free 免費/空餘時間
be free 有空
- Are you free this afternoon?(你今天下午有空嗎?)
- Which day next week are you free, Tuesday or Thursday?你下週哪一天有空,週二還是週四?
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Are you free on the weekend?你這週末有空嗎?
- Free = 空的、沒人用的
- Taken = 有人的、被佔用的
free(形容詞)
是的,free 在英文中是一個非常常見的形容詞(Adjective)。
它根據不同的上下文,主要有以下幾種常見意思:
- 免費的(不需付費)
- The software comes free.(這款軟體是免費的。)
- All enrolled students have free access to the online library database.所有註冊的學生都可以免費使用線上圖書館資料庫。
- Our service includes free airport pickup.我們的服務包含免費機場接送。
- Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. 這間飯店的每一個角落(裡裡外外)都有提供免費無線網路。
- The software comes free.(這款軟體是免費提供的。)
- free 是形容詞。
- Admission to the museum is free. 博物館免費入場。
- Do you get free oranges there?(你在那裡可以拿到免費的橘子嗎?)
- 加上 s 變成 oranges,代表總稱,不可能只拿到一個橘子
- 自由的、不受束縛的
- 例句:Birds fly free in the sky.(鳥兒在空中自由飛翔。)
- Feel free to bring your dog along for the hike. (歡迎把你的狗狗一起帶去健行。)
- 空閒的、有時間的
- 例句:Are you free this afternoon?(你今天下午有空嗎?)
- 免於…的(常與介系詞 from 搭配)
- 例句:Keep the area free from dust.(保持這個區域免於灰塵沾染。)
for free 免費
for free(名詞) free在這裡會變成名詞?
我們平常最常看到 free 當作形容詞(例如:free time「空閒時間」或 I am free「我有空」)。
for free = 副詞片語,副詞代表方式是不用花錢
for free放在句尾,負責補充說明「這件事不用花錢」
- The pass is for free tea.
- She gave this to me for free, so I didn’t have to pay for it.
- They installed the new software for free. (他們免費安裝了這個新軟體。)
- 核心動作是「安裝軟體」(installed the new software),for free 放在最後面,說明這項服務不用付錢。
- The restaurant offered a free dessert, and I got a cup of coffee for free too. (那家餐廳提供免費甜點,我也免費拿到了一杯咖啡。)
- 位置解析: 「拿到了一杯咖啡」是主幹,for free 放在受詞咖啡的後面。
- You can download the app for free from the App Store. (你可以從 App Store 免費下載這個應用程式。)
- The delivery is available for free.這項外送服務是免費提供的
- The delivery is available for free if you spend over 1000 dollars. (如果你消費滿一千元,運費就是免費的。)
- The hotel might not offer breakfast for free.飯店可能不提供早餐
- As a student, I get to use the library for free.身為學生,我得以免費使用圖書館。
in her free time
- I like to read books in my free time.(我喜歡在我的空閒時間看書。)
- What do you usually do in your free time?(你通常都在空閒時間做什麼?)
- My mom often bakes cookies in her free time.
- She is a singer in her free time.她在她的空闲时间是一个歌手。
- In addition to learning English, he is studying Japanese in his free time. (除了學英文之外,他利用空閒時間學日文。)
- He writes fiction in his free time. 他在空閒時寫小說。
our time 我們在這裡度過的時間
our time 的意思是「我們在這裡度過的時間」,形容一段經歷,不可數名詞
- We enjoyed our time here.我們很享受在這邊的時光
- Thank you for your time.(謝謝你撥冗/謝謝你的時間——這裡就是指謝謝對方花時間陪你或幫忙。)