| 释义 |
-free-free /friː/ suffix [in adjectives and adverbs]   - a smoke-free restaurant
- a trouble-free trip
to not have a particular substance, quality, feature etc► not have also haven't got especially British · He doesn't have much of a sense of humor.· Her little girl doesn't seem to have any fear at all.· It doesn't really have any practical use.· She said she hasn't got as much pain in her leg as she used to. ► lack if someone or something lacks a particular substance, quality, feature, or ability, they have never had it: · He lacked the energy to argue with him.· Many people lack adequate pension arrangements.· Glenn has the discipline that Forman lacks. ► without not having or containing a particular substance, feature etc: · "With or without sugar?'' "Without, please!''· "Gourmet Food without Salt" is aimed at people with high-blood pressure.· He was without any sense whatsoever. ► there isn't/there aren't use this to describe the things that a place or thing does not have: · There aren't enough ladies' rooms at the stadium.· There wasn't a decent restaurant for miles. ► be free from if a product, food, or drink is free from a substance, especially one that is harmful, it does not contain that substance: · The new shampoo uses only natural products and is completely free from artificial colouring and preservatives.· Organic produce is free from harmful chemicals. ► -free: sugar-free/fat-free/lead-free etc not containing sugar, fat, lead etc - use this especially about things that have been deliberately made this way: · a sugar-free soft drink· It looks like wine and tastes like wine, but it's almost alcohol-free. without something that you do not want:  a trouble-free journey duty-free cigarettes a salt-free diet They live in the house rent-free. |