The prisoners wish to be free again.

囚犯们希望重获自由。

As a freelancer, he has more free time to himself.

因为是个自由职业者,他有更多属于自己的自由时间。

This service is free of charge.

该服务是免费的。

Is the book for free or for a charge?

这本书是免费的,还是收费的?

A free flow of water came from the pipe.

水从管道里通畅地流了出来。

The hill is completely free from trees.

这个山丘上一棵树也没有。

He is free from any sense of responsibility.

他丝毫没有责任感。

Then you need a free and undamaged landing field.

然后你需要一个空闲的未损坏的机场。

He spends all his free time on computer games.

他所有的空闲时间都花在电子游戏上了。

Friday afternoons are left free for revision.

留出星期五下午的时间做复习。

She is very free in discussing her personal problem.

她在与人谈论自己的私事时毫无拘束。

He requested that they free the hostages.

他请求他们释放人质。

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.

亚伯拉罕•林肯解放了奴隶。

They must free themselves from imperialist control.

他们必须使自己摆脱帝国主义控制。

She is making a desperate bid to free herself from a loveless marriage.

她正作出不顾一切的努力去摆脱她那段没有爱情的婚姻。

Relaxation exercises can free your body of tension.

放松运动可以松缓身体的紧张。

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。

Children under five usually travel free on trains.

五岁以下的儿童乘火车通常免费。

He made free with all his girl-friend's money.

他随便花女朋友的钱。

The driver had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car.

破开了汽车残骸才把司机解救出来。

Why waste 'u00a350 when you could get it for free?

能够免费得到为什么还要浪费50英镑呢？

I wasn't expecting you to do it for free...

我并没有指望你白干。

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.

如果有任何问题，请随意提问。

Go right ahead. Feel free...

开始吧。请便。

He pulled his arm free, and strode for the door...

他抽出胳膊，大步朝门走去。

It took firemen two hours to cut through the drive belt to free him...

消防员花了两个小时才把传动带切断，把他救了出来。

He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.

他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。

He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp...

他一只手抓起电话听筒，另一只手去摸床头灯的开关。

She checked her fall with her free arm.

多亏了她还有一只手空着才没让自己倒下去。

They weren't always so free with their advice...

他们并不是一直都如此好为人师。

They would often be free with criticism, some of it unjustified.

他们经常会大肆批评，而且其中有些并无道理。

The severe conditions hampered attempts to pull the vessel free of the rig...

恶劣的天气情况使得把那艘船拉离钻塔的努力很难奏效。

They took the only free table, which was just inside the door.

他们在刚进门处的唯一一张空桌子边坐下。

There was only one seat free on the train...

列车上只剩下一个空座。

...a future far more free of fear...

远远摆脱恐惧的未来

She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles...

她保持着苗条的身材，脸上也没有皱纹。

Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers...

工具腰带解放了双手，还减少了锤子掉落的风险。

His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project...

他和迪斯尼的协议很快就要到期，这样他就可以腾出身来发展自己的项目了。

She spent her free time shopping...

她空闲的时候就去购物。

I used to write during my free periods at school...

过去我经常在课余时间写作。

The seminars are free, with lunch provided.

研讨会不收会务费，而且还提供午餐。

...a free brochure with details of gift vouchers.

内有礼券详情的免费宣传册

The government will be free to pursue its economic policies...

政府将可不受限制地实行其经济政策。

The elections were free and fair...

选举是自由公正的。

It will free us of a whole lot of debt...

它会使我们摆脱巨额债务。

The 30-year-old star is trying to free himself from his recording contract.

这位30 岁的明星正试图从他的唱片合约中脱身。

He walked from the court house a free man...

他以自由之身走出了法院。

More than ninety prisoners have been set free so far under a government amnesty.

目前已有 90 多名犯人因为一项政府特赦获得自由。

Israel is set to free more Lebanese prisoners...

以色列准备释放更多的黎巴嫩犯人。

The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.

这项法案有明确的目的，即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。

用作定语～+ n.

