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free /friː/► SEE ALLbe in/go into free fall for freefree and easy(as) free as (the) air/as a birdget, have, etc. a free handget, take, etc. a free rideit’s a free countrymake free with sthof your own free willfeel free (to do sth)home and drygive/allow sb/sth free/full reingive/allow free/full rein to sb/sththere’s no such thing as a free lunchwalk free
●be in/go into ˌfree ˈfallbe falling/start to fall rapidly 正在／开始迅速下降◆Share prices are in free fall in Tokyo this morning.
今天上午东京股市大跌。◆The value of the euro against the dollar went into free fall as soon as the news was announced.
消息一公布，欧元对美元的比值就开始暴跌。 NOTE From the moment you jump out of a plane until the moment your parachute opens, you are in free fall. 从飞机上跳下至降落伞打开期间为自由下落（free fall）状态。 ● for ˈfree1. without having to pay 免费◆Some children got into the cinema for free by using old tickets.
有些小孩用旧票进电影院看电影，没有花钱买票。2. used for emphasizing how strongly you feel about sth （表示强调）毫无问题◆The whole plan is a disaster. I can tell you that for free.
整个计划都很失败，我可以明确地告诉你。●free and ˈeasyinformal and relaxed 随便；轻松；自由自在◆They had to settle down. Life wasn’t free and easy any more.
他们不得不安顿下来，生活也不再轻松悠闲了。●(as) free as (the) ˈair/as a ˈbirdcompletely free 完全自由；像空气（或小鸟）一样无拘无束◆You can’t imagine what it’s like to feel as free as the air. Nobody who hasn’t been in prison can imagine it.
你想象不出如行云般自由的感觉是啥样，任何没进过监狱的人都想象不出来。●get, have, etc. a free ˈhandbe given permission or an opportunity to do what you want in your work, plans, etc. 有自由发挥的机会；可以自己作主◆My boss gives me a free hand in deciding which outside contractor to use.
老板让我自主决定聘用哪家外部承包商。◆She has a free hand in choosing her staff.
她有权自主挑选部下。 OPP tie sb’s hands ●get, take, etc. a free ˈridehave an advantage or a benefit from a situation without doing anything to deserve it 搭便车；白白得到好处◆The free ride is over — either you start working or quit.
免费午餐到此为止。你要么开始工作，要么辞职走人。●it’s a free ˈcountry (spoken) used as a reply when sb suggests that you should not do sth （用于对某人的劝阻作出应答）这是个自由的国家◆It’s a free country and I’ll say what I like!
这是个自由的国家，我想说什么就说什么！●make free with sth (disapproving) use sth a lot, even though it does not belong to you 随便使用（别人的东西）；擅自使用◆I think he’ll have something to say about you making free with all his things while he’s away.
他不在时你随便乱用他的东西，我觉得他会有意见的。●of your own free ˈwillbecause you want to do sth rather than because sb has told or forced you to do it 自愿地；主动地◆She left of her own free will.
她是自愿离开的。●feel ˈfree (to do sth) (informal) (used to give sb permission to do sth 允许某人做某事) you may do as you want; nobody will object if you do sth 请便；可以随便做某事◆‘May I borrow your bike?’ ‘Feel free!’“我能借用一下你的自行车吗？”“请便！”◆Feel free to come and go as you like.你来去自由。●home and ˈdry (BrE) (NAmE home ˈfree) in a safe or good position because you have successfully completed or won sth 平安无事；稳操胜券◆When we’ve won four out of six games, we’ll know that we’re home and dry.我们六场比赛中要是能赢四场，就没有问题了。◆All they have to do is sign the contract and then we’ll be home free.只要他们一签合同，我们就高枕无忧了。●give/allow sb/sth free/full ˈrein●give/allow free/full ˈrein to sb/sthnot restrict, limit or control sth 对…不加约束；对…放任自由◆In a novel the author need not keep to the facts, but a textbook is not the place to give free rein to your imagination.小说作者不用拘泥于事实，而课本却不允许凭空想象。 OPP keep a tight rein on sb/sth NOTE A rein is a long leather band that is fastened around a horse’s neck and used by the rider to control the speed of the horse. * rein （缰绳）是拴在马脖子上的长皮带，骑手用以控制马的速度。 ●there’s no such ˌthing as a free ˈlunch (spoken) used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing 世上没有免费的午餐◆I think you should be very careful about accepting his help. Remember, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.我认为你接受他的帮助得十分谨慎。记住，天下没有免费的午餐。 ORIGIN In the past, some pubs/bars offered their customers a ‘free’ lunch, but they had to buy drinks first. 旧时小酒店常常提供所谓的“免费”午餐，但前提是顾客必须先购买酒水。●walk ˈfreebe allowed to leave a court of law, etc., without receiving any punishment 获无罪释放；以自由之身走出法院◆Family and friends of the victim were stunned as the man who they believed was guilty walked free.涉嫌犯罪的那个男人被无罪释放时，受害者的家属和朋友倍感震惊。 |