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It frees us from painful memories.
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High-flyers ( ' , 能干的人) who are forced to work in teams may be undervalued and free-riders empowered.
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Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay.
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They try to stop their economy from going into free-fall.
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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.
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Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy.
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In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.
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After swiping(敲击)into the iPad app (应用软件 ), which you can get for free here, he opens up a few different types of textbooks.
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Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information
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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.
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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
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Well, at 3:30, you're seeing our sales representative there and then you're free till the evening.
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Results of a recent Harry's poll on free time shows that the average-work week for many Americans is 50 hours
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However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important.
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In different countries, free time is spent in different ways
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In a similar survey conducted in Japan, the most popular free time activity was eating out.
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Although people around the world may enjoy doing similar things in their free time, there's evidence to suggest that these interests are changing
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Many more people in the States are spending their free time surfing the Web, e- mafling friends or playing games online.
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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
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In free time for children to follow their own interests
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Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces.
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He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.
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"I try to make things as inexpensive as possible," said Hunt, who uses free digital textbooks for his classes but designs his own curriculum.
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Any social group that encourages free exchange of ideas and pursuit of knowledge is beneficial.
2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
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Careme would often spend his free afternoons at the nearby National library reading book on art and architecture.
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Museum's special exhibition area will now be free of charge.
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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.
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They sent me an invitation with a note saying I could take a friend for free on the first day.
2018年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
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We also have a free airport shuttle service.
2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
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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.
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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
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Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.
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Winners of local contests will participate in the national math competition for free.
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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.
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Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the outsourcing plan, which has not been finalized.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It was in a free fall, and it was a veryscary period, economist Martin Neil Baily said.
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They are free from the greenhouse effects affecting forced riders.
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Now we are told Members of Parliament ( ' , MPs) will have a free vote before parliament is dissolved in March.
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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.
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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.
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It is free from racial biases.
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"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.
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At the same time, we recognize that children might have an interest in entering adulthood free to create their own digital footprint.
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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.
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For example, the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at twenty of their shops.
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Free market capitalism hasn't freed us.
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
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However, there are certain advantages of public universities, such as the fees being free.
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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.
2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
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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,
2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
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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.
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The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it free are multiplying.
2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
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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.
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The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom, but it wasn't freedom at all.
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The National Health Service was free and wholly publicly provided.
2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
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You can also use apps like Off Time or Unplugged to create tech free zones by strategically scheduling automatic airplane modes.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
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ADJ
免费的
If something is free, you can have it or use it without paying for it.
例句
The seminars are free, with lunch provided.
研讨会不收会务费,而且还提供午餐。
...a free brochure with details of gift vouchers.
内有礼券详情的免费宣传册
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ADJ-GRADED
自由的;不受约束的;没有限制的
Someone or something that is free is not restricted, controlled, or limited, for example by rules, customs, or other people.
例句
The government will be free to pursue its economic policies...
政府将可不受限制地实行其经济政策。
The elections were free and fair...
选举是自由公正的。
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VERB
使摆脱;使去掉
If you free someone of something that is unpleasant or restricting, you remove it from them.
例句
It will free us of a whole lot of debt...
它会使我们摆脱巨额债务。
The 30-year-old star is trying to free himself from his recording contract.
这位30 岁的明星正试图从他的唱片合约中脱身。
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ADJ
(人身)自由的;不受监禁(或奴役)的
Someone who is free is no longer a prisoner or a slave.
例句
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 多名犯人因为一项政府特赦获得自由。
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VERB
使人身自由;解放;释放
To free a prisoner or a slave means to let them go or release them from prison.
例句
Israel is set to free more Lebanese prisoners...
以色列准备释放更多的黎巴嫩犯人。
The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.
这项法案有明确的目的,即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。
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ADJ
无…的;摆脱了…的
If someone or something is free of or free from an unpleasant thing, they do not have it or they are not affected by it.
例句
...a future far more free of fear...
远远摆脱恐惧的未来
She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles...
她保持着苗条的身材,脸上也没有皱纹。
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ADJ
免(税)的
A sum of money or type of goods that is free of tax or duty is one that you do not have to pay tax on.
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VERB
使解脱出来;使空出来
To free someone or something means to make them available for a task or function that they were previously not available for.
例句
Toolbelts free both hands and lessen the risk of dropping hammers...
