| 主要翻译 | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (gratis, no charge) | 免费的  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   |   | 不要钱的  bú yào qián de  | 
|   | I paid for the coat, but the hat was free. | 
|   | 大衣我付了钱,但帽子是免费的。 | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not restrained physically) | 释放了的  shì fàng le de  | 
|   |   | 自由了的  zì yóu le de  | 
|   | The prisoner was free at last. | 
|   | 囚犯终于自由了。 | 
| free to do [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." |  (at liberty) | 有做某事的自由 
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|   |   | 做某事的权利 
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|   | The citizens were not free to criticize the government. | 
|   | 公民没有批评政府的自由。 | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (seat: unoccupied) | 没有人的  méi yǒu rén de  | 
|   |   | 空位的  kōng wèi de  | 
|   | Excuse me, is this seat free? | 
|   | 打扰了,这个座位空着吗? | 
| free [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (release, liberate [sb], [sth]) | 解放  jiě fàng | 
|   |   | 释放  shì fàng | 
|   |   | 使自由  shǐ zì yóu | 
|   | Slaves were freed in 1865 in the USA. | 
|   | 美国1865年解放了奴隶。 | 
| free [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep |  figurative (exempt [sb] from duty) | 使…免除 
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|   |   | 让…免于做 
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|   | Household appliances have freed us from many of the time-consuming chores our grandparents had to do. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (person: available) (人) | 有空的,空闲的,有时间的 
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|   | Are you free this Saturday? | 
| free to do [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (person: available to do [sth]) (人) | 有时间做,有空做 
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|   | Sandra said that she would be free to help us tomorrow. | 
| free for [sth] adj + prep |  (person: available for [sth]) (人) | 有空…的,有时间…的 
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|   | I'm free for coffee tomorrow morning if you fancy meeting up. | 
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| 其他翻译 | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not literal) | 自由的  zì yóu de  | 
|   |   | 不局限于字面的  bù jú xiàn yú zì miàn de | 
|   | The newspaper gave a free interpretation of events. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (politically independent) | 政治独立的  zhèng zhì dú lì de | 
|   |   | 自由的  zì yóu de  | 
|   | The former colony became free last year. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (view: unobstructed) (视野) | 视野畅通的,一览无遗的 
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|   | We have a free view of the stage from here. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (unfettered) | 自由的  zì yóu de  | 
|   |   | 无阻碍的  wú zǔ ài de | 
|   | After the divorce, he was given free access to his children. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (exempt) | 免于…的  miǎn yú de | 
|   |   | 无…的  wú de | 
|   | Your life will be free from stress. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (chemistry: uncombined) (化学) | 游离的  yóu lí de | 
|   | Substances conduct because of free electrons. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (loose) (衣服) | 宽松的  kuān sōng de  | 
|   | I prefer clothes that are free and light. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (unrestrained) | 随意的  suí yì de  | 
|   |   | 不受拘束的  bú shòu jū shù de | 
|   | Feel free to ask questions. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (frank) | 不受拘束的  bú shòu jū shù de | 
|   |   | 坦白的  tǎn bái de  | 
|   | If I can be free with you, I'll tell you what's wrong. | 
| free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (lavish) | 乐意的  lè yì de  | 
|   |   | 大方的  dà fāng de  | 
|   | He was very free with his advice. | 
free,  -free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  as suffix (without: [sth] undesirable) (后缀,意为“没有…的”) | -free 
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| 备注: Used in combination | 
|   | This tube station has step-free access. | 
| free advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (freely) | 自由地  zì yóu de | 
|   |   | 无拘无束地  wú jū wú shù de | 
|   | I love to run free along the beach. | 
| free advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (gratis) | 免费地  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   |   | 不要钱地  bú yào qián de | 
|   | I got this book free. | 
| free [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep |  (exempt) | 解除某人的某种责任 
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|   |   | 免于某人做某事 
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|   | His hearing problem freed him from military service. | 
|   | 他的听力障碍让他免于服兵役。 | 
| free [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep |  (relieve of) | 使某人摆脱某事 
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|   |   | 免于某人做某事 
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|   | Buying online will free you of the need to go to the shops. | 
|   | 在线购物可免于您亲自去商店的麻烦。 | 
| free [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep |  (disengage) | 将...从...中解开 
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|   |   | 将...从...松开 
