free
adjective OPAL S
/friː/
/friː/
(comparative freer
Idioms /ˈfriːə(r)/
/ˈfriːər/
, superlative freest /ˈfriːɪst/
/ˈfriːɪst/
)- (of a person or time
人或时间 没有安排活动的；空闲的 - Are you free on Saturday? We're having a barbecue.
星期六你有空吗？我们正在烧烤。 - We try to keep Sundays free.
我们尽量让星期天空闲。 - free for something If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out.
如果萨拉有空吃午饭，我就带她出去吃。 - Keep Friday night free for my party.
把星期五晚上空出来，参加我的聚会。 - What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)?
你闲暇时喜欢干什么？
- Let's meet tomorrow. What time are you free?
我们明天见。你什么时候有空？ - Come over for dinner, if you're free.
如果你有空，过来吃晚饭。 - Are you free for dinner on Thursday?
星期四你有空吃晚饭吗？ - Are you free on 25th July? We're having a little get-together.
7月25日你有空吗？我们要小聚一下。 - It's my birthday party a week on Friday, so keep it free.
星期五是我的生日聚会，所以保持免费。 - I invited them, but they weren't free.
我邀请了他们，但他们没有空。 - I had a couple of hours free so I went for a walk.
我有几个小时的空闲时间，所以我去散步了。 - The morning is free for you to spend as you choose.
早晨由你自由选择。 - The next time I have a free day I'll come and see you.
下次我有空的时候，我会来看你的。 - We don't have any free weekends now until after Christmas.
直到圣诞节后，我们才有空闲的周末。 - I haven't had a free moment all day.
我一整天都没有空闲时间。 - Let's do something tomorrow. I'm completely free all day.
我们明天做点什么吧。我一整天都很自由。 - Ask her to give me a call as soon as she's free.
请她一有空就给我打电话。 - I have to work until four, but after that I'm free.
我必须工作到四点，但之后我就有空了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- keep something
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- Are you free on Saturday? We're having a barbecue.
- not being used
未使用的；空着的 - He held out his free hand and I took it.
他伸出空着的一只手，我就抓住了。 - Is this seat free?
这个座位空着吗？
- The hospital needs to keep some beds free for emergencies.
医院必须空出一些床位以备急诊之用。 - The device allows you to talk on the phone with both hands free.
此装置能让你在讲电话时腾出双手做其他事。 - She has the phone on the left to keep her right hand free for writing.
她左手拿着电话，以便腾出右手写字。 - There were no free tables, so we had to share.
没有空桌子，所以我们不得不共用。 - You just find a free desk and go work at it.
你只要找到一张空桌子，然后去工作。 - None of the library computers were free.
图书馆的电脑没有一台是免费的。 - Is the bathroom free?
卫生间是免费的吗？ - Let me know when the shower is free.
淋浴免费时通知我。 - Seats get taken as soon as they become free.
座位一空就有人坐了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- completely
- He held out his free hand and I took it.
- costing nothing
不收费的 - Admission is free.
免费入场。 - free software/tickets
免费软件/门票 - We even offer a free web design service.
我们甚至提供免费的网页设计服务。 - We''ll give you a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy.
你每买一本，我们都会送你一份精美的免费礼物。 - free to somebody Use of the pool is free to members.
会员可以免费使用游泳池。 - free for somebody Updates are free for registered users.
注册用户免费更新。 - for free You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment).
你不能指望人无偿工作。
Topics Moneya2, Shoppinga2- The exhibition is free for children under ten.
本展览对 10 岁以下的儿童免费。 - The upgrade will be available free to existing customers.
现有客户可以免费升级。 - Entrance is free for students.
学生免费入场。 - Education should be free for everyone.
教育应该人人免费。 - Parking is free after 6 pm.
下午6点之后停车免费。 - Membership is free.
会员是免费的。 - Shipping is free for orders over $50.
超过50美元的订单免费送货。 - They get free medical care.
他们得到免费医疗。 - Subscribe to our free email newsletter.
请订阅我们的免费电邮简讯。 - We're giving away 100 free tickets to the final.
我们将赠送100张决赛的免费门票。 - The game is available as a free download.
这个游戏可以免费下载。 - These are clean, green methods of harnessing free energy.
这些是利用自由能源的清洁、绿色方法。 - The website offers free legal advice to homeowners.
该网站向房主提供免费法律咨询。 - You get all this absolutely free.
你完全免费得到这一切。 - Events are free but you have to reserve a place.
活动是免费的，但你必须预订一个位置。 - This attractive poster comes free with the magazine.
这张诱人的海报是随杂志免费赠送的。 - Responsible employers should provide these services free to staff.
