free sb / sth (from sth) to let someone or something go; to set someone or something free使自由；释放◆to free a prisoner释放囚犯◆The protesters freed the animals from their cages.抗议者把动物从笼子里放了出来。 SYN release
free sb / sth (from sth) to move someone or something that is stuck or caught解救；使脱身◆The fire department took three hours to free the man from the wreckage of his car.消防队员用了三小时才把那人从他的汽车残骸中解救出来。 |