单词 | freeing |
释义 | freeing (once / 2548 pages) n WORD FAMILY free: freed, freeing, freely, freer, frees, freest, unfree+/freely: freelys/unfree: unfreer USAGE EXAMPLESHe is also pushing ahead with his goal of freeing nonviolent drug offenders from federal prisons. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) After hours of negotiations, the standoff ended peacefully with the hijackers freeing all 117 people on board and walking off the plane to surrender. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) Mexico is freeing up its prices at a time when international oil prices are rising. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) n the act of liberating someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper liberation, release jail delivery the use of force to liberate prisoners deregulating, deregulationthe act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) reliefthe act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untanglingthe act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition emancipationfreeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child clearingthe act of freeing from suspicion manumissionthe formal act of freeing from slavery parole(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with probation(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court purgation, purge, purgingthe act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge exoneration, vindicationthe act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. whitewasha specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects accomplishment, achievement the action of accomplishing something |
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