负责任的雇主应该向员工免费提供这些服务。 - We might be able to get some plants for free.
我们或许能免费得到一些植物。 - You can get all this information for free on the internet.
你可以在网上免费获得所有这些信息。 - They might give you some stuff for free in exchange for mentioning them on your blog.
他们可能会免费给你一些东西，作为交换，在你的博客上提到它们。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- come
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- for free
- free of charge
- for
- Admission is free.
- not under the control or in the power of somebody else; able to do what you want
能随自己意愿的；随心所欲的 - I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
我没有雄心大志，只求自由自在地过幸福生活。 - Students have a free choice of modules in their final year.
学生在最后一年可以自由选择模块。 - free to do something You are free to leave at any time.
你随时都可以离开。 - The government wants to leave companies free to make their own decisions.
政府想给公司自主决策的权利。 - free from something The organization wants to remain free from government control.
这一组织想继续不受政府控制。 - free of something We want an independent state free of foreign interference.
我们想要一个不受外来干涉的独立国家。 - ‘Can I sit here?’ ‘Please, feel free (= of course you can).’
“我可以坐在这里吗？“请随意。 - Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
如果您有任何问题，请随时给我发电子邮件。
- After my divorce I felt free.
离婚后，我感到自由了。 - You have a completely free choice of topic for your essay.
你可以自由选择论文的主题。 - Children should be free to choose their own friends.
孩子应该可以自由选择自己的朋友。 - You are free to express your opinion, of course.
当然，你可以自由表达你的观点。 - The band split up, leaving her free to pursue solo projects.
乐队解散了，让她可以自由地从事个人项目。 - You are free to come and go as you please.
你来去自由。 - Guests are free to wander around the grounds.
客人可以在庭院里自由漫步。 - Feel free to contact us at any time.
不要拘礼，随时和我们联系。 - It's just my advice—feel free to ignore it.
这只是我的建议——别在意。 - They should remain an independent agency free from outside influence.
他们应该是一个不受外界影响的独立机构。 - I try to make my own decisions, free of any outside influences.
我努力做出自己的决定，不受任何外界影响。 - She was finally free of the constraints of her religious upbringing.
她终于摆脱了宗教教育的束缚。 - She is making her own art free from commercial pressure.
她正在使自己的艺术摆脱商业压力。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- …
- from
- I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
- not limited or controlled by anyone else
不受限制的；不受约束的；言行自由的 - A true democracy needs free speech and a free press.
真正的民主需要言论自由和新闻自由。 - He called for free and fair elections.
他呼吁自由公正的选举。 - They gave me free access to all the files.
他们让我自由查阅所有档案资料。
- We celebrate the role of the press in a free society.
我们庆祝媒体在自由社会中的作用。 - In a free country you should be able to go wherever you want.
在一个自由的国家里，你应该可以去任何你想去的地方。 - He opposes the free flow of goods and people into the country.
他反对货物和人员自由流入该国。 - the free flow of ideas through society
思想在社会中的自由流动 - the free movement of goods and capital
商品和资本的自由流动 - We could help the developing world by giving them free access to markets.
我们可以通过让发展中国家自由进入市场来帮助它们。 - We want to be a free and democratic nation.
我们想成为一个自由民主的国家。 - He tried to create an open and free atmosphere in the school.
他试图在学校创造一种开放自由的氛围。 - Has the obsession with cheap food, brought about by free, unfettered competition, reached its limits?
自由、无拘无束的竞争带来的对廉价食物的痴迷是否已经到了极限？ - Children need time for unorganized free play.
孩子们需要时间进行无组织的自由玩耍。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- …
- from
- A true democracy needs free speech and a free press.
- (of a person
人 自由的（不是囚犯或奴隶） - He walked out of jail a free man.
他获释出狱，成为自由人。 - The hostages were all set free.
人质都被释放了。 - The hacker is currently free on bail.
这名黑客目前被保释。
- After twelve years in captivity, they were free.
在被囚禁12年后，他们获得了自由。 - His captors set him free.
抓他的人释放了他。 - It is worse to wrongly convict the innocent than to let the guilty go free.
错误地给无辜的人定罪比让有罪的人自由更糟糕。 - He promised that some day the slaves would go free.
他承诺有一天奴隶会获得自由。 - He had an alibi, so police had no choice but to let him walk free.
他有不在场证明，所以警察别无选择，只能放他走。 - The killer remains free and at large.
凶手仍然逍遥法外。 - She pleaded with them to let her free.
她恳求他们让她自由。 - They declared the slaves free.
他们宣布奴隶自由。 - In ancient Rome it was possible for a slave to become a free man.
在古罗马，奴隶有可能成为自由人。 - Free African-Americans were kidnapped from the North and sold into slavery.
