词组 | free up |
释义 | free up 1. free up sth • free sth up to make something such as time or money available to be used, by not using it for something else: ▪ NASA hopes that the budget cuts will free up $2 billion, which they can use for other projects. ▪ She thought that if she went freelance, it would free her time up for doing things that she really wanted to do. 2. free up sb • free sb up to make someone have more time available, by doing some of the things they usually do for them: ▪ Why don't you get someone in to help you? It would take a lot of pressure off you, and free you up to do more important things. 3. free up sth • free sth up to make a system work more easily and effectively by getting rid of things that prevent this from happening: ▪ The Conservatives say they want to free up the economy by getting rid of unnecessary rules and regulations. |
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