Word · Frequency #33680
freeings
释放；解放
freeings is the plural of freeing.
the act of making someone or something free; liberation
- 1.
The act of making something free; liberation.
使某物自由的行为；解放。
使某物自由的行为；解放。；释放
In use
The freeing of the trapped dog from the old well took the firefighters a whole hour.
Everyone was relieved by the quick freeing of the kitten from the drainpipe.
The freeing of the rabbit from the cage made the children laugh with joy.
free sb from sth
表示使某人摆脱囚禁或束缚。
The rescue team is freeing the hostages from the building.
救援队正在从建筑物中解救被扣为人质的人。
free sth
表示释放或腾出某物。
The government is freeing the funds for education.
政府正在为教育释放资金。
free sth up
表示通过移除障碍或多余物品来使某物可用。
We are freeing up some storage space by deleting old files.
我们通过删除旧文件来腾出一些存储空间。
free sb of sth
表示使某人免除或摆脱不愉快的事物。
The medication is freeing him of pain.
这种药物正在使他摆脱疼痛。
Common mistakes
He is freeing the bird of the cage.He is freeing the bird from the cage.
中文用‘从……解放’，但英语中‘free from’是固定搭配表示‘从……解放’，而‘free of’常用于‘free of charge’等不同含义。
He felt a sense of freeing.He felt a sense of freedom.
‘freeing’作为动名词常表示‘解放的动作’，而‘sense of’后通常接抽象名词如freedom（自由状态），因此应改为freedom。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.