| 词汇 | free-hand |
| 释义 | free hand noun uk /ˌfriː ˈhænd/ us /ˌfriː ˈhænd/ C2[ S ] the right or authority to do anything you consider necessary: 自由决定权，自主权 give someone a free handThe company's given me a free hand to negotiate a deal.公司给了我谈判达成交易的自主权。 have a free handI told them they had a complete free hand to decorate the room any way they wanted. She accepted the job but insisted on a free hand. [ C ] a hand that can move freely or be used because it is not holding anything, touching anything, etc.: When the tool is switched on, take care to keep your free hand away from the blade. His free hand searched around for anything that could help cut the rope. She gives employees a free hand to come up with ideas and put them into practice. The regime has made it clear that it demands a free hand in dealing with what it sees as terrorists on its own soil. He no doubt feels he now has a free hand to conduct the war as he wishes. I reached down with my free hand and pulled him out. Talking on a mobile phone, even with a headset and free hands, can make a driver dangerously distracted. Freedom to act (as) free as a birdidiom agency at willidiom autonomist autonomous free pass free reinidiom free spirit free-form free-spirited non-autonomous non-didactic non-directed non-restricted non-restrictive the world is someone's oysteridiom walk walk freeidiom wiggle room wriggle room You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The hand Having in your hands free hand | American Dictionaryfree hand noun[ U ] us/ˈfri ˈhænd/ the authority to do whatever you think is necessary: The company has given me a free hand to negotiate a deal with the Japanese. Examples of free handfree hand The board never directed the laboratory's research but tried to attract, or to keep, talented young people and gave them a freehand. In order to give newcomers a freehand, death is needed as a sort of ' term limits ' device. Seven technical specialists were duly recruited and then given a relatively freehand to explore any possibilities which seemed relevant to local circumstances. The evangelists, who could not be prevented from preaching by law, thus had a freehand. Before 1905, the three governments enjoyed something close to a freehand in foreign policy. There is no such thing as a free gesture: the possible variations of a freehand are directly linked to the rest of the body and the earth. When they began to practice on small projects, they felt they had a relatively freehand: 'some of our most rewarding projects were born outside the spotlights of architectural expectations'. On the opposite bank of the river lies a castle or fortified village, while in front, four sails are once again sketched in with a singularly freehand. As a result, advice on work reorganization cannot be managed with the same freehand or the same results among farmers who look at their situation in a different light. Imagine the mark a good architect would make given a freehand in some underdeveloped area in your city which no one has an idea for. Marie allowed me a pretty freehand. I therefore cannot give you a freehand to carry out this role. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All we have got to do is to consider this practical matter and to deal with it with a freehand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot possibly look at this question as if we had a freehand in dealing with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be much better for him to have a freehand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of free hand These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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