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free [fri:]

a. 空闲,自由的,免费的,丰富的
vt. 释放,解放,使自由
ad. 自由地,免费

比较级：fre·er, fre·est

时　态：freed, free·ing, frees

名　词：free'ness

副　词：free'ly

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people who are free
[同] free , free people
[例]
- the home of the free and the brave

able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
[反] unfree
[例]
- free enterprise
- a free port
- a free country
- I have an hour free
- free will
- free of racism
- feel free to stay as long as you wish
- a free choice
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
[反] bound
[例]
- free expansion
- free oxygen
- a free electron
not held in servitude
[反] slave
[例]
- after the Civil War he was a free man
costing nothing
[同] complimentary , costless , free , gratis , gratuitous
[例]
- complimentary tickets
- free admission
not occupied or in use
[例]
- a free locker
- a free lane
not fixed in position
[同] detached , free
[例]
- the detached shutter fell on him
- he pulled his arm free and ran
not taken up by scheduled activities
[同] free , spare
[例]
- a free hour between classes
- spare time on my hands
not literal
[同] free , liberal , loose
[例]
- a loose interpretation of what she had been told
- a free translation of the poem

grant freedom to; free from confinement
[同] free , liberate , loose , release , unloose , unloosen
[反] confine , detain
relieve from
[同] disembarrass , free , rid
[例]
- Rid the house of pests
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
[同] exempt , free , relieve
[反] enforce , implement , apply
[例]
- She exempted me from the exam
remove or force out from a position
[同] dislodge , free
[反] deposit , lodge , stick , wedge
[例]
- The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
free from obligations or duties
[同] discharge , free
make (information) available publication
[同] free , release
[例]
- release the list with the names of the prisoners
free or remove obstruction from
[同] disengage , free
[反] impede , jam , block , obstruct , obturate , occlude , close up
[例]
- free a path across the cluttered floor
part with a possession or right
[同] free , give up , release , relinquish , resign
[例]
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
let off the hook
[同] absolve , free , justify
[反] fault , blame
[例]
- I absolve you from this responsibility
make (assets) available
[同] free , release , unblock , unfreeze
[反] freeze , immobilise , immobilize , block
[例]
- release the holdings in the dictator's bank account