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|   | He couldn't free the fishing line from the weeds. | 
|   | 他没法将鱼线从水草的缠绕中解开。 | 
| 复合形式: | 
| break free v |  (escape) | 冲破藩篱  chōng pò fān lí | 
|   |   | 逃脱  táo tuō | 
|   | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. | 
| break free from [sb] vi + adj |  (escape) | 摆脱  bǎi tuō | 
| break free from [sth] vi + adj |  (escape) | 摆脱…  bǎi tuō … | 
|   |   | 从…挣脱出来 
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|   | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. | 
duty free,  duty-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (law: exempt from customs tax) | 免税的  miǎn shuì de | 
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | 
|   | Airports are a great place to do some duty-free shopping. | 
| duty-free goods nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (merchandise free of customs tax) | 免税商品  miǎn shuì shāng pǐn | 
|   |   | 免税货物  miǎn shuì huò wù | 
|   | Duty-free goods can be purchased only by those who are over 18 years of age. | 
| duty-free shop nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  UK (airport: untaxed goods  store) | 免税商店 
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|   | You must show your boarding pass at the checkout counter of the duty-free shop. | 
| fancy-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (no commitments, carefree) | 逍遥自在的,不受束缚的 
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fat-free,  fat free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (food: containing no fats) (食物) | 无脂的,脱脂的 
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| 备注: hyphen used when term is before a noun 短语用于名词前时需用连字符连接 | 
|   | I bought some fat-free yogurt, but it does not taste as good as the real thing! | 
| feel free interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!"  "Wow!" |  informal (please do, go ahead) (非正式用语) | 随意,别拘束,不用客气,随便点 
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|   | Please feel free to call if you need any help.  If you ever want to borrow a book, feel free. | 
| for free advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  informal (free of charge, without paying) | 免费地  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   |   | 义务地  yì wù de   | 
|   | Joe somehow managed to get hold of some concert tickets for free. | 
foul line,  free throw line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (basketball) (篮球) | 罚球线,犯规线 
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|   | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. | 
| free admission nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (no cost to enter) | 免费进入  miǎn fèi jìn rù | 
|   |   | 免费入场  miǎn fèi rù chǎng | 
|   | Tickets cost $20, except on Tuesdays when the museum offers free admission. | 
| free agent nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  ([sb] independent) | 自由人  zì yóu rén | 
|   |   | 行动自由的人  xíng dòng zì yóu de rén | 
|   |   | 有自主权的人  yǒu zì zhǔ quán de rén | 
| free agent nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sports: player not bound by contract) | (可以和任何球队签约的)自由球员  kě yǐ hé rèn hé qiú duì qiān yuē de zì yóu qiú yuán | 
|   |   | 自由职业运动员  zì yóu zhí yè yùn dòng yuán | 
|   | His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he's a free agent. | 
| free as a bird adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  informal (really free) | 自由自在  zì yóu zì zài | 
|   |   | 无拘无束  wú jū wú shù | 
|   | When this school year is over, I'll be free as a bird. | 
| free association nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (spontaneous response to words) | 自由联想  zì yóu lián xiǎng | 
|   | Let's do free association: I'll say a word and you say the first word that comes to mind. | 
| free association nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (right to associate with anyone) | 自由交往  zì yóu jiāo wǎng | 
|   |   | 交往自由  jiāo wǎng zì yóu | 
|   | We have the right to free association in this country. | 
| free choice nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (unrestricted options) | 自由选择  zì yóu xuǎn zé | 
|   |   | 自由选择权  zì yóu xuǎn zé quán | 
|   | You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. | 
| free choice nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  ([sth] chosen freely) | 自由选择物  zì yóu xuǎn zé wù | 
| free citizen nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  ([sb] whose freedoms are not restricted) | 自由市民  zì yóu shì mín | 
|   |   | 自由公民  zì yóu gōng mín | 
| free clinic nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (centre offering free medical treatment) | 免费诊所  miǎn fèi zhěn suǒ | 
|   |   | 免费诊疗室  miǎn fèi zhěn liáo shì | 
|   | This free clinic has been providing health care to the uninsured since the '60s. | 
| free competition nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (no restrictions on trading for profit) | 自由竞争  zì yóu jìng zhēng | 
|   | Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market. | 
| free diving nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sport: skin diving) | 自由潜水  zì yóu qián shuǐ | 
|   |   | 轻装潜水  qīng zhuāng qián shuǐ | 
|   |   | 闭气潜水  bì qì qián shuǐ | 
|   | Snorkeling and spearfishing are two free-diving activities. | 
