Word · Frequency #27060
freebie
免费赠品；赠品
something given away free, especially as part of a promotion
- 1.
something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme)
免费提供的东西(通常作为促销方案的一部分)
免费提供的东西(通常作为促销方案的一部分)；免费的东西；免费赠品(尤指戏院赠券)
In use
I got a freebie with my new phone—a pair of wireless earphones.
She picked up a freebie at the trade fair and put it in her bag.
This sample is a freebie, so you don't have to pay for it.
the road map was a freebie
get a freebie
口语中常用，指免费得到的东西。
We got a freebie with our order.
我们下单时得到了一份免费赠品。
a freebie from [company/event]
freebie 常指商家或活动方为宣传而赠送的物品。
This pen is a freebie from the conference.
这支笔是会议上的免费赠品。
hand out freebies
也可说 give away freebies，但 hand out 更强调分发这个动作。
The brand handed out freebies at the launch event.
该品牌在发布会现场分发了免费赠品。
Common mistakes
I got freebie at the conference.I got a freebie at the conference.
freebie 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a/an；中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
The concert tickets were freebie.The concert tickets were free.
freebie 是名词，不能表示“免费的”状态；表示不用花钱时应用形容词 free。
The shop gave us many freebie with every purchase.The shop gave us many freebies with every purchase.
freebie 是可数名词，many 后要用复数 freebies；汉语的“赠品”没有单复数变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- promotional freebie
- 促销赠品
- The store offered a promotional freebie to everyone who spent over fifty dollars.这家商店向消费超过五十美元的每位顾客提供一份促销赠品。
- corporate freebie
- 企业赠品
- The corporate freebie came with the company's logo on it.这份企业赠品上面印有公司标志。
- freebie bag
- 赠品袋
- She filled the freebie bag with samples and coupons.她往赠品袋里装满了样品和优惠券。
- get a freebie
- 得到免费赠品
- Shoppers are always happy to get a freebie at the checkout.购物者在结账时总是很高兴得到免费赠品。
Synonyms
- giveaway
- （为宣传或促销而）免费送出的东西 · 与 freebie 最接近，但语气更口语；多指宣传活动中的实物赠品，不常用于免费服务或票券。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
freebie 以 free 开头，想到“免费”的东西，结尾的 bie 像“必”，记作“免费必拿的赠品”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：促销活动、日常口语、礼品赠送 freebie 是口语化说法，通常指免费赠送的物品或赠品，多用于促销、宣传或招待等场合；正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only Phoebe /ˈfiːbi/ truly rhymes with freebie /ˈfribi/ (same stressed vowel and following /bi/). Bee /biː/ is a spelling lookalike but has a long vowel and only one syllable. Maybe /ˈmeɪbi/, Barbie /ˈbɑːrbi/, and zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ share the final /bi/ sound but have a different stressed vowel, so they do not rhyme. Hippie /ˈhɪpi/ looks similar but ends in /pi/, not /bi/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.