1.能随自己意愿的；随心所欲的not under the control or in the power of sb else; able to do what you want
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 courses in their final year.学生在最后一学年可以自由选修课程。
You are free to come and go as you please.你来去自由。
‘Can I use the phone?’ ‘Please, feel free(= of course you can use it) .’“我能用一下电话吗？”“请便吧。”
2.不受限制的；不受约束的；言行自由的not restricted or controlled by anyone else; able to do or say what you want
A true democracy complete with free speech and a free press was called for.人们呼吁要有包括言论自由和新闻自由在内的真正民主。
the country's first free election该国的第一次自由选举
They gave me free access to all the files.他们让我自由查阅所有档案资料。
3.自由的（不是囚犯或奴隶）not a prisoner or slave
He walked out of jail a free man .他获释出狱，成为自由人。
4.未拴住的；非关在笼中的not tied up or in a cage
The researchers set the birds free .研究人员把鸟放了。
5.不收费的costing nothing
Admission is free.免费入场。
free samples/tickets/advice免费样品╱票╱咨询
We're offering a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy.购买一册就可以得到一份免费好礼。
You can't expect people to work for free(= without payment) .你不能指望人无偿工作。
6.无阻碍的；畅通的clear; not blocked
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.要确保机器周围空气畅通。
7.~ from/of sth不含有害物的；不受…伤害（或影响等的）not containing or affected by sth harmful or unpleasant
free from difficulty/doubt/fear没有困难；不怀疑；不害怕
free from artificial colours and flavourings不含人工色素和人工调味料
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。
8.没有…的without the thing mentioned
virtually fat-free yogurt几乎无脂的酸奶
tax-free earnings免税收入
a trouble-free life无忧无虑的生活
9.~ (of sth)未固定的；未缚住的not attached to sth or trapped by sth
Pull gently on the free end of the rope.轻拉绳索松开的一端。
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。
She finally managed to pull herself free.她终于设法挣脱了。
10.未使用的；空着的not being used
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？
11.~ (for sth)没有安排活动的；空闲的without particular plans or arrangements; not busy
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，参加我的晚会。
What do you like to do in your free time(= when you are not working) ?你闲暇时喜欢干什么？
12.~ with sth随便给出的ready to give sth, especially when it is not wanted
He's too free with his opinions.他太随便发表意见了。
13.不拘泥原文的；（翻译）根据大意的；意译的afree translation is not exact but gives the general meaning
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.生活绝不会再那样无拘无束了。
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.我获准全权制订教学大纲。
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！
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！
1.~ sb (from sth)释放；使摆脱to allow sb to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept against their will
By the end of May nearly 100 of an estimated 2 000 political prisoners had been freed.至五月底，估计 2 000 名政治犯中有近 100 人已经获释。
The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages.劫持者同意再释放十名人质。
2.~ sb/sth/yourself (from sth)释放；使摆脱to move sb/sth that is caught or fixed on sth
Three people were freed from the wreckage.有三人被救出残骸。
She struggled to free herself.她挣扎着以求脱身。
3.~ sb/sth of/from sb/sth解除（或去除、清除）to remove sth that is unpleasant or not wanted from sb/sth
These exercises help free the body of tension.这些锻炼可使紧张的身体放松。
The police are determined to free the town of violent crime.警方决心消灭该城镇的暴力犯罪。
The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs.这个中心的宗旨是使年轻人解除对毒品的依赖。
4.~ sb/sth (up)使可用（于某目的）to make sb/sth available for a particular purpose
We freed time each week for a project meeting.我们每周都腾出时间开一次项目会议。
The government has promised to free up more resources for education.政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。
5.~ sb to do sth使能腾出时间to give sb the extra time to do sth that they want to do
Winning the prize freed him to paint full-time.获奖使他能腾出时间整天作画。
1.免费without payment
Children under five travel free.五岁以下儿童免费乘坐。
2.脱离束缚away from or out of a position in which sb/sth is stuck or trapped
The wagon broke free from the train.这节货车车厢脱离了列车。
Moreover uses a repair company's advantage is free from worry, you turn in the money, other basic did not use the tube.
