freewheel + down/along/over (sth)
用于描述车辆或人凭借惯性下滑。
He freewheeled down the hill.
他靠惯性滑下山坡。
（骑车）滑行
freewheeling — present participle of freewheel
（驾车）滑行；空转；自由行事；不受约束；(齿轮)脱离后继续旋转。；(自行车手)不踩踏板骑行,如下坡时。
(齿轮)脱离后继续旋转。
Of a gear, to continue spinning after disengagement.
(自行车手)不踩踏板骑行,如下坡时。
Of a cyclist, to ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(驾车者)使车辆在无动力状态下滑行,如下坡时。
Of a motorist, to operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
不受约束地运作；自由行动。
To operate free from constraints.
一般现在时
She freewheels down the hill every weekend.
她每个周末都从山上滑行而下。
一般过去时
He freewheeled along the coast yesterday.
他昨天沿着海岸滑行。
现在进行时
They are freewheeling on the bike path right now.
他们现在正在自行车道上自由滑行。
freewheel 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。常用来描述自行车或车辆靠惯性滑行，或比喻不受约束地行动。
She freewheeled down the gentle slope, enjoying the breeze.
她顺着缓坡自由滑行，享受着微风。
用法提示：此处freewheeled表示自行车或车辆靠惯性滑行。
After graduation, he decided to freewheel through life without a plan.
毕业后，他决定随心所欲地生活，没有任何计划。
用法提示：此处freewheel表示摆脱责任、自由自在地生活。
The cyclist freewheels whenever the road is downhill.
只要道路是下坡，骑车人就靠惯性滑行。
用法提示：freewheels是freewheel的第三人称单数形式，表示滑行。
用于描述车辆或人凭借惯性下滑。
He freewheeled down the hill.
他靠惯性滑下山坡。
比喻不负责任、自由自在地生活。
He freewheeled through life without a care.
他随心所欲地生活，无忧无虑。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wants to freewheel his life without any plan.
正确表达He wants to freewheel through life without any plan.
freewheel作为动词表示“随心所欲地生活”时是不及物的，需要添加介词through才能接宾语。直接跟宾语是常见的错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like to freewheel down the hill on my bicycle.
正确表达I like to coast down the hill on my bicycle.
freewheel虽然可以指自行车滑行，但更常见的是比喻义“自由自在”；物理滑行时，更自然的动词是coast。直接用freewheel可能造成歧义或显得不自然。
freewill 是名词/形容词，指选择的自由；freewheel 是动词，指自由行动或滑行。
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