1. 自由的；不受约束的　 able to act as one wants; not in prison or under anyone's control
2. 免费的，无偿的　 without payment of any kind; costing nothing
3. 空闲的；不忙的　 not busy; without work or duty; having time to give attention to sb/sth
4. P 摆脱…的；不受…影响的　 without (sb/sth unwanted); safe from
5. P 大方的，慷慨的　 ready to give; generous

　～ access　自由进入
　～ aid　慷慨的援助
　～ choice　自由的选择
　～ country　自由国家
　～ goods　免征进口税的货物
　～ press　新闻自由
　～ speech　言论自由
　～ ticket　免票
　～ time　空余时间
　～ translation　意译
　～ wind　顺风
　a bit ～　随便一点
　rather ～　很放肆
　somewhat ～　有点随便
　absolutely ～　完全自由
　comparatively ～　比较空
　completely ～　完全自由
　～ from　没有…的，不受…影响的
　～ in one's talk　讲话太随便
　～ of　免于…的，没有…的，不受…的，在…之外
　～ with　（讲话）直爽坦白，对…随便，随意，擅用

　This is a free country.　这是个自由的国家。
　He gave me free access to his valuable collection of scientific books.　他允许我随便使用他所搜集的极有价值的科学书籍。
　Their quarrel developed into a free fight.　他们的争吵最后发展为一场混战。
　I have only one free evening every week.　我每周只有一个晚上有空。
　Workers enjoy free medical care.　工人享受公费医疗。

　There is no rooms free in our hotel these days.　我们旅店这几天没有空房间。
　The goods will be sent to you postage free.　货物将寄给你们，免收邮费。
　She lives there rent free.　她住在那儿，免收房租。
　I wish to live a life entirely free from trouble.　我希望过一种完全没有烦恼忧虑的生活。
　He is a man free from vulgar tastes.　他是位脱离了低级趣味的人。

　Your son's manner is rather free in the presence of his teachers.　你儿子在老师面前举止未免太随便了。
　Are you free now?　你现在有空吗?
　The doctor will be free in ten minutes' time; can you wait that long?　医生再过十分钟就有空了，你能等那么长时间吗?
　I'll be free after Friday.　星期五以后我就没事了。
　Is this seat free?　这座位是空着的吗?
　Are the drinks free?　这些饮料免费吗?

　His elderly parents are free from care.　他的年老双亲无忧无虑。
　The old lady is never free from pain.　那位老人一直在受痛苦。

　He is always free in his talk.　他讲话总是很随便。

　This is free of cost〔charge〕.　这是免费的。
　She's been nothing but a nuisance; I'll be glad to be free of her when she leaves next week.　她这个人讨厌之极，下星期她走了以后，我真高兴从此摆脱了她。
　All our food products are completely free of artificial flavourings and colourings.　我们加工的所有食品都绝对不掺入人造调料和颜料。
　The ship was free of the harbour.　船离开了港口。

　She's very free with her money.　她花钱大手大脚。
　He was very free with his money, it was soon gone.　他乱花钱，不久便把钱花光了。
　He is very free with his time.　他毫不吝惜自己的时间。
　She is free with her teacher.　她和她的老师过分亲热。

　He was not free to choose his own career.　他不能自由地选择他自己的事业。
　You are free to go or stay.　去留随你的便。
　Do feel free to ask questions.　请随便提问题。
　You are free to go anywhere you wish.　你愿意去哪儿就去哪儿。
　Everyone is free to express himself.　每个人都可以畅所欲言。

　They loosed the prisoners' chains and set them free.　他们打开犯人的镣铐把他们释放了。
　Please set the bird free.　请把鸟放掉吧。

 ♣ as free as the air〔wind, a bird〕
　自由自在　completely free
　Now that I've got my divorce I feel as free as a bird.　由于我已经离婚，我觉得自由自在了。
 ♣ feel free
1. 感到自由，无拘束 feel the lack of control or limitation
　I feel so free without those tight clothes.　脱去这些紧身衣服我感到浑身轻快。
　Who feels free to choose his own life?　谁能自由选择自己的生活呢?
2. 〈非正〉随自己之意（做某事） regard oneself as welcome (to do sth)
　〔说明〕 feel free作此解时不用于进行体，常用于祈使句。
　Treat this house as your own, feel free.　把这所房子当作你自己的好了，随便一些。
 ♣ free and easy
　不拘礼节的，自由自在的　lacking in too great seriousness and ceremony
　The teacher was free and easy with his students.　老师跟学生们很随便。
　She leads a free and easy sort of life and never troubles much about anything.　她过着逍遥自在的生活，从来不为任何事情烦心。
 ♣ free hand
　不受约束　unrestricted authority to act
　Roy is the expert so they gave him a free hand to sort out the problem.　罗伊是专家，因此他们让他可以自主地处理那个问题。
 ♣ free translation
　意译　approximate interpretation
　Never mind the exact technical specification, just give us a free translation of what the machine can do.　别在意要有精确的技术说明，只要把那机器的作用给我们意译一下就可以了。
 ♣ set free
　释放　release
　I think all caged birds should be set free.　我认为所有关在笼里的鸟儿都应该放出去。

 ♣ free from, free of
　这两个短语都可作“没有…的”或“免于…的”解， free from用得更普遍。在danger, pain, trouble, difficulty, influence等词前惯用free from；而在charge, rent, duty等词前惯用free of. 例如：
　Not very many imports are free of all duty.　全部免税的进口货不很多。
　He offered to supply her with another clock free of charge.　他答应免费再提供她一只钟。
　另外， free of有时作“摆脱…”，“离开…”解。例如：
　They like living in a village, free of crowds and noise.　他们喜欢住在乡村里，远离人群和噪音。
 ♣ 下面两个句子意思相同：

　去还是留，由你自己决定。
　［误］ You are free going or staying.
　［正］ You are free to go or to stay.
　［析］ 表示“自由地去干某事”，习惯上用be free to do sth.