自由的非裔美国人从北方被绑架并被卖为奴隶。 - We are a free people and we will not be enslaved.
我们是自由的民族，我们不会被奴役。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- roam
- run
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- He walked out of jail a free man.
- not tied up or in a cage
未拴住的；非关在笼中的 - The researchers set the birds free.
研究人员把鸟放了。 - free to do something Our livestock is free to roam.
我们的牲畜可以自由漫步。
- animals roaming free across the plains
在草原上自由行走的动物 - He subdues one of the wild horses and then allows it to go free.
他制伏了一匹野马，然后又放了它。 - She opened the cage and let the bird fly free.
她打开笼子，让鸟自由飞翔。 - The chickens are free to range across a wide area.
这些鸡可以自由地在很大范围内活动。 - The sheep are free to graze all over the mountainside.
羊群可以自由地在山坡上吃草。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- roam
- run
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- The researchers set the birds free.
- clear; not blocked
无阻碍的；畅通的 - Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
要确保机器周围空气畅通。 - the free movement of traffic
交通的自由流动
- The grills allow free movement of air.
格栅允许空气自由流动。 - The roads are relatively free today.
今天道路相对自由。 - The crowd parted, giving me a free path to the front.
人群分开了，给了我一条通向前方的自由之路。 - The tube is free for water to move along.
管子可以让水自由流动。 - Make sure the pipe is free of any obstruction.
确保管道没有任何障碍物。
- Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
- free from/of something not containing or affected by something harmful or unpleasant
不含有害物的；不受…伤害（或影响等的） - free from artificial colours and flavourings
不含人工色素和人工调味料 - Everyone deserves to live free from fear.
每个人都应该免于恐惧。 - free of defects/problems/symptoms
没有缺陷/问题/症状 - Beef producers want their herds free of disease.
牛肉生产商希望他们的牛群没有疾病。 - It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain.
过了几星期他的疼痛才完全消除。 - We've managed to keep the garden free of weeds this year.
今年，我们彻底清除了花园里的杂草。
- Animals on our farms are reared on diets free from GM feed.
我们农场的动物是用不含转基因饲料的食物饲养的。 - Our staff have a right to work free from violence or threats.
我们的员工有权在没有暴力或威胁的情况下工作。 - a safe, loving home free of violence
一个没有暴力的安全、可爱的家 - a workplace free from pressure or bullying
没有压力或欺凌的工作场所 - The room was almost completely free of ornament.
这个房间几乎完全没有装饰。 - Soundproofing can rarely make a space completely free of external noise.
隔音很少能使空间完全没有外部噪音。 - The soil should be free from stones and large clods.
土壤应该没有石头和大土块。 - The picture is clear, free of any defects.
画面清晰，无任何瑕疵。 - His tone was entirely free of irony.
他的语气完全没有讽刺意味。 - The child should not return to school until he is entirely free from symptoms.
这个孩子在完全没有症状之前不应该回到学校。 - The text should be totally free of mistakes.
这篇课文应该完全没有错误。 - She is remarkably free of self-importance.
她非常不自负。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- free from artificial colours and flavourings
- -free(in adjectives
构成形容词 没有…的 - pure, additive-free ingredients
纯的无添加剂成分 - a trouble-free life
无忧无虑的生活 - After six months of treatment he is cancer-free.
经过六个月的治疗，他已经没有癌症了。
- organic, chemical-free farming
有机、无化学物质的农业 - Our baby foods are guaranteed GM-free.
我们的婴儿食品保证不含转基因。 - healthy, disease-free animals
健康、无疾病的动物 - a virtually bacteria-free environment
几乎无菌的环境 - Completely pain-free childbirth is a myth.
完全无痛分娩是个神话。 - She is now symptom-free and can return to work.
她现在没有症状，可以回去工作了。 - He's managed to stay injury-free this season.
他这个赛季设法没有受伤。 - Holidays should be a relaxed, pressure-free time.
假期应该是一个放松、无压力的时间。 - It's not a race, just a pressure-free stroll.
这不是比赛，只是无压力的散步。 - Wouldn't a totally stress-free life be boring?
完全没有压力的生活不会很无聊吗？ - I want her time here to be happy and stress-free.
我希望她在这里的时间快乐，没有压力。 - a simple, hassle-free solution
简单、无障碍的解决方案 - an error-free copy
无误的副本 - There's no such thing as problem-free insurance.
没有无问题保险这种东西。 - Her pregnancy was relatively problem-free.
她的怀孕相对来说没有问题。 - They describe themselves as child-free.
