•[+ to infinitive] Am I free (= Do I have permission) to leave now?现在我可以离开了吗？

•I'll give you a key then you're free to come and go as you please.我会给你一把锁匙，这样你就可以自由进出了。

•Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything.如果有甚么不明白的地方，可以随时打断我。

•The agreement gives companies free access to the markets of member countries.该协定使各家公司可以自由进入成员国市场。

•A great deal has been achieved, most notably free elections (= elections in which people can vote as they wish).已经取得了很大的成绩，最突出的是争取到了自由选举权。

•The atmosphere in the office is fairly free and easy.办公室里的气氛相当轻松自在。

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•I got some free cinema tickets.我搞到了一些免费电影票。

•Members all receive a free copy of the monthly newsletter.会员都会收到一份免费的通讯月刊。

•The elderly travel free on public transport.老年人可以免费乘坐公共交通。

•We will install your washing machine free of charge / for free (= without charge).我们将会为您免费安装洗衣机。

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•She left the court a free woman after the case against her collapsed because of a legal technicality.由于某个法律技术细则，对她的指控被推翻，她以一个自由人的身份离开了法庭。

•The new government has decided to set all political prisoners free.新政府已决定释放全部政治犯。

•She went/walked free after the charges against her were dropped.对她的指控都撤销后，她获得了自由。

•I let the dogs run free in the park.我让狗在公园里随便跑。

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•Both bookcases stand free of the wall.两个书架都不靠墙。

•The bolts have worked themselves free because of the vibrations.插销由于震动都松开了。

•Rescuers took several hours to cut the survivors free from the wreckage.救援人员花了好几个小时才将残骸切割开，把幸存者解救出来。

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•Just because he was the boss's son didn't mean Tim got a free ride.蒂姆是老板的儿子也不意味着他就能有“白吃的午餐”。

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•"I get to travel with my job but the downside is I have to give talks." "Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch."“我这份工作可以经常去四处走走，不过坏处是我要经常作报告。”“哎呀，天下没有免费的午餐嘛。”

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•I do a lot of reading in my free time.我业余时间大量读书。

•She's in a meeting at the moment, but she should be free to see you in ten minutes.她此时正在开会，但十分钟以后她会有空见你。

•I'm working in the café all this week, but I've got a free evening next Monday.整整这一个星期我都在咖啡厅工作，但我下周一晚上有空。

•Excuse me, is this seat free (= is anyone intending to sit in this seat) ?对不起，这个座位有人坐吗？

•We queued for half an hour waiting for a free space in the car park.我们为了等一个空车位在停车场排了半小时队。

•If you take these bags that will give me a free hand to open the door.你拿一下这些袋子，我就能腾出手来开门了。

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•Because the organization is a charitable enterprise it is free from tax worldwide.由于该组织是慈善机构，它在世界各国都不必纳税。

•She'll never be completely free of the disease.她这种病永远也无法彻底治愈。

•Ensure the wound is free from/of dirt before applying the bandage.上绷带以前要保证伤口不沾染污物。

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•He's rather free with his wife's money.他花起他妻子的钱来相当慷慨。

•She's very free with advice but she never seems to act on it herself.她经常提建议，但她自己似乎从来不照着做。

•He's very free with his criticism!他太爱妄加指责了！

•Don't her parents mind her making free with their house while they're on holiday?难道她的父母就不介意她在他们度假时擅自使用他们的房子吗？

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•free oxygen/nitrogen游离氧／氮

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•After a ten-hour siege the gunman agreed to free the hostages.经过十个小时的围困，持枪歹徒同意释放人质。

•Anti-vivisectionists last night freed a number of animals from a laboratory.反对活体解剖的人昨晚放走了实验室里的很多动物。

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•Both men were freed from the wreckage after a four-hour operation.经过四个小时的施救，两个人都被从残骸中解救出来。

•In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands.他想挣脱掉捆住他双手的绳子，结果是白费力气。

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•Her retirement from politics will free her (= provide her with enough time) to write her memoirs.退出政界将使她有充足的时间来写回忆录。

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•They planned to extend the car park, freeing existing parking spaces for visitors.他们计划扩建停车场，腾出现有的停车位给游客用。

•Can you cancel my meetings - I need to free (up) the afternoon to write this report.你能取消我的那些会议吗——我要空出下午的时间来写这份报告。

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•He dedicated his life to freeing the world from famine and disease.他毕生致力于消除世界上的饥馑和疾病。

•[R] I'd like to free my self of some of the responsibilities of this job.我想卸去自己从事这份工作所要承担的部分责任。