| free enterprise nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (liberal economics) | 自由企业  zì yóu qǐ yè | 
|   | The G8 is a group of nations who share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. | 
| free fall nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (fall: subject to gravity) | 自由落体 
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|   | The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled. | 
| free fall nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (part of jump: no parachute) | 自由下落 
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|   | Baumgartner is going to perform a free fall from 120,000 feet. | 
| free fall nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative (sharp decline) | 急剧下跌  jí jù xià diē | 
|   |   | 急速下跌 
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|   | The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008. | 
free flowing,  free-flowing adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (fluid, moving easily) (液体等) | 自由流动的  zì yóu liú dòng de | 
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun | 
|   | A little work with this plunger and we'll have this drain free flowing again.  The Yellowstone River is free flowing: it has no dams anywhere on its course. | 
free flowing,  free-flowing adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative (without procedural rules, constraints) (比喻) | 不受约束的,不被限制的 
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|   | Their free-flowing discussion touched on everything from their jobs to their relationships. | 
free form,  freeform nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (improvised style) (音乐) | 自由形态,自由形式 
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|   | Free form is a type of jazz introduced in the 1950s. | 
| free from adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not containing) | 不含…的  bù hán de | 
|   | The river was free from pollution before the factory was built nearby. | 
| free gift nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  ([sth] offered free with a purchase) (购买商品赠送的) | 免费礼品,赠品 
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| free hand nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (carte blanche, unrestricted freedom) | 放手处理问题的权力  fàng shǒu chǔ lǐ wèn tí de quán lì | 
|   |   | 全权处理  quán quán chǔ lǐ | 
|   |   | 不受约束  bú shòu yuē shù | 
| free kick nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sport: kick awarded after a foul) (足球运动中犯规后罚球的一种) | 任意球  rèn yì qiú | 
| free love nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) (旧时用语,指不受婚姻等约束的随便的性爱) | 自由性爱  zì yóu xìng ài | 
| free man nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  ([sb] who is not in prison) (与囚犯相对) | 自由人  zì yóu rén | 
|   | He'll be on probation for the rest of his life, so he isn't really a free man.  After ten years of a bad marriage, I am once again a free man. | 
| free market nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (economic system with price competition) | 自由市场 
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| free-market n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race,"  "dogfood." |  (relating to free market) | 自由市场的 
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| free of adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not containing) | 不含…的  bù hán de | 
|   | I try to use personal care products that are free of artificial scents. | 
| free of charge adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (having no cost) | 免费的  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   | The film was rubbish but it's okay because the seats were free of charge. | 
| free of charge advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (at no cost) | 免费地  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   | Breakfast is provided free of charge. | 
| free of cost adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not requiring payment) | 免费的  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. | 
| free pass nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (access to [sth] at no cost) | 免费入场  miǎn fèi rù chǎng | 
|   |   | 免费票  miǎn fèi piào | 
|   |   | 免费入场券  miǎn fèi rù chǎng quàn | 
|   | The package includes free passes to all the park attractions. | 
| free port nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (port open to commercial vessels) | 自由港 
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free port,  free port area,  free zone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (area open to commercial vessels) | 自由港区,保税区 
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| free press  |  (uncensored press) (不受审查的媒体) | 自由媒体 
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free range,  free-range adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (farm animal: roaming freely) (农场动物) | 自由放养的  zì yóu fàng yǎng de | 
|   | Free-range chickens are not kept in small cages. | 
free range,  free-range adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (produce: from free-range animals) (产品) | 自由放养动物制的,自由放养动物生产的 
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|   | Eggs generally cost more if they're free range. | 