1. 免费地　 without payment
2. 自由地，无拘束地　 in an uncontrolled manner

　free　用作副词时有两个意思：一是指“免费地”；二是指“自由地，无拘束地”。free引申可作“松，松弛”解。

　admit ～　免费招待
　open ～　免费开放
　run ～　乱跑
　travel ～　免费旅行

　The gallery is open free.　展览馆免费开放。
　An evening show was arranged to admit free the family members of the workers.　安排了一个晚场免费招待工人家属。
　Babies are allowed to travel free on buses.　婴儿可以免费乘坐公共汽车。
　Don't let the dog run free on the main road.　别让狗在大马路上乱跑。
　The children ran free across the meadow.　孩子们在草地里自由地奔跑。
　Two screws in this old wooden door have worked themselves free.　这个旧门上的两个螺丝松了。
　The window has stuck, but I pushed it hard and it swung free.　窗户卡住了，经我用力一推就松开了。

 ♣ make free with
　随意使用　use sth without respect or as if it is one's own
　She's made free with my cigarettes during my absence.　我不在时她随意抽我的烟。
　He has made free with the reading room after class.　课后他可以任意使用阅览室。
　He made free with all his girlfriend's money.　他随便花女朋友的钱。
　He won't lend anybody his equipment yet he's always ready to make free with my tool kit.　他不愿把他的器具借给任何人，但他却总是擅自使用我的工具箱。

　vt.　免除；释放 make free (from); get rid (of); set at liberty

　～ birds　放飞鸟
　～ kidnappers　释放被绑架者
　～ prisoners　释放囚犯
　～ slaves　解放奴隶
　～ absolutely　绝对地解放
　～ completely　完全地自由
　～ finally　最终解放
　～ gladly　很高兴地释放
　～ happily　很高兴释放
　～ independently　使…独立地解放
　～ irrepressibly　无法控制地解放
　～ luckily　很幸运地释放
　～ unaccountably　无责任地释放
　～ unbelievably　不可相信地释放
　～ unconditionally　无条件地解放
　～ unexpectedly　不可盼望地释放
　～ utterly　完全地自由
　～ animal from a trap　从陷阱中放走动物
　～ person from charge　使人免受指控
　～ oneself from debt　还清债务
　～ oneself from financial anxiety　摆脱财政上的焦虑
　～ country from oppression　将国家从压迫中解放出来
　～ person from responsibility　使人摆脱责任
　～ person from restrictions　免受种种限制
　～ of　使摆拖
　～ out of　从…放出来

　This movement overthrew the serf system and freed a million serfs and slaves.　这一运动推翻了农奴制，并且解放了百万农奴和奴隶。
　I need to go out; can you free me for an hour?　我得外出，你可以让我告假一小时吗?
　The five slaves were freed.　那五个奴隶被释放了。
　They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed.　他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。
　After five years' imprisonment, the convict was freed.　那个囚犯经过五年的监禁之后被释放了。
　Giving up my job freed me to spend more time with the children.　放弃了工作我便能脱出身子，花更多的时间跟孩子们在一起。
　Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.　他早早退休，摆脱了工作的束缚而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。

 ♣ free from　(v.+prep.)
　（把…)从…释放出来；使…摆脱　set (sth/sb) from (sth)
　Someone has freed the rats from their cages.　有人把耗子从笼子里放了出来。
　The girl asked her father to free the bird from the cage.　那女孩请求她父亲把鸟从笼子里放出去。
　We freed him from his financial obligations.　我们使他摆脱了经济上的责任。
　The United Nations are trying to free the world from the threat of war.　联合国力图使世界免于战争的威胁。
　He wanted to set up a country to free his people from hunger.　他要建立一个国家使他的人民免于饥饿。
　That country is now freed from imperialist slavery.　那个国家现已从帝国主义的奴役下解放出来。
　He was freed from the jail.　他从监狱里释放了。
　Paul was put into the cell, his wrists were finally freed from handcuffs.　保罗被关进单人牢房后，终于把手铐从他手腕上取了下来。
 ♣ free of　(v.+prep.)
　摒除，打消…　empty (one) of (sth such as thoughts)
　〔说明〕 free of常不用于进行体。
　She can't free herself of the idea that someone's watching her all the time.　她总以为有人一直在盯着她，竟无法摆脱这念头。

 ♣ free, emancipate, liberate
　参见liberate条。
 ♣ free, release, relieve
　这组词都有“解除”的意思。其区别是：free指使某人或某物从某种限制的情况下解脱出来或释放，后面常跟介词from或of. release指使某人或某物较为具体地摆脱某种限制、束缚或痛苦，例如：
　He released her arm.　他放开了她的手臂。
　The missile was automatically released by the computer.　这枚导弹是通过计算机自动发射的。
　relieve　指解除不愉快的感情或负担等，例如：
　It will relieve them of a tremendous burden.　这将给他们解除一个巨大的负担。
　I wanted to relieve myself of these duties as soon as possible.　我想尽快从这些责任中解脱出来。

　［同义词］ adj. at leisure, at liberty, without charge v. liberate, release
　［反义词］ adj. attached, confined, restricted, tied v. enslave, snare
　［词源］　中古英语fre <古英语freo（自由）