英:['fri:ˌbu:t]
美:['friˌbut]
英:['fri:ˌbu:t]
美:['friˌbut]
第三人称单数:freeboots
现在分词:freebooting
过去式:freebooted
过去分词:freebooted
noun
pirate, plunderer
by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter, from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty
The first known use of freebooter was in 1570
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
freehand1 of 2adjective
done without mechanical aids or devices
freehand drawing
free hand2 of 2noun
freedom to act or decide
freedomnoun
the state of being free : liberty, independence
ability to move or act freely
the state of being released from something usually unpleasant
freedom from care
the quality of being frank or open
answered with freedom
use without restriction
has the freedom of the house
a political right
freedmannoun
a person freed from slavery
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
freebornadjective
not born in slavery
freebooternoun
pirate entry 1
freebooternoun
pirate entry 1
1 the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold
2 There is widespread, cross-partisan public support for finally clamping down on these corporate freebooters.
3 In April, 1492, buoyed by the seizure of Granada, Ferdinand and Isabella agreed to sponsor the Italian freebooter Christopher Columbus on his initial expedition across the Atlantic.
4 Mr. Bugaev is a dedicated, if largely sedentary, Cossack, a centuries-old fraternity of Slavic warriors, freebooters and freedom-loving rebels.
5 The window of opportunity for freebooters to loom large has closed.