free-wheeling

  • n. 单向转动

英文词源


free-wheeling (adj.)
also freewheeling, 1903, from free wheel (1899, see free (adj.) + wheel (n.)); a bicycle wheel that turns even when not being pedaled, later from the name of a kind of automobile drive system that allowed cars to coast without being slowed by the engine. Figurative sense is from 1911.

双语例句


1. I wasn't expecting you to do it for free.
我并没有指望你白干。

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2. You get a big salary incentive and free board and lodging too.
你们能获得大笔激励性薪水,还可享受免费膳宿。

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3. The shark was writhing around wildly, trying to get free.
鲨鱼拼命挣扎,试图逃脱。

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4. What I did for you was free, gratis, you understand?
我为你所做的一切都是免费的,无偿的,你明白吗?

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5. They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
他们挣脱后开着一辆偷来的车逃之夭夭。

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