without anyone trying to prevent or control something 不受限制地;无拘无束地;自由地 the country’s first freely elected president 该国第一次自由选举出的总统 EU citizens can travel freely between member states. 欧盟公民可以在成员国之间自由旅行。 the right to worship freely 自由礼拜的权利 Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. 如果允许市场力量自由运作,价格会更高。
without anything stopping the movement or flow of something 无阻碍地;畅通地 When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely. 闸门提起时水就可以畅流。 Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident. 早些时候的交通事故过后,现在交通顺畅些了。 The book is now freely available in the shops (= it is not difficult to get a copy). 现在这本书在商店可以随时买到。 Once into the open street they could breathe more freely. 一旦进入开阔的街道,他们就可以更自由地呼吸了。 - (figurative)
The wine flowed freely (= there was a lot of it to drink). 葡萄酒无限量供应。
in an honest way without worrying about what people will say or do 直率地;坦率地 without trying to avoid the truth even though it might be unpleasant or embarrassing 自愿地;心甘情愿地 in a willing and generous way 慷慨地;大方地 a piece of writing that is translated freely is not translated exactly but the general meaning is given 以意译方法;不拘于原文