| free rein nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (full control, unhampered freedom) | 完全自由 
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| free ride nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  slang (obtaining [sth] without putting in effort) (俚语) | 不劳而获,无本获利,坐享其成 
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| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | 
|   | There are no free rides here: if you don't work, you don't eat. | 
| free rider nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  slang (person: freeloader) (俚语) | 不劳而获者  bù láo ér huò zhě | 
| free sample nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (taster of [sth] offered at no charge) | 免费样品,试用品 
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|   | When I was a child, I loved to eat free samples at the grocery store. | 
| free speech nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (speech unrestrained by censorship) | 言论自由  yán lùn zì yóu | 
|   |   | 自由言论  zì yóu yán lùn  | 
|   | Seventy percent of Americans agreed that people should have the right to free speech. | 
| free spirit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (non-conformist) | 不遵守规范的人  bù zūn shǒu guī fàn de rén | 
|   | She's a free spirit: she wears what she likes, does what she likes, and doesn't care what anybody thinks. | 
| free state nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US, historical (US state prohibiting slavery) (历史用语,指禁止奴隶制度的州) | 自由州  zì yóu zhōu | 
|   | Not all of the Union states were free states; four were slave states. | 
| free throw nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (basketball: throw awarded after a foul) (篮球运动中犯规后罚球的一种) | 罚球,任意球 
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| free ticket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  literal (entitlement to [sth] at no cost) (本义) | 免费票  miǎn fèi piào | 
|   | You can work at a festival to get a free ticket. | 
| free time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (leisure hours) | 空闲  kòng xián | 
|   |   | 闲暇  xián xiá | 
|   | She often reads in her free time. | 
| free trade nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (unrestricted commerce) | 自由贸易  zì yóu mào yì | 
|   |   | 自由贸易制度  zì yóu mào yì zhì dù  | 
|   | The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. | 
free trade area,  free trade zone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (country: unrestricted commerce) | 自由贸易区  zì yóu mào yì qū | 
|   | The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. | 
| free trial nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sample of [sth] at no charge) | 免费试用 
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|   | If you want to check our new vehicles, just give us a call and we'll schedule a free trial. | 
| free verse nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (poetry without regular rhythm or rhyme) | 自由诗  zì yóu shī | 
|   |   | 自由体诗歌  zì yóu tǐ shī gē | 
|   | Walt Whitman wrote free verse in the 19th century. | 
| free will nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (choice, freedom to choose) | 自由意志  zì yóu yì zhì | 
|   |   | 自主抉择  zì zhǔ jué zé | 
|   |   | 自由选择  zì yóu xuǎn zé | 
|   | Are all things preordained by God or does the individual have free will? | 
| free world nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (democratic nations) (民主国家) | 自由世界  zì yóu shì jiè | 
|   | The Cold war divided the world into two halves: the free world and the communist world. | 
| free yourself viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (unburden yourself of [sth]) | 解放自己  jiě fàng zì jǐ | 
|   |   | 释放自己  shì fàng zì jǐ | 
|   |   | 解脱自己  jiě tuō zì jǐ | 
|   | No one else can cure your addiction; you must free yourself. | 
| free yourself from vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (reject, throw off) | 使自己摆脱…  shǐ zì jǐ bǎi tuō | 
| free yourself from a promise viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (avoid having to do [sth] you promised) | 摆脱诺言的约束  bǎi tuō nuò yán de yuē shù | 
|   |   | 不受诺言的约束  bú shòu nuò yán de yuē shù | 
| free yourself from an obligation v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (avoid having to fulfil a duty) | 不受责任的约束  bú shòu zé rèn de yuē shù | 
|   |   | 摆脱责任  bǎi tuō zé rèn | 
| free-for-all nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  informal (fight, argument open to everyone) (非正式用语) | 可自由参加的竞赛 
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free-form,  freeform adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (improvised or unplanned) | 即兴的  jí xìng de | 
|   |   | 无计划的  wú jì huà de | 
|   |   | 形式自由的  xíng shì zì yóu de | 
| free-spirited adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (independent) | 自由自在的,无拘无束的 
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| freeboard nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (distance: deck to water) (轮船) | 干舷 
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| 备注: 指的是满载吃水线到甲板上缘的垂直距离 | 
freelance,  free-lance adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (working for self) | 自由职业的  zì yóu zhí yè de  | 
|   |   | 自由职业者的  zì yóu zhí yè zhě de  | 
|   | Mike worked as a freelance journalist. | 
