,free-'standing adj. 1 not supported by or attached to anything
|§J * £ £ ft ; 34 £ itt : a
free-standing
sculpture
free style /':friistail/ noun, verb
mnoun [U] 1 a swimming
race in which people taking part can use any stroke they want (usually crawl) g &
) : the
men’s
400m freestyle H 7 400 A g & 2 (often used as an
adjective A § ia]) a sports competition in which
people taking part can use any style that they want g
&W tfcefif: freestyle skiing g & m verb [V] to
rap, play music, dance, etc. by
inventing it as you do it, rather than by planning it in advance or following
fixed patterns BP A M ug ( ^ # 9k, mm)
FT771 IMPROVISE
free-think-er /,fri:'0ir)k0(r)/ noun a person who
forms their own ideas and opinions rather than accepting those of other people,
especially in religious teaching n sans#, &Hg *lftA ►,free- thinking adj. [only before noun]
,free 'throw noun (in basketball iffjc) an attempt to throw a
ball into the basket without any
player trying to stop you, that you are allowed after a foul $T]5£ ,free-to-'air [BrE) adj. [usually before noun] (of television
programmes @) that you do not have to pay
to
watch ifcM'bfcMW:
The company provides more than 20 free-to-air channels. H# 20 .free 'trade noun [U] a
system of international trade in which there are no restrictions or taxes on
imports and exports g&^JI ( rfrM )
.free 'verse noun [u] (technical A in) poetry
without a regular rhythm or rhyme
( A 111 /E # (ft ) g&i#
— compare blank verse
.free 'vote noun (in
free-ware /'fri:wea(r); NAmE -wer/ noun [U] (computing if)
computer software that is offered free for anyone to use — compare shareware
free-way /'friiwei/ (also ex-press-way) noun (in
the
free-wheel-ing /.frii'wiiln}/ adj. [only before noun] [informal) not concerned
about rules or the possible results of what you do |Si7*#f$;(ft; : a free
wheeling
lifestyle
.free 'will noun [U]
the power to make your own decisions without being controlled by God or fate g FTflifl of your own free 'will because
you want to do sth rather than because sb has told or forced you to do it g gg:
She left of her own free will. g 05 TFWo
freeze /friiz/ verb, noun
m verb (froze /frauz; NAmE frouz/, fro-zen /'frauzn; NAmE 'frouzn/)
►
BECOME ICE A A 1 to
become hard, and often turn to
ice, as a result of
extreme cold; to make sth do this ( (k ) [V]
Water freezes atO°C. A7 0 M A
0 It’s so cold that even the river has frozen.
A ^ <4 # M # 7 o o [VN] The cold weather had frozen
the ground. M # A H
^ flfe ffi W 7 0 0
[V-ADJ] The
clothes froze
solid on the washing-line. AMfE ± '■fc 7 o
H23 thaw
►
OF PIPE/LOCK/MACHINE H7; M2 ~ (sth) (up) if a
pipe, lock or machine freezes, or sth freezes it, it
becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used ( .$> ) : [V] The pipes have
frozen, so
we’ve got no water. tKWE&'&T ,
7jc0 0 [VN] Ten degrees of frost had
frozen the lock on the
car.
►
OF WEATHER A H 3 [V]
when it freezes, the weather is
at or below o0
Celsius A ; fr M : It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside. 3E
►
BE VERY COLD 4 to be very cold;
to be so cold that
you die [V] Every time she opens the
window we all
freeze. ISflt&fHticAo
0 [V, VN] Two men froze to death on the mountain.
W7 M77lb A.]7^E7o o Two men were frozen to death on
the mountain. MyMB7;l£lili:^?E7o
►
FOOD ft VJ] 5 [VN] to keep food at a very low temperature
in order to preserve it QM: Can you
freeze this
cake? 0 These
meals are
ideal for home freezing.
Mo 6 [V] to be able to be kept at a very low
temperature : Some fruits freeze
better than others.
►
STOP MOVING ft f]; 7 [V]
to stop moving suddenly
because of fear, etc. (
SlF'lt# ) Iff
A: I froze
with terror as the door slowly opened. H 'IS tS JFin N‘?lc(rF7:7o 0 [figurative)
The smile froze on her lips. MiJ|&±(ftAW'fS/@:7o
0 The police officer shouted ‘Freeze!’ and the man dropped the gun. W^A
*&! ” UP'MIAfcirFTte.
►
COMPUTER 8 [V]
when a computer screen freezes,
you cannot move any
of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system (
►
FILM/MOVIE 9 [VN] to stop a
film/movie or video in
order to look at a
particular picture (4ae : Freeze
the action there! — see also
freeze-frame
►
WAGES/PRICES
etc. at a fixed level
for a period of time {4 [§ fit Jf ^fj PS171 peg : Salaries
have been frozen for the current year.
►
MONEY/BANK ACCOUNT If E P 11 [VN] to
prevent money, a bank
account, etc. from being used by getting a court order which bans it H
7r ) : The company’s assets have been frozen. &
imi freeze your blood | make
your 'blood freeze
to make you extremely frightened or shocked {4
A&'ffc 7fft\ ^A^;#'!^^ — more at track n. ia:i;w
.freeze sb-* out (of sth) [informal) to be
deliberately unfriendly to sb, creating difficulties, etc. in order to stop or discourage them from doing sth or
taking part in sth ) .freeze 'over to
become completely covered by ice A : The lake freezes over in winter.
mnoun
►
OF WAGES/PRICES li ft : fa 1 the act of
keeping
wages, prices, etc. at
a particular level for a period of time W&-. a
wage/price freeze 1ft /
►
STOPPING STH # Jk 2
[usually sing.] ~ (on sth) the act of stopping sth fr!h: a freeze on
imports jft P
►
COLD WEATHER $ $ A
H 3
[usually sing.] [BrE) an
unusually cold period of
weather during which temperatures stay below 0° Celsius ; ffllf 1$:
Farmers still talk about the big freeze of ’99.
1999 ^71$ frfrMo 4 (NAmE) a short period
of time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0 ° Celsius H'A: A
freeze warning was posted for Thursday night. JgW.MME&lWHftU
'freeze-dry
verb [VN] [usually passive] to preserve food or drink by
freezing and drying it very quickly #('
‘freeze-frame
noun [u] the act of stopping a moving film at one
particular frame (—
picture)
freezer /'friiza(r)/
[BrE also .deep 'freeze) [US also Deepfreeze™,
.deep 'freezer) noun a large piece of electrical equipment in
which you can store food for a long time at a low temperature so that it stays
frozen — see also fridge-freezer
freez-ing /'friizir)/ adj. 1 extremely cold It’s
freezing in
here! ! O I’m
freezing!
mmj\ o note at cold 2 [only before noun] having