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近義詞without gratis charge

反義詞

adj. 免費(fèi)的；自由的，不受約束的；[化學(xué)] 游離的
vt. 使自由，解放；釋放
adv. 自由地；免費(fèi)
n. (Free)人名；(英)弗里

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詞態(tài)變化

第三人稱單數(shù):?frees;過去式:?freed;過去分詞:?freed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?freeing;比較級(jí):?freer;最高級(jí):?freest;

中文詞源

free 自由的，空閑的

來自PIE*pri, 愛，友愛，詞源同friend, Frigga. 詞義由愛引申為親人，朋友，和平，自由，免費(fèi)。類似詞義演變比較kind.

英英釋意

1. people who are free;: "the home of the free and the brave"

英文詞源

free: free: [OE] The prehistoric ancestor of free was a term of affection uniting the members of a family in a common bond, and implicitly excluding their servants or slaves – those who were not ‘free’. It comes ultimately from Indo- European *prijos, whose signification ‘dear, beloved’ is revealed in such collateral descendants as Sanskrit priyás ‘dear’, Russian prijatel’ ‘friend’, and indeed English friend.

Its Germanic offspring, *frijaz, displays the shift from ‘a(chǎn)ffection’ to ‘liberty’, as shown in German frei, Dutch vrij, Swedish and Danish fri, and English free. Welsh rhydd ‘free’ comes from the same Indo-European source.
=> friday, friend
free (adj.): Old English freo "free, exempt from, not in bondage, acting of one's own will," also "noble; joyful," from Proto-Germanic *frija- "beloved; not in bondage" (cognates: Old Frisian fri, Old Saxon vri, Old High German vri, German frei, Dutch vrij, Gothic freis "free"), from PIE *priy-a- "dear, beloved," from root *pri- "to love" (cognates: Sanskrit priyah "own, dear, beloved," priyate "loves;" Old Church Slavonic prijati "to help," prijatelji "friend;" Welsh rhydd "free").

The primary Germanic sense seems to have been "beloved, friend, to love;" which in some languages (notably Germanic and Celtic) developed also a sense of "free," perhaps from the terms "beloved" or "friend" being applied to the free members of one's clan (as opposed to slaves; compare Latin liberi, meaning both "free persons" and "children of a family"). For the older sense in Germanic, compare Gothic frijon "to love;" Old English freod "affection, friendship, peace," friga "love," frieu "peace;" Old Norse frier "peace, personal security; love, friendship," German Friede "peace;" Old English freo "wife;" Old Norse Frigg "wife of Odin," literally "beloved" or "loving;" Middle Low German vrien "to take to wife," Dutch vrijen, German freien "to woo."

Meaning "clear of obstruction" is from mid-13c.; sense of "unrestrained in movement" is from c. 1300; of animals, "loose, at liberty, wild," late 14c. Meaning "liberal, not parsimonious" is from c. 1300. Sense of "characterized by liberty of action or expression" is from 1630s; of art, etc., "not holding strictly to rule or form," from 1813. Of nations, "not subject to foreign rule or to despotism," recorded in English from late 14c. (Free world "non-communist nations" attested from 1950 on notion of "based on principles of civil liberty.") Sense of "given without cost" is 1580s, from notion of "free of cost."

Free lunch, originally offered in bars to draw in customers, by 1850, American English. Free pass on railways, etc., attested by 1850. Free speech in Britain was used of a privilege in Parliament since the time of Henry VIII. In U.S., in reference to a civil right to expression, it became a prominent phrase in the debates over the Gag Rule (1836). Free enterprise recorded from 1832; free trade is from 1823; free market from 1630s. Free will is from early 13c. Free school is from late 15c. Free association in psychology is from 1899. Free love "sexual liberation" attested from 1822 (the doctrine itself is much older), American English. Free and easy "unrestrained" is from 1690s.
free (v.): Old English freogan "to free, liberate, manumit," also "to love, think of lovingly, honor;" also "to rid (of something)," from freo "not in bondage" (see free (adj.)). The forking sense in the Germanic adjective is reflected in the verbs that grew from it in the daughter languages. Compare Old Frisian fria "to make free;" Old Saxon friohan "to court, woo;" German befreien "to free," freien "to woo;" Old Norse frja "to love;" Gothic frijon "to love." Related: Freed; freeing.

