英:[fɔː(r) friː]
美:[fɔːr friː]
英:[fɔː(r) friː]
美:[fɔːr friː]
免费;
adjective
not costing or charging anything a free ticket
a free school
having the legal and political rights of a citizen
For many African Americans, celebrating the Fourth of July as the day Americans became free from British rule feels inapplicable since our ancestors were not free.—Christen A. Johnson
enjoying civil and political liberty
free citizens
enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination
This is a free country.
enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another
You are free to do whatever you want.
not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself
a player free to negotiate a contract with any team
determined by the choice of the actor or performer
free actions
made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously
gave his free consent
relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome a speech free of political rhetoric—often used in combinationerror-free
free from pain
not bound, confined, or detained by force
The prisoner is now free.
having no trade restrictions
duty-free imports
not subject to government regulation
free competition
of foreign exchange not subject to restriction or official control
having no obligations (as to work) or commitments
I'll be free this evening
not taken up with commitments or obligations
a free evening
having a scope not restricted by qualification
a free variable
not obstructed, restricted, or impeded
free to leave
not being used or occupied
waved with his free hand
not hampered or restricted in its normal operation
not fastened
the free end of the rope
not confined to a particular position or place
in twelve-tone music, no note is wholly free for it must hold its place in the series—J. L. Stewart
capable of moving or turning in any direction
a free particle
performed without apparatus
free tumbling
done with artificial aids (such as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support
a free climb
not parsimonious
free spending
outspoken
is free in his criticism
availing oneself of something without stint
she's very free with her money
frank, open
overly familiar or forward in action or attitude
a young man who had been much too free with the ladies of the town—Harvey Graham
licentious
inexcusably free talk before the ladies
not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else : separate a free surface of a bodily part
free ores
chemically uncombined free acids
free oxygen
not permanently attached but able to move about
a free electron in a metal
capable of being used alone as a meaningful linguistic form compare bound entry 1 sense 7
the word hats is a free form
not literal or exact
free translation
not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms
free skating
favorable—used of a wind blowing from a direction more than six points from dead ahead
not allowing slavery
was admitted to the Union as a free state
open to all comers
that most pleasurable of Anglo-Saxon pastimes, a free fight—Winston Churchill
adverb
in a free manner
without charge
with the wind more than six points from dead ahead
sailing free
verb
transitive verb
to cause to be free
to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses—often used with upfree up space on the hard drive
free a person from debt
disentangle, clear
obsolete banish
Adjective, Adverb, and Verb Middle English, from Old English frēo; akin to Old High German frī free, Welsh rhydd, Sanskrit priya own, dear
The first known use of free was before the 12th century
simple machinenoun
any of various elementary devices formerly considered as the elements of which all machines are composed and including the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw
simple interestnoun
interest paid or figured on the original amount only of a loan or on the amount of an account
simple fracturenoun
a breaking of a bone in such a way that the skin is not broken and bone fragments do not stick out compare compound fracture
fall1 of 2verb
to come or go down freely by the force of gravity
to hang freely
hair falling over her shoulders
to drop oneself to a lower position
fell to their knees
to come as if by dropping down
night fell
to become of lower degree or level
the temperature fell 10°
to become lowered
his eyes fell
to topple from an upright position suddenly
slipped and fell on the ice
to enter blindly : stray
fell into a trap
to drop down wounded or dead
soldiers who have fallen in battle
to become captured or defeated
the fortress fell
to experience ruin or failure
our plans fell through
to fail to live up to a standard of conduct
to move or extend downward
