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。
FOR a few dizzying moments, Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, looked likely to take his country down the radical path towards freer trade.
一些令人头晕目眩的时刻，日本首相菅直人似乎要带领国家走上一条通往更自由贸易的全新道路。
In France Chagall returned to the illustrations for The Bible which he had begun in 1931, and began painting in a new, freer style.
在法国，夏加尔重新开始早在1931年就已着手进行的为《圣经》绘制插图的工作，这次是一种崭新的、比较自由的风格。
The government-dominated press is becoming a bit freer, with independent weeklies and local radio stations beginning to speak out.
由政府主导的媒体正变得稍稍自由，独立周刊和当地电台开始大胆表达自己的意见。
An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvisation make it freer in form than a set of variations.
一个自发的空气和灵感的即兴感使它比一组版本的形式自由。
It's very noticeable, I have found, how much freer people are with their observations, their criticisms, of a single parent with children.
我发现，非常明显，人们对一个带着孩子的单亲进行观察和提出批评，这要容易多了。
A few economists have set out to put a value on freer finance in the modern world.
少数经济学家试图衡量现代世界里追求更自由金融的价值所在。
The Eichengreen-Irwin theory says Britain, with its cheaper currency, should have been among the freer traders.
艾臣格林-埃尔文理论认为，英国由于货币价格降低，理应采取自由贸易。
The freer movement becomes, the harder it may also be to impose taxes and regulations on those able to move.
此外，流动越自由，政府就越难以对那些能够流动的对象征收税赋并加以管理。
Freer markets would reduce the corruption, and then the top officials would not need so much authoritarianism.
实行较为自由的市场会减少腐败，从而使高层官员不必如此专制。
For much of the year, proponents of freer markets appeared to be winning with their argument that authorities shouldn't target price levels.
今年多数时间里，支持进一步市场化的人士看来占据了上风，他们认为政府不应设定具体的股市点位。
You also want to make it clear to yourself that you are doing this for you--to make your heart freer and your life lighter.
而且你也应该要清楚地认识到，你是为你自己在做这个事情，为了你的心情更舒畅，为了你的生活更轻松。
This kind of behavior would be difficult in a system with a freer media and an independent judiciary.
在一个媒体更自由而司法权更为独立的体系中，发生这类行为会较为困难。
Allow freer capital flows in and out, to help normalize monetary policy?
允许资本更加自由地出入，以推动货币政策正常化？
He has frequent private meetings with each member of the management team so they will feel freer to be candid with him.
古普塔经常和管理团队中的成员举行私下会谈，如此一来他们在和古普塔坦陈想法时都变更加自由了。
The rationale behind financial deregulation was that freer markets produced a superior outcome.
放松金融监管背后的逻辑在于，更加自由的市场可以创造大量产出。
The benefits from freer trade are diffuse and the winners do not always know in advance who they are.
自由贸易是惠及大众的，竞选获胜者并不经常能预知他们的身份。
on the flip side, you'll be freer to focus on your core uniqueness and the demographic to which it applies.
另一方面，你可以自由地专注于自己的核心特色和它适用的人群。
The usual claim is that this will slowly transform the country into a freer, more responsible stakeholder in the world.
通常的说法就是，这会让这个国家慢慢变成世界上一个更加自由的、更加负责任的利益攸关者。
Katz talked freer, laughed harder, stayed up longer and dreamed bigger when he had a drink in his hand, friends say.
朋友们说，Katz手中有一杯酒的时候，他讲话会更自在，笑起来会更不拘束，呆的时间会长一些，而且梦想也会更高远一些。
Mr Freer was leader of the local council, Barnet, until he stepped down in December.
Freer先生在去年九月份之前曾是本地理事会Barnet的领袖。
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