同義詞辨析

free, liberate, release, discharge

這些動(dòng)詞均含"解放，釋放"之意。

free：指不再受任何限制、約束、阻礙和壓迫，完全可按自己的意志行事。

liberate：常指從束縛和壓迫中解放出來，強(qiáng)調(diào)獲得最終的解放，有時(shí)可和free換用。

release：側(cè)重指放松限制、解除監(jiān)禁或免除義務(wù)。

discharge：強(qiáng)調(diào)把某人或某物從監(jiān)禁、束縛中釋放出來。

考試真題

It frees us from painful memories.

High-flyers ( ' , 能干的人) who are forced to work in teams may be undervalued and free-riders empowered.

Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay.

They try to stop their economy from going into free-fall.

The teachers must be free to teach in their own way—the curriculum should be flexible enough so that they can use their individual talents to achieve the goals of the course.

Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy.

In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.

After swiping（敲擊）into the iPad app (應(yīng)用軟件 ), which you can get for free here, he opens up a few different types of textbooks.

Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage People are being lured (引誘)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information

She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog.

Worst of all, when her son, Ned, fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help

Well, at 3:30, you're seeing our sales representative there and then you're free till the evening.

Results of a recent Harry's poll on free time shows that the average-work week for many Americans is 50 hours

However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important.

In different countries, free time is spent in different ways

In a similar survey conducted in Japan, the most popular free time activity was eating out.

Although people around the world may enjoy doing similar things in their free time, there's evidence to suggest that these interests are changing

Many more people in the States are spending their free time surfing the Web, e- mafling friends or playing games online.

The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper's debts, but this Smith character also offers his services for free

In free time for children to follow their own interests

Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces.

He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.

"I try to make things as inexpensive as possible," said Hunt, who uses free digital textbooks for his classes but designs his own curriculum.

Any social group that encourages free exchange of ideas and pursuit of knowledge is beneficial.

Careme would often spend his free afternoons at the nearby National library reading book on art and architecture.

Museum's special exhibition area will now be free of charge.

The teachers must be free to teach in their own way— the curriculum should be flexible enough so that they can use their individual talents to achieve the goals of the course.

They sent me an invitation with a note saying I could take a friend for free on the first day.

We also have a free airport shuttle service.

When I asked his opinion on this matter, he responded, ui like in-class exams because the time is already reserved, as opposed to using my free time at home to work on a test.

While cereal remains a firm favourite among breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugar content of "adult" breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free s

Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.

Winners of local contests will participate in the national math competition for free.

The Math Olympiad Summer Training Program is a three-week math camp held by the Mathematical Association of America that leads straight to the international championship and is free for those who make it.

Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the outsourcing plan, which has not been finalized.

Those dangers can be addressed with farmer and consumer education, he said, while the free water and nutrients from human waste can help urban farmers in developing countries to escape poverty.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this ecological overshoot of the human economy, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in, and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.

During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting viewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue.

It was in a free fall, and it was a veryscary period, economist Martin Neil Baily said.

They are free from the greenhouse effects affecting forced riders.

Now we are told Members of Parliament ( ' , MPs) will have a free vote before parliament is dissolved in March.

Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate free-riders: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.

This one was chosen because it echoed the labels of groups, such as Italian Americans and Irish Americans, that had already been freed of widespread discrimination.

It is free from racial biases.

"We want to improve the quality of animal health and make it easier for farmers to maintain large landscapes where animals roam free," says Sukkarieh.

At the same time, we recognize that children might have an interest in entering adulthood free to create their own digital footprint.

But the only way college could be free is if the faculty and staff donated their time, the buildings required no maintenance, and campuses required no utilities.

For example, the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at twenty of their shops.