1. This is a free country.
   这是个自由的国家。
2. He gave me free access to his valuable collection of scientific books.
   他允许我随便使用他所搜集的极有价值的科学书籍。
3. Their quarrel developed into a free fight.
   他们的争吵最后发展为一场混战。
4. I have only one free evening every week.
   我每周只有一个晚上有空。
5. Workers enjoy free medical care.
   工人享受公费医疗。

n. +～

1. There is no rooms free in our hotel these days.
   我们旅店这几天没有空房间。
2. The goods will be sent to you postage free.
   货物将寄给你们,免收邮费。
3. She lives there rent free.
   她住在那儿,免收房租。
4. I wish to live a life entirely free from trouble.
   我希望过一种完全没有烦恼忧虑的生活。
5. He is a man free from vulgar tastes.
   他是位脱离了低级趣味的人。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Your son's manner is rather free in the presence of his teachers.
   你儿子在老师面前举止未免太随便了。
2. Are you free now?
   你现在有空吗?
3. The doctor will be free in ten minutes' time; can you wait that long?
   医生再过十分钟就有空了,你能等那么长时间吗?
4. I'll be free after Friday.
   星期五以后我就没事了。
5. Is this seat free?
   这座位是空着的吗?
6. Are the drinks free?
   这些饮料免费吗?

S+be+～+from n./pron.

1. His elderly parents are free from care.
   他的年老双亲无忧无虑。
2. The old lady is never free from pain.
   那位老人一直在受痛苦。

S+be+～+in n./pron.

1. He is always free in his talk.
   他讲话总是很随便。

S+be+～+of n./pron.

1. This is free of cost〔charge〕.
   这是免费的。
2. She's been nothing but a nuisance; I'll be glad to be free of her when she leaves next week.
   她这个人讨厌之极,下星期她走了以后,我真高兴从此摆脱了她。
3. All our food products are completely free of artificial flavourings and colourings.
   我们加工的所有食品都绝对不掺入人造调料和颜料。
4. The ship was free of the harbour.
   船离开了港口。

S+be+～+with n./pron.

1. She's very free with her money.
   她花钱大手大脚。
2. He was very free with his money, it was soon gone.
   他乱花钱,不久便把钱花光了。
3. He is very free with his time.
   他毫不吝惜自己的时间。
4. She is free with her teacher.
   她和她的老师过分亲热。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He was not free to choose his own career.
   他不能自由地选择他自己的事业。
2. You are free to go or stay.
   去留随你的便。
3. Do feel free to ask questions.
   请随便提问题。
4. You are free to go anywhere you wish.
   你愿意去哪儿就去哪儿。
5. Everyone is free to express himself.
   每个人都可以畅所欲言。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. They loosed the prisoners' chains and set them free.
   他们打开犯人的镣铐把他们释放了。
2. Please set the bird free.
   请把鸟放掉吧。

用作状语

1. The gallery is open free.
   展览馆免费开放。
2. An evening show was arranged to admit free the family members of the workers.
   安排了一个晚场免费招待工人家属。
3. Babies are allowed to travel free on buses.
   婴儿可以免费乘坐公共汽车。
4. Don't let the dog run free on the main road.
   别让狗在大马路上乱跑。
5. The children ran free across the meadow.
   孩子们在草地里自由地奔跑。
6. Two screws in this old wooden door have worked themselves free.
   这个旧门上的两个螺丝松了。
7. The window has stuck, but I pushed it hard and it swung free.
   窗户卡住了,经我用力一推就松开了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. This movement overthrew the serf system and freed a million serfs and slaves.
   这一运动推翻了农奴制,并且解放了百万农奴和奴隶。
2. I need to go out; can you free me for an hour?
   我得外出,你可以让我告假一小时吗?
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3. The five slaves were freed.
   那五个奴隶被释放了。
4. They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed.
   他们昨天被绑架者释放了,没有受到伤害。
5. After five years' imprisonment, the convict was freed.
   那个囚犯经过五年的监禁之后被释放了。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. Giving up my job freed me to spend more time with the children.
   放弃了工作我便能脱出身子,花更多的时间跟孩子们在一起。
2. Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.
   他早早退休,摆脱了工作的束缚而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。

as free as the air〔wind, a bird〕

自由自在 completely free

feel free

〈非正〉随自己之意(做某事) regard oneself as welcome (to do sth)

free and easy

不拘礼节的,自由自在的 lacking in too great seriousness and ceremony

free hand

不受约束 unrestricted authority to act

free translation

意译 approximate interpretation

set free

释放 release
set sb free

I think all caged birds should be set free.

我认为所有关在笼里的鸟儿都应该放出去。

make free with

随意使用 use sth without respect or as if it is one's own

free from (v.+prep.)

(把…)从…释放出来; 使…摆脱 set (sth/sb) from (sth)
free sb/sth from sth

Someone has freed the rats from their cages.

有人把耗子从笼子里放了出来。

The girl asked her father to free the bird from the cage.

那女孩请求她父亲把鸟从笼子里放出去。

We freed him from his financial obligations.

我们使他摆脱了经济上的责任。

The United Nations are trying to free the world from the threat of war.