the ground falls away to the east
to become less in amount or degree : diminish
the tide is falling
to become less in quality, activity, quantity, or value
prices fell
to take on a look of shame or low spirits
my face fell when I lost
to occur at a certain time
my birthday falls on a Tuesday
to come by chance
to pass (as a responsibility) from one person to another
it fell to us to break the news
to have the proper place or station
the accent falls on the second syllable
to come within the range of something
falls under her responsibilities
to pass from one condition of body or mind to another fall asleep
fall ill
to set about with enthusiasm or activity
fell to work
fall2 of 2noun
the act of falling by the force of gravity
a fall from a horse
a falling out, off, or away
the fall of the leaves
autumn sense 1
a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen
a heavy fall of snow
loss of greatness : collapse
the surrender or capture of a place under attack
departure from innocence or goodness
the downward slope of a hill
waterfall—usually used in plural
a decrease in size, quantity, degree, activity, or value
the distance which something falls
an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat
figure outverb
find out, discover
try to figure out a way to do it
solve
figure out a problem
fire1 of 2noun
the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning
eager liveliness : enthusiasm
fuel that is burning (as in a fireplace or stove)
the destructive burning of something (as a building or a forest)
the shooting of guns
fire2 of 2verb
to set on fire : kindle, ignite
stir entry 1 sense 3, enliven all fired up
a story to fire the imagination
to dismiss from employment
to cause to explode
fire dynamite
to cause to be driven from or as if from a gun : launch fire a rocket
fire an arrow
to shoot off a firearm : discharge
to throw with speed : hurl
fired the ball to first base
to subject to great heat
fire pottery
to feed the fire of
fire a furnace
to begin to burn
to have fuel (as in a cylinder of an engine) ignite at the proper time
to transmit a nerve impulse
the neuron fired
free1 of 3adjective
having liberty : not being enslaved
free citizens
not controlled by others : independent a free press
a free country
released or not suffering from something unpleasant or painful free from disease
free from worry
not bound or contained by or as if by force
you are free to leave
having nothing that must be done instead
I'm free tomorrow night
not blocked : clear
free space
not being used or occupied
free time
not fastened
the free end of the rope
not cheap : generous
a free spender
not costing or charging anything
free tickets
not held back by fear or distrust
free expression of opinion
not combined with something else
free oxygen
able to be used alone as a meaningful unit of language
the word "hats" is a free form
not restricted by or limited to the usual forms
free skating
free2 of 3verb
to make or set free
free3 of 3adverb
in a free manner
without charge
1 I responded dutifully, I'm sorry , ma'am, but I can't give away anything for free.
于是,我尽职尽责地回答道: “ 对不起, 夫人, 我不能给您免费. ”
2 Why waste £50 when you could get it for free?
能够免费得到为什么还要浪费50英镑呢?
3 Illiterate? Write today for free help.
不识字 吗 ?今天就写信请求得到免费帮助吧.
4 The animal struggled to free itself from the trap.
5 You can get a mess of French fries for free in KFC with this ticket.
凭此卷你可以在肯德基免费得到一份炸薯条.
6 The animals were freed from their cages.
7 The picture is bordered for free by the photographer.
照片有摄影师免费装框.
8 Staff: That's right. And we will throw in a sports bottle and bag for free.
工作人员: 对. 我们还免费赠送运动水壶和运动包.
9 There are many useful articles and technical briefs available for free on their Web site.
组织网站提供许多有用的文章和技术摘要,免费使用.
10 She encourages her students to free their imaginations.
11 I wasn't expecting you to do it for free.
我并没有指望你白干。
12 However, customers can do this themselves in return for free minutes against their next trip.
然而, 客户可以做到这一点,以换取自己的自由分钟计入他们的下一次旅行.
13 Why buy CDs? You can listen to the radio for free!
为什么买影碟? 你可以听收音机消闲.
14 John likes to surf the web looking for free MP 3 music to download.
约翰喜欢上网,找寻免费的MP3音乐下载.
15 The mayor ordered that free food be distributed.
市长命令发放免费食品。
16 This explicit exception for free software would counterbalance the effective exception for proprietary software.
这个对自由软件的明显的例外可以制衡对专有软件的有效例外.
17 The Committee will publish enterprise information within 100 words in Expo journal for exhibitors for free.
组委会免费为参展单位在会刊上刊登100字以内企业信息.
18 They're giving out free tickets to the show.
19 I made many photo copies of it for free distribution.
当时我洗了很多相片免费供众.
20 Our policy called for free trade.
我们的政策主张自由贸易.