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词组 free up
释义
Phr V
free up
frees, freeing, freed
free up sth or free sth up
to make time or money available for a particular use by not using it in another way
I cancelled my meeting to free up the afternoon to write my report.If the developed nations cut their military spending it would free up huge resources.
free up sb or free sb up
to do something for someone so that they are avaiable to do something else
If I can get Dan to do my filing, that'll free me up to get on with writing those letters.
phrasefree up1. free up sthfree 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 sbfree 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 sthfree 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.

free up

1. To cause someone or something to become available or no longer devoted to a particular obligation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "free" and "up." Whew, having that meeting canceled frees up the rest of my afternoon. If you're going to watch the kids, then that frees me up to get some errands done.
2. To become available or no longer devoted to a particular obligation. My schedule is booked solid for the next few weeks, but I'll let you know if anything frees up.

free up

v.
To make something available that was previously occupied or in use: A few passengers decided to take the next bus, which freed up seats for my friend and me. Connecting my computer to a separate network connection has freed my phone line up.
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