联合国力图使世界免于战争的威胁。

He wanted to set up a country to free his people from hunger.

他要建立一个国家使他的人民免于饥饿。

That country is now freed from imperialist slavery.

那个国家现已从帝国主义的奴役下解放出来。

He was freed from the jail.

他从监狱里释放了。

Paul was put into the cell, his wrists were finally freed from handcuffs.

保罗被关进单人牢房后,终于把手铐从他手腕上取了下来。

free of (v.+prep.)

摒除,打消… empty (one) of (sth such as thoughts)
free oneself of sth

She can't free herself of the idea that someone's watching her all the time.

她总以为有人一直在盯着她,竟无法摆脱这念头。

～+名词

• free%20access">free access自由进入
• free%20aid">free aid慷慨的援助
• free%20choice">free choice自由的选择
• free%20country">free country自由国家
• free%20goods">free goods免征进口税的货物
• free%20press">free press新闻自由
• free%20speech">free speech言论自由
• free%20ticket">free ticket免票
• free%20time">free time空余时间
• free%20translation">free translation意译
• free%20wind">free wind顺风

副词+～

• free">a bit free随便一点
• free">rather free很放肆
• free">somewhat free有点随便
• free">absolutely free完全自由
• free">comparatively free比较空
• free">completely free完全自由

～+介词

• free%20from">free from没有…的,不受…影响的
• free%20in%20one%27s%20talk">free in one's talk讲话太随便
• free%20of">free of免于…的,没有…的,不受…的,在…之外
• free%20with">free with(讲话)直爽坦白,对…随便,随意,擅用

动词+～

• free">admit free免费招待
• free">open free免费开放
• free">run free乱跑
• free">travel free免费旅行

～+名词

• free%20birds">free birds放飞鸟
• free%20kidnappers">free kidnappers释放被绑架者
• free%20prisoners">free prisoners释放囚犯
• free%20slaves">free slaves解放奴隶

～+副词

• free%20absolutely">free absolutely绝对地解放
• free%20completely">free completely完全地自由
• free%20finally">free finally最终解放
• free%20gladly">free gladly很高兴地释放
• free%20happily">free happily很高兴释放
• free%20independently">free independently使…独立地解放
• free%20irrepressibly">free irrepressibly无法控制地解放
• free%20luckily">free luckily很幸运地释放
• free%20unaccountably">free unaccountably无责任地释放
• free%20unbelievably">free unbelievably不可相信地释放
• free%20unconditionally">free unconditionally无条件地解放
• free%20unexpectedly">free unexpectedly不可盼望地释放
• free%20utterly">free utterly完全地自由

～+介词

• free%20animal%20from%20a%20trap">free animal from a trap从陷阱中放走动物
• free%20person%20from%20charge">free person from charge使人免受指控
• free%20oneself%20from%20debt">free oneself from debt还清债务
• free%20oneself%20from%20financial%20anxiety">free oneself from financial anxiety摆脱财政上的焦虑
• free%20country%20from%20oppression">free country from oppression将国家从压迫中解放出来
• free%20person%20from%20responsibility">free person from responsibility使人摆脱责任
• free%20person%20from%20restrictions">free person from restrictions免受种种限制
• free%20of">free of使摆拖
• free%20out%20of">free out of从…放出来

• Sympathy not only for free Greeks, but for barbarians and slaves.

  出自：B. Russell

• She wanted to be an artist and a free woman, refusing to be called 'Mrs'.

  出自：Country Life

• Who..free from Conscience, is a slave to Fame.

  出自：fig.

• Then he freed one of these four men.

  出自：C. Kingsley

• A philosophy which could free the mind from the power of abstractions.

  出自：B. Jowett

接受邀请

A：Are youfree this weekend?
这个周末你有空吗?

free

B：Yes, I am.
嗯，有空。

A：How about dinner?
一起吃晚饭怎么样?

free的解释

B：Sounds great!
那太好了!

询问

A：There are manyfree parking spaces. You can save money on parking there.
那里有很多免费停车位。你把车停在那里可以省钱。

B：All right.
好的。

邀请

A：Are youfree tomorrow night?
你明晚有空吗？

B：Yes, I am.
是的，我有空。

A：Shall we have dinner together?
要不要我们一起吃晚饭？

B：Do you have a special restaurant in mind?
你想到哪家特别的餐厅了吗？

A：Yes, I do. I know a place that has excellent food.
是的，我知道一个地方的菜棒极了。

B：O.K. I’ll be happy to join you.
好的。我会很高兴和你一起吃。