1. | 不受限制地;无拘无束地;自由地without anyone trying to prevent or control sth |
the country's first freely elected president 该国第一次自由选举出的总统 | |
EU citizens can now travel freely between member states. 欧盟国家的公民现在可以在成员国之间自由旅行。 |
2. | 无阻碍地;畅通地without anything stopping the movement or flow of sth |
When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely. 闸门提起时水就可以畅流。 | |
Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident. 早些时候的交通事故过后,现在交通顺畅些了。 | |
The book is now freely available in the shops(= it is not difficult to get a copy) . 现在这本书在商店可以随时买到。 | |
The wine flowed freely(= there was a lot of it to drink) . 葡萄酒无限量供应。 |
3. | 自愿地;甘心情愿地without trying to avoid the truth even though it might be unpleasant or embarrassing |
I freely admit that I made a mistake. 我爽快地承认我犯了错误。 |
4. | 直率地;坦率地in an honest way without worrying about what people will say or do |
For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family. 他第一次能够直言不讳而不怕家人遭到报复。 |
5. | 慷慨地;大方地in a willing and generous way |
Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake. 为响应救济地震灾民的呼吁,几百万人慷慨相助。 |
6. | 以意译方法;不拘于原文a piece of writing that is translatedfreely is not translated exactly but the general meaning is given |