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at large phrase
⇨ freefree1 adjective a free man 自由人free tickets 免费票Are you free for lunch? 你有空吃午饭吗？free ♦︎ loose ♦︎ at largeThese words all describe a person or an animal that is able to move around without control. 这些词均表示人或动物不受拘束的、自由活动的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to set sb / sth free / loose◆to break / get / run free / loose◆to remain free / loose / at large■ free (of a person) not a prisoner or slave; (of an animal) not tied up or in a cage （人）自由的（不是囚犯或奴隶）；（动物）未拴住的，没关在笼中的◆He walked out of jail a free man.他获释出狱，成为自由人。◆The protesters set the animals free.抗议者把动物放了。◆He subdues one of the wild horses and then allows it to go free.他制伏了一匹野马，然后又放了它。 see also free ⇨ release verb ▸ freedom noun [uncountable] ◆He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.他坐了二十年牢后终于获得了自由。■ loose [not usually before noun] free to move around without control; not tied up or shut in somewhere 不受拘束；不被拴住（或关起来）；自由◆The sheep had got out and were loose on the road.那些羊跑出来在路上自由自在地走动。◆The horse had broken loose (= escaped) from its tether.那匹马挣脱缰绳跑了。◆During the night, somebody had cut the boat loose from its moorings.有人在夜间砍断了泊船的缆绳。 see also let sb/sth loose ⇨ release verb ■ at ˈlarge idiom (of a dangerous person or animal) not captured; free （危险的人或动物）未被捕获的，自由的◆Her killer is still at large.杀害她的凶手仍然逍遥法外。 |