他们称自己没有孩子。
- pure, additive-free ingredients
- not attached to something; not stuck somewhere and unable to move
未固定的；未缚住的 - Pull gently on the free end of the rope.
轻拉绳索松开的一端。 - She finally managed to pull herself free.
她终于设法挣脱了。 - They tied him up but he managed to get free.
他们把他捆了起来，但他设法挣脱了。 - free from something They had to be cut free from their car after the accident.
事故后，得破开汽车把他们救出来。 - free of something The boat had broken free of its moorings.
船脱离了系泊处。 - They swam free of the wreckage.
他们游出了残骸。
- The wagon broke free from the train.
这节货车车厢脱离了列车。 - Edie tried to pull her hand free.
伊迪试图挣脱她的手。 - He pulled the sword free from the stone.
他把剑从石头上拔出来。 - You jump on the free end of the board and dive in.
你跳到木板的自由端，然后跳入水中。 - Tuck the free end away out of sight.
把自由端塞到看不见的地方。 - The ladder swung free from the cliff face.
梯子从悬崖表面自由摆动。 - The dog had broken free of its chain.
那只狗挣脱了链子。 - He managed to jump free of the car before it crashed.
他设法在汽车撞毁前从车里跳了出来。 - She squirmed free of his grasp.
她扭动着挣脱了他的控制。 - He struggled to get free, but the ropes held.
他挣扎着想要挣脱，但绳子还是抓住了。 - Some external parts of the car may flap around until eventually they work free and fall off.
汽车的一些外部零件可能会四处摆动，直到最终自由工作并脱落。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- roam
- run
- …
- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- Pull gently on the free end of the rope.
- free with something (often disapproving) ready to give something, especially when it is not wanted
随便给出的 - He's too free with his opinions.
他太随便发表意见了。
- He's too free with his opinions.
- a free translation is not exact but gives the general meaning
不拘泥原文的；（翻译）根据大意的；意译的
not busy不忙
not being used未使用
no payment不用付款
not controlled不受控制
not prisoner非囚犯
animal/bird动物；鸟
not blocked无阻碍
without something没有
not attached/able to move
ready to give乐于给予
translation翻译
词源Old English frēo (adjective), frēon (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by friend.
Idioms
be home and free (North American English)
(British English be home and dry)
- to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult
做成某事（尤指难事） - I could see the finish line and thought I was home free.
我可以看到终点线，以为我自由了。
- I could see the finish line and thought I was home free.
free and easy
- informal; relaxed
随便；无拘束；轻松；自由自在 - Life was never going to be so free and easy again.
生活绝不会再那样无拘无束了。
- Life was never going to be so free and easy again.
(give somebody/get) a free pass
- (informal) if you give somebody a free pass or somebody gets a free pass, they are not punished for something bad they have done, or they are given permission to do something bad
自由的（不是囚犯或奴隶） - This time he gets a free pass but if he does it again, he’ll be sent to jail.
这一次他得到了免费通行证，但如果他再这样做，他将被送进监狱。 - Just because someone has expensive designer gear, it doesn't mean they have a free pass to be mean to my staff.
仅仅因为有人有昂贵的设计师装备，并不意味着他们可以对我的员工刻薄。
- This time he gets a free pass but if he does it again, he’ll be sent to jail.
get, have, etc. a free hand
- to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions
可以全权处理；有自主权 - I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus.
我获准全权制订教学大纲。
- I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus.
get, take, etc. a free ride
- to get or take something without paying because somebody else is paying for it
白白得到好处（因他人已代付款）
give/allow somebody/something free/full rein | give/allow free/full rein to something
- to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely
对…不加约束；放任自由；充分表达（感情） - The designer was given free rein.
设计者可以自由发挥。 - The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style.
剧本允许她充分展现她那夸张的表演风格。 - When I paint I just give my imagination free rein.
画画时我只是任凭想象自由驰骋。
- The designer was given free rein.
it’s a free country
- (informal) used as a reply when somebody suggests that you should not do something, or when somebody has asked permission or said they are going to do something
（有人建议不应做某事时用于回答）这是个自由的国家 - It's a free country; I'll say what I like!
这是个自由的国家，我想说什么就说什么！ - Wear what you like. It's a free country.
穿自己喜欢的。这是一个自由的国家。 - ‘It's a free country!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like!’
“这是一个自由的国家！”他喊道，“我可以做我喜欢的事情。”
- It's a free country; I'll say what I like!
there’s no such thing as a free lunch
- (informal) used to say that it is not possible to get something for nothing
（表示白得东西是不可能的）没有免费的午餐
walk free
- to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment
获无罪释放 - She was acquitted and walked free from court.
她被判无罪，并被无罪释放。
- She was acquitted and walked free from court.