英语词汇“free skating”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The state or power of acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will

A technique in psychoanalysis based either on the first association called forth by each of a series of words or on a train of thought suggested by a single word

Cocaine refined for smoking by being heated with ether, often also inhaled during the process

Collective bargaining (see under collect) without government-imposed or other restrictions

A member of a free company, a medieval band of mercenaries ready for any service

freedˈman or (fem) freedˈwoman noun (pl freedˈmen or freedˈwomen) (historical)

A person who fights in an armed movement for the liberation of a nation, etc from a government considered unjust, tyrannical, etc

A ruling allowing one to lift a golf ball from its resting place and drop it elsewhere without penalty

A British Telecom service allowing callers eg to a business or organization to make their calls free of charge, the charges being paid by the business or organization concerned (also, loosely, freeˈphone)

A kick for which no defender may approach within ten yards of the ball, awarded eg after the opposing side has committed a foul

The list of people admitted without payment to a theatre, etc, or of those to whom a book, etc is sent

A person who advocates, or is thought to advocate, free love, eg (with cap) a Perfectionist (see under perfect)

Something given with apparently no strings attached, but usu received with suspicion

A capitalist economic system where prices are allowed to fluctuate solely according to supply and demand

A Royal Mail service which allows inquirers or potential customers to write to a business or organization free of charge, the postage costs being paid by the business or organization concerned

A group of atoms containing at least one unpaired electron existing briefly during certain chemical reactions

An extreme form of skiing in which participants attempt difficult jumps and turns

The ability to benefit from a situation, etc without having to bear any of its costs and responsibilities

An extreme sport in which participants run through an urban area using techniques from gymnastics, martial arts and climbing to negotiate obstacles

(Ger Freischütz) a legendary hunter and marksman who gets a number of bullets (Freikugeln) from the Devil, six of which always hit the mark, while the seventh remains at the Devil's disposal

free skating noun

Competitive figure skating in which the skater selects movements from an officially approved list of jumps, spins, etc

freeˈ-soil adjective

In favour of free territory and opposed to slavery

free-soilˈer noun

freeˈ-space adjective

(of a radio, etc) able to operate only where there is free space, ie where the radio waves are not affected by surrounding objects such as buildings, hills, etc

free speech noun

The right to express one's opinions freely in public

free spirit noun

A person of an independent and individualistic turn of mind

free-spōkˈen adjective

Accustomed to speaking without reserve

free-spōkˈenness noun

freeˈ-standing adjective

Not supported by or attached to anything else

Free States plural noun

In America, before the Civil War of 1861–65, those of the United States in which slavery did not exist, opp to Slave States

freeˈstone noun

Any easily wrought building stone without a tendency to split into layers
A freestone fruit

adjective

(of a type of peach, etc) having a stone from which the pulp easily separates, opp to clingstone

freeˈstyle adjective

(of a (eg swimming or skiing) race or competition) in which a competitor is free to choose which style or method to use or which movements to perform
(of wrestling) all-in
(of a competitor) taking part in freestyle competitions, etc
(of rap music) improvised

noun

Freestyle competitions
(in swimming now usu) the front crawl (see under front)

intransitive verb

To perform freestyle rap

freeˈstyler noun

A competitor in freestyle competitions
A performer of freestyle rap

freeˈ-swimming adjective

Swimming about, not attached

freeˈthinker noun

A person who rejects authority in religion
A rationalist

freeˈthinking noun and adjective

freeˈ-thought noun

free throw noun (basketball)

A throw at a basket without interference, as a penalty against the opposing side for an infringement

free-to-airˈ or free-to-viewˈ adjective

Denoting a television channel for which no extra subscription is required, opp to pay television

freeˈ-tongued adjective

Free-spoken

free trade noun

Free or unrestricted trade
Free interchange of commodities without protective duties

free-tradˈer noun

A person who practises or advocates this
A smuggler (obsolete)
A smuggling vessel (obsolete)

free verse noun

Verse that has no regularity of metre, rhyme, length of lines, etc
Rhythmic prose arranged as irregular verses

freeˈ-verser noun

A writer of free verse, a verslibrist

Freeview® noun

A digital terrestrial television service supplied free of charge

free vote noun

A vote left to individual choice, free from party discipline

freeˈware noun (comput sl)

A program that can be copied without charge but not sold

freeˈway noun

A toll-free road for high-speed traffic (US)
A motorway (S Afr)

freeˈwheel noun

The mechanism of a bicycle by which the rear-wheel may be temporarily disconnected and set free from the driving-gear

freewheelˈ intransitive verb

To cycle with the rear wheel so disconnected
(of a motor vehicle or its driver) to coast
To move, act or live without restraint or concern (figurative)

freewheelˈing noun and adjective

free will noun

Freedom of the will from restraint
Freedom of choice
The power of self-determination

freeˈ-will adjective

Spontaneous
Voluntary

freewoman see freeman above.

Free World noun

The collective name used of themselves by capitalist democratic countries esp during the Soviet era to differentiate themselves from communist states

feel free (informal)

To regard oneself as permitted

for free (informal)

Given without desire for payment or other return

free alongside ship

Delivered to the quayside free of charge, but exclusive of the cost of loading onto the ship (abbrev fas)

free and easy

Unconstrained
Cheerfully tolerant

free on board

Delivered on a vessel or other conveyance at no charge at all (abbrev fob)

free on rail

Delivered to a railway station and loaded onto a train free of charge (abbrev for)

it's a free country (informal)

There is no objection to or law against the carrying-out of whatever action has been proposed

make free with

To be familiar with or take liberties with
To help oneself liberally to

make so free as to

To venture to

free /frē/