Free market capitalism hasn't freed us.

However, there are certain advantages of public universities, such as the fees being free.

In fact, they sometimes take their own lives because they are treated so badly, and because they believe they will be born again, free and living in their own land.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this "ecological overshoot of the human economy", and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,

The aim was to enable older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, but this increased concern about the lack of coordination between free health and paid-for social car.

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it free are multiplying.

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $40, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it "free" are multiplying.

The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom, but it wasn't freedom at all.

The National Health Service was free and wholly publicly provided.

You can also use apps like Off Time or Unplugged to create tech free zones by strategically scheduling automatic airplane modes.

A cup of coffee costs about three dollars and fifty cents, but the fun is free.

A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183.

A local driving school has also offered him six free driving lessons.

A man was free if he was self-controlled.

A restaurant in Spain uses a foodie to "re-create forms and pieces" of food that are "exactly the same, " freeing cooks to complete other tasks.

A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years.

A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman.

All bookings made before 12 September will receive free travel insurance for.

All right, I'll finish school at five o'clock, and I'm free after that.

And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together.

At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky.

Athens would continue to be free.

Before the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution.

Cards can attend the events for free.

Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels, I can now call myself a "marathon winner".

During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called thinking chess, for three credits.

Even if I weren't excited enough about free credits, news about our instructor was appealing enough to me.

Family/children's programs are free with admission.

Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free users pay, in effect, by handing over yet more data.

For most high school students, free periods are useless.

Grocery stores of the future might stock "food" that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.

He freed it from the trap.

He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.

His words freed me from my bad dreams.

How can a participant get a free meal?

If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free.

If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet dancer.

In addition, their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling.

It would allow much room for free thinking.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening.

Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.

Mr.Stone is free this afternoon after 3:00.

Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with tinkertoys in his free time.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper metrobus and metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100.

The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted.

The crowne plaza hotel in copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator.

The elderly were free from suffering.

The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.

The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.

Then it will be free to inspect it.

Then, Larry asked the police if he was needed or free to go.

There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don't think people will take advantage of our programme, ".

They no longer provide free services.

This tour transports you back in time to one of San Francisco's most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.

Tina stern received rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free transportation.

Try to work less, or look for a more stress-free job.

Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.

When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.

When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting competition to watch, together with the story behind it.

He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.

Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas —such as free markets, self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.

This is not a free market but a biased one.

Hire a personal stylist, or use the free styling service of a store like J.

Likewise,automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work.

It Is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS, which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.

Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.

But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work.

Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers.

hire a personal stylist, or use the free styling of a store like J.Crew.

In some ways the scientific publishing model resembles the economy of the social internet: labour is provided free in exchange for the hope of status, while huge profits are made by a few big firms who run the market places.

likewise, automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work.

Other scientists perform the specialised work of peer review also for free, because it is a central element in the acquisition of status and the production of scientific knowledge.

Publishers have responded to the demand that they make their product free to readers by charging their writers fees to cover the costs of preparing an article.

The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations.

These days, because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.

They gave justices permanent positions so they would be free to upset those in power and have no need to cultivate political support.

Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas — such as free markets, self-reliance — as falling outside th

with the content of papers secured for free, the publisher needs only find a market for its journal.

詞組搭配

for free

(informal)without cost or payment

(非正式)免費(fèi)地，無償?shù)?/p>

these professionals were giving their time for free.
這些專業(yè)人員在抽時(shí)間提供無償服務(wù)。

free and easy

informal and relaxed

隨便的，無拘無束

free, gratis, and for nothing

(humorous)without charge

(幽默)不收費(fèi)地

a free hand

freedom to act at one's own discretion

自行處理權(quán)；自主權(quán)；全權(quán)；放手干的權(quán)力

free on board (或 rail)

(縮略詞: f.o.b. 或 f.o.r.)including or assuming delivery without charge to a ship or railway wagon

離岸價(jià)格；船（或火車）上交貨；裝船（或裝火車）免費(fèi)

