prison last week.
她上周获释出狱。
21
NOT CONTROL
不控制
to allow someone to say and do what they want, after controlling or restricting them in the past 解放，使摆脱
free sb from/of sth
The press has now been freed from political control.
新闻界现在已经摆脱了政治的控制。
She longed to be freed of her responsibilities.
她渴望能卸下肩上的责任。
Art frees the imagination.
艺术可以释放想象力。
22
ALLOW SB/STH TO MOVE
允许某人/某物移动
to move someone or something so that they are no longer held, fixed, or trapped 解救，使解脱出来; 解开;
He struggled to free himself, but the ropes were too tight.
他挣扎着想脱身，但是绳子太紧了。
I couldn’t free the safety catch.
我解不开保险栓。
free sb/sth from sth
All the victims have now been freed from the wreckage.
所有受害者都已从残骸中解救出来。
23
STOP SB SUFFERING
使某人不再受痛苦
to stop someone suffering from something by removing it 解除，去除
free sb from sth
new drugs that can free people from pain
新的止痛药
At last the country has been freed from its enormous debts.
该国最后被免除了巨额债务。
24
MAKE AVAILABLE
使可用
also 又作 ↔ to make something available so that it can be used 腾出; 使…可用
I need to free up some of the disk space on my computer.
我需要在我计算机上释放出一些磁盘空间。
This should free some money for investment.
这样应该能腾出一些钱来用于投资。
25
GIVE SB MORE TIME
给某人更多时间
also 又作 ↔ to give someone time to do something by taking away other jobs that they have to do 使能腾出时间
free sb (up) to do sth
Taking away the burden of administration will free teachers to concentrate on teaching.
解除教师的行政负担可以让他们有时间集中精力来教学。
We have freed up some staff to deal with the backlog of work.
我们已腾出一些员工来处理积压的工作。
adv
26 without payment 免费地
Children under four can travel free.
四岁以下的儿童乘客免票。
You can get advice free from your local library.
你可以向当地图书馆免费咨询。
for free
He offered to do the work for free.
他主动提出来做无偿劳动。
All these services are available to the public free of charge .
所有这些服务均向公众免费提供。
27 not fixed or held in a particular place or position 不固定地; 松脱地
The ropes were now hanging free.
绳索现在松垂着。
A gold chain swung free around his neck.
一条金项链在他脖子上随意地晃荡着。
noun
28 a FREE TRANSFER ; the process by which a player moves from one football club to another, but the new club does not pay any money for him [英，非正式] 自由转会
We got Kevin on a free from Manchester United.
凯文是从曼联队自由转会到我们这里的。