free

	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。

非囚犯not prisoner

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。

动物；鸟animal/bird

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。

不用付款no payment

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。

无阻碍not blocked

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。

没有without sth

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

未固定；未缚住not attached/trapped

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。

未使用not being used

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？

不忙not busy

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？

乐于给予ready to give

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。

翻译translation

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

IDM

Life was never going to be so free and easy again.

生活绝不会再那样无拘无束了。

free and easy

随便；无拘束；轻松；自由自在informal; relaxed

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。

get, have, etc. a free hand

可以全权处理；有自主权to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions

I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus.

我获准全权制订教学大纲。

get, take, etc. a free ride

白白得到好处（因他人已代付款）to get or take sth without paying because sb else is paying for it

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！

its a free country

(informal)

（有人建议不应做某事时用于回答）这是个自由的国家used as a reply when sb suggests that you should not do sth

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！

theres no such thing as a free lunch

(informal)

（表示白得东西是不可能的）没有免费的午餐used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing

囚犯prisoner

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。

被困住的人╱物sb/sth trapped

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。

去除某物remove sth

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。

使现成可用make available

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。

adv.

不需付款without payment

1.	免费without payment

Children under five travel free.

五岁以下儿童免费乘坐。

未困住not trapped

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。

IDM

make free with sth

任意使用他人物品to use sth a lot, even though it does not belong to you

run free

四处自由走动；未关起来；未受束缚to be allowed to go where it likes; not tied to anything or kept in a cage