freelance,  free lance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  historical (medieval mercenary soldier) (中世纪欧洲) | 自由骑士,雇佣兵 
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freelance,  free-lance,  free lance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  informal (independent in political causes) | 无党派人士 
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freelance writer,  free-lance writer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (writer: self-employed) | 自由撰稿人  zì yóu zhuàn gǎo rén | 
|   | Roger hired a freelance writer to write some articles for him. | 
freestanding,  free-standing adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not supported) | 无支撑物的  wú zhī chēng wù de | 
|   |   | 不依靠支撑物的  bù yī kào zhī chēng wù de | 
|   | We don't live in a duplex or apartment; our home is freestanding. | 
freestanding,  free-standing adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  figurative (independent) | 独立的  dú lì de  | 
|   |   | 非附属的  fēi fù shǔ de | 
|   | The novel isn't part of a series; it's a freestanding story. | 
gluten free,  gluten-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not containing cereal protein) | 无麸质的 
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|   | Many people follow a gluten-free diet because they are allergic to wheat. | 
hands-free,  handsfree adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (device, kit: hands not required) | 免手持的 
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| home free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  informal (sure of safety, success) | 没有提供翻译 
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| it's a free country  |  informal (an individual can do what he or she wishes) (非正式用语) | 这是一个自由的国家  zhè shì yí gè zì yóu de guó jiā | 
|   | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! | 
| lead-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (without lead) | 无铅的 
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| lint-free cloth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (fabric that does not shed fibres) | 无绒布 
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|   | You should use a lint-free cloth to clean your glasses. | 
| of your own free will advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (out of choice) | 自己自愿的  zì jǐ zì yuàn de  | 
|   | Do you marry this man of your own free will?  I retired of my own free will; I was not fired. | 
| own free will nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (personal choice) | 自愿  zì yuàn | 
|   | It was my own free will to start this project so I can't blame anyone else when things get tough. | 
| rent-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (without rent payment) | 免租的 
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| scot-free advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  informal (without punishment) | 免于受罚地 
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| set free vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (liberate from captivity) | 释放  shì fàng | 
|   | Can you remember what year Nelson Mandela was set free? | 
| set free vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (emancipate) | 解放  jiě fàng | 
squirm out of [sth],  squirm free of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (get free by wriggling) | 扭动着挣脱 
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|   | The little girl squirmed out of her mother's embrace and ran off to play with her friends. | 
sugarless (US),  sugar-free (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (gum, soda: artificially sweetened) | 无糖的 
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|   |   | 不含糖的 
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tax-free,  tax free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (econ: no tax) | 免税的  miǎn shuì de | 
| There is no such thing as a free lunch exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." |  (Everything has a cost) | 天下没有免费的午餐  tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān | 
|   | I had to pay taxes on the free gift.  Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. | 
toll free,  toll-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  US (phone number: free of charge) | (电话号码)免费的  diàn huà hào mǎ miǎn fèi de | 
|   | The TV commercial gave a toll-free number we can call to buy the product. | 
toll free,  toll-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (road: for which toll is not charged) (道路) | 不收过路费的  bù shōu guò lù fèi de | 
| toll-free number nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  US (phone number that can be called without charge) | 免费电话号码  miǎn fèi diàn huà hào mǎ | 
|   | The area code for toll-free numbers is 800 or 888.  The agency has a toll free number so you can call without charge. | 
trouble-free,  trouble free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not problematic) | 可靠的  kě kào de  | 
|   |   | 没麻烦的 
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troublefree,  trouble-free adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (without problems) | 没有问题的  méi yǒu wèn tí de | 
|   |   | 没有困难的  méi yǒu kùn nán de  | 
|   | There is no marriage that is completely troublefree. |