另外用装修公司的一个好处就是省心，你交上钱，其他的基本不用管了。
I lay shivering and gasping in my warm bed for several minutes, trying to break free of the dream.
我身在床上不停地发抖和大口大口喘气了好一会儿，试图甩掉梦境的惊骇。
The child looked terrified and it was a relief to see him let free with nothing more than a warning not to return.
男孩吓坏了，当看到站长只是警告他不要再来后就放走他，我松了一口气。
We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men. We could have been tarring the roof of one of our own houses.
我们坐着，喝着啤酒，阳光就照在我们肩上，感觉像个自由人，能为自家的屋顶铺沥青。
I watched Ray's fingers dance across the strings as if they were himself, running free.
我看见他的手指在琴弦上跳动，好像他自己就是手指一样自由的奔跑。
Some are free; others are as much as $18 a month, depending on how much data is encrypted.
有些是免费的，有些每月需要18美元，这取决于有多少数据是加密的。
The men train their flashlights over the dark harbor, but they do not see Kim free herself from the rope under the water.
搜寻金姆的人用他们的手电筒对着漆黑的海港照来照去，但是在他们看不到的水下，金姆从绳子中挣脱了出来。
By then Britain had already adopted the German model of a central bank free from political influence and determined to fight inflation.
那时英国已经采用了不受政治影响的德国央行模式，并决定对抗通胀。
For China to move to the next stage requires two things, they said: the free flow of information and the rule of law.
他们说，中国迈向下一个阶段需要两个条件：信息的自由流动和法治。
Unable to keep her mind free of distracting thoughts, she still managed to focus most of her attention on her major business.
尽管做不到心无旁骛，她还是设法把主要精力放在正事儿上。
The only question now is whether Los Angeles will meet his desire and bring him in as a free agent.
现在唯一的问题是：洛杉矶湖人是否愿意满足他的愿望，把他从自由市场中签走。
Any candidate can spend as much of her own money as she pleases because this counts as free speech.
任何候选人都可以自由花费她自己的财产，因为这被当作是言论自由。
Since the service is free, SK Communications did not retain financial information of its users in most cases.
由于该网站服务免费，因此SK通讯在多数情况下没有留存用户的财务信息。
Placing a child in a day nursery is coercive and tyrannical and a violation of the child's free and natural disposition.
把孩子放在托儿所是强制性的独裁行为，违反了孩子的自由和自然的性情。
He said the free availability of Landsat data is going to encourage greater understanding of land use.
他说，地球资源观测卫星数据的免费使用将鼓励对土地使用更多的了解。
If all of these exercises are done properly, they sooner or later free the woman from her inhibitions and thus allow her to reach orgasm.
如果所有这些练习都完全做完了，他们或迟或早会把女方从性抑制中解脱出来并由此而让她得到性高潮。
He made all free men living in Athens and Attica citizens, giving them the right to vote as part of a democratic society.
他让所有生活在雅典和阿提卡的市民都获得了自由，使他们作为民主社会的一部分有权进行投票。
And Panama, with which Costa Rica is wrapping up free-trade negotiations, has itself concluded a similar deal with the United States.
还有巴拿马，当哥斯达黎加还在总结跟这个国家的自由贸易谈判时，人家已经和美国达成了类似的交易。
Officers are using appropriate force to stop protesters but are not trying to contain them, all are free to move away from the perimeter.
警察用适当的武力阻止抗议者，而不是控制他们。他们可自由离去。
Once you sign up for a free iCloud account, you're ready to start exploring the dozens of applications and widgets.
一旦你注册了一个免费的iCloud账户，你就准备开始探索许许多多的应用程序和小工具吧！
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