工具腰带解放了双手,还减少了锤子掉落的风险。
His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project...
他和迪斯尼的协议很快就要到期,这样他就可以腾出身来发展自己的项目了。
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ADJ
空闲的;有空的;不上班的;不在忙的
If you have a free period of time or are free at a particular time, you are not working or occupied then.
例句
She spent her free time shopping...
她空闲的时候就去购物。
I used to write during my free periods at school...
过去我经常在课余时间写作。
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ADJ
不在用的;无人使用的;未被占用的
If something such as a table or seat is free, it is not being used or occupied by anyone, or is not reserved for anyone to use.
例句
There was only one seat free on the train...
列车上只剩下一个空座。
They took the only free table, which was just inside the door.
他们在刚进门处的唯一一张空桌子边坐下。
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ADJ
松开的;脱开的;未缚住的;未固定的
If you get something free or if it gets free, it is no longer trapped by anything or attached to anything.
例句
The severe conditions hampered attempts to pull the vessel free of the rig...
恶劣的天气情况使得把那艘船拉离钻塔的努力很难奏效。
He pulled his arm free, and strode for the door...
他抽出胳膊,大步朝门走去。
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VERB
松开;解开;使不再缚住(或固定)
If you free someone or something, you remove them from the place in which they have been trapped or become fixed.
例句
It took firemen two hours to cut through the drive belt to free him...
消防员花了两个小时才把传动带切断,把他救了出来。
He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.
他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。
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ADJ
(手或胳膊)空着的,闲着的
When someone is using one hand or arm to hold or move something, their other hand or arm is referred to as their free one.
例句
He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp...
他一只手抓起电话听筒,另一只手去摸床头灯的开关。
She checked her fall with her free arm.
多亏了她还有一只手空着才没让自己倒下去。
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ADJ-GRADED
慷慨的;大手大脚的;过分给予的
If you say that someone is free with something such as advice or money, you mean that they give a lot of it, sometimes when it is not wanted.
例句
They weren't always so free with their advice...
他们并不是一直都如此好为人师。
They would often be free with criticism, some of it unjustified.
他们经常会大肆批评,而且其中有些并无道理。
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PHRASE
请随意;不必拘谨
You say 'feel free' when you want to give someone permission to do something, in a very willing way.
例句
Go right ahead. Feel free...
开始吧。请便。
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.
如果有任何问题,请随意提问。
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PHRASE
义务地;无偿地;免费地
If you do something or get something for free, you do it without being paid or get it without having to pay for it.
例句
I wasn't expecting you to do it for free...
我并没有指望你白干。
Why waste £50 when you could get it for free?
能够免费得到为什么还要浪费50英镑呢?
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(表达批评意见时用于强调)不管怎样
You say that you will express a critical opinion about something for free when you want to emphasize how strongly you feel about it.
例句
I'll tell you one thing for free: I can't stand him.
不管怎样我都要说:我受不了他。
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PHRASAL VERB
开放,放开(市场、经济或体系)
To free up a market, economy, or system means to make it operate with fewer restrictions and controls.
例句
...policies for freeing up markets and extending competition.
开放市场、扩大竞争的政策
Noun
1. people who are free;
"the home of the free and the brave"Verb
1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
2. relieve from;
"Rid the the house of pests"3. remove or force out from a position;
"The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums""He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"4. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam"5. make (information) available publication;
"release the list with the names of the prisoners"6. free from obligations or duties
7. free or remove obstruction from;
"free a path across the cluttered floor"8. let off the hook;
"I absolve you from this responsibility"9. part with a possession or right;
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest""resign a claim to the throne"10. make (assets) available;
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"Adjective
1. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint;
"free enterprise""a free port""a free country""I have an hour free""free will""free of racism""feel free to stay as long as you wish""a free choice"2. unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion;
"free expansion""free oxygen""a free electron"3. costing nothing;
"complimentary tickets"4. not occupied or in use;
"a free locker""a free lane"5. not fixed in position;
"the detached shutter fell on him""he pulled his arm free and ran"6. not held in servitude;
"after the Civil War he was a free man"7. not taken up by scheduled activities;
"a free hour between classes""spare time on my hands"8. not literal;
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told""a free translation of the poem"Adverb
1. without restraint;
"cows in India are running loose"