(a) free rein

a free ride

used in reference to a situation in which someone benefits without having to make a fair contribution

占便宜；無本獲利，白得

people have been having a free ride, paying so little rent that there is no money for maintenance.
人們一直在占便宜，只付很少租金以至于沒有錢搞維修。

the free world

the non-communist countries of the world, as formerly opposed to the Soviet bloc

自由世界（統(tǒng)指以前反對蘇聯(lián)集團(tuán)的非共產(chǎn)主義國家）

it's a free country

said when asserting that a course of action is not illegal or forbidden, often in justification of it

這里是自由國家（用于聲稱做某事不違法或不受禁止，常有辯解之意）

make free with

treat without ceremony or proper respect

擅自處理；隨意對待

he'll have something to say about your making free with his belongings.
你擅自動(dòng)用他的個(gè)人財(cái)物，他有話要說。

for free【非正式用語】

Without charge.

免費(fèi)的

實(shí)用場景例句

Why waste ￡50 when you could get it for free?: 能夠免費(fèi)得到為什么還要浪費(fèi)50英鎊呢？

I wasn't expecting you to do it for free...: 我并沒有指望你白干。

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.: 如果有任何問題，請隨意提問。

Go right ahead. Feel free...: 開始吧。請便。

He pulled his arm free, and strode for the door...: 他抽出胳膊，大步朝門走去。

It took firemen two hours to cut through the drive belt to free him...: 消防員花了兩個(gè)小時(shí)才把傳動(dòng)帶切斷，把他救了出來。

He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.: 他設(shè)法掙脫出一只手來擋住了一拳。

He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp...: 他一只手抓起電話聽筒，另一只手去摸床頭燈的開關(guān)。

She checked her fall with her free arm.: 多虧了她還有一只手空著才沒讓自己倒下去。

They weren't always so free with their advice...: 他們并不是一直都如此好為人師。

They would often be free with criticism, some of it unjustified.: 他們經(jīng)常會(huì)大肆批評，而且其中有些并無道理。

The severe conditions hampered attempts to pull the vessel free of the rig...: 惡劣的天氣情況使得把那艘船拉離鉆塔的努力很難奏效。

They took the only free table, which was just inside the door.: 他們在剛進(jìn)門處的唯一一張空桌子邊坐下。

There was only one seat free on the train...: 列車上只剩下一個(gè)空座。

...a future far more free of fear...: 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)擺脫恐懼的未來

She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles...: 她保持著苗條的身材，臉上也沒有皺紋。

Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers...: 工具腰帶解放了雙手，還減少了錘子掉落的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project...: 他和迪斯尼的協(xié)議很快就要到期，這樣他就可以騰出身來發(fā)展自己的項(xiàng)目了。

She spent her free time shopping...: 她空閑的時(shí)候就去購物。

I used to write during my free periods at school...: 過去我經(jīng)常在課余時(shí)間寫作。

The seminars are free, with lunch provided.: 研討會(huì)不收會(huì)務(wù)費(fèi)，而且還提供午餐。

...a free brochure with details of gift vouchers.: 內(nèi)有禮券詳情的免費(fèi)宣傳冊

The government will be free to pursue its economic policies...: 政府將可不受限制地實(shí)行其經(jīng)濟(jì)政策。

The elections were free and fair...: 選舉是自由公正的。

It will free us of a whole lot of debt...: 它會(huì)使我們擺脫巨額債務(wù)。

The 30-year-old star is trying to free himself from his recording contract.: 這位30 歲的明星正試圖從他的唱片合約中脫身。

He walked from the court house a free man...: 他以自由之身走出了法院。

More than ninety prisoners have been set free so far under a government amnesty.: 目前已有 90 多名犯人因?yàn)橐豁?xiàng)政府特赦獲得自由。

Israel is set to free more Lebanese prisoners...: 以色列準(zhǔn)備釋放更多的黎巴嫩犯人。

The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.: 這項(xiàng)法案有明確的目的，即保護(hù)被解放的奴隸免受白人暴民的傷害。

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