free adj.
(1)空閑的;有空的。
Are you free tomorrow?明天你有空嗎?
(2)免費的;無償?shù)摹?/p>
①Do you enjoy free medical care ?你享受免費醫(yī)療嗎?
②—Why are you so happy?你怎么那么高興?
—Because I got two free ticket. 我免費弄到兩張票。
(3)自由的。
①The birds in the cage wish to be free.籠中之鳥盼望自由。
②You are free to say anything you want to at the meeting .會上你可以暢所欲言。
freeze,freezing,frozen
freeze是動詞“結冰,凝固”;freezing可用作名詞“冰點”,用作形容詞“冰冷的”,用作副詞“極冷地”;frozen既是freeze的過去分詞形式,也可用作形容詞,表示“冷凍的”。對比:
Water freezes below freezing. 冰點以下時水結冰。
It was freezing cold that morning.那天早晨非常地冷。
The roads are frozen in places.路上多處結冰。
[應用]英譯漢
①above/over freezing
②freezing weather
③be frozen to death
④give sb. a freezing cold
⑤freezing machine
⑥frozen meat
⑦I’m frozen,so I can’t write
⑧I’m freezing,so I’ve to put on a heavy coat.
Key:
①零度以上 ②很冷的天氣
③被凍死 ④冷冷地看某人一眼
⑤制冷機 ⑥凍肉
⑦我凍壞了,不能寫東西了。⑧我覺得冷極了,我得穿件厚大衣