freely/ˋfrilI; ˈfriːli/adv 1 without anyone trying to control you or prevent you doing something 自由地: We encourage our students to speak freely . 我们鼓励学生自由发言。People can now travel freely across the border. 人们现在可以自由过境。a freely-elected government 一个经自由选举而产生的政府2 freely available very easy to obtain 随手可得的: The information is freely available to the public. 公众随时可以了解这些信息。3 freely admit/acknowledge to say that something bad about yourself or your company is true 坦率地承认: He freely admits using drugs. 他坦率地承认吸毒。4 in large amounts 大量地: Her tears flowed freely . 她泪如泉涌。