free-for-all

美 [ˈfriː fər ɔːl]英 [ˈfriː fər ɔːl]
  • n.混战;不加管制,自由放任;可自由参加的比赛 (或竞赛、辩论)

复数: free-for-alls

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noun

1

不加管制;自由放任
a situation in which there are no rules or controls and everyone acts for their own advantage

The lowering of trade barriers has led to a free-for-all among exporters.

降低贸易壁垒导致出口商各自为政。

2

混战;众人激烈争辩;大吵大闹
a noisy fight or argument in which a lot of people take part

free-for-all

频次

  • 1
    N-SING 可自由参加的活动;众人同时争抢的情形
    A free-for-all is a situation in which several people or groups are trying to get something for themselves and there are no controls on how they do it.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 混战;群架;众人都参与的争吵
    A free-for-all is a disorganized fight or argument which lots of people join in.

noun

1
a noisy fight in a crowd
Synonym: brawl

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  1. It was a complete free-for-all , and this went on for the next 45 nights .

    完全就是大混战,而且接下来的45个夜晚这种情况一直持续出现。

  2. This has created a free-for-all , with software firms swallowing up hardware firms and vice versa .

    混战产生,软件企业纷纷吞食硬件企业,反之亦然。

  3. The lowering of trade barriers has led to a free-for-all among exporters .

    降低贸易壁垒导致出口商各自为政。

  4. The discussion about the new road soon became a free-for-all .

    有关开辟那条新道路的讨论很快就成了一场大吵闹。

  5. You can also find access to free-for-all resources .

    除了以上这些外,你还可以轻松获取完全免费的资源。

  6. Thus , for key countries , a free-for-all is not an appropriate principle .

    因此,对于主要国家而言,自由选择不是一个适当的原则。

  7. This would result in a free-for-all on wage bargaining .

    这将造成工资谈判上的漫天要价。

  8. The existence of ancient cities excited them , and an archaeological free-for-all began .

    古城的存在让他们兴奋不已,于是掀起了一阵考古热潮。

  9. But this free-for-all contains a radical flaw from a systemic standpoint .

    然而,从系统的角度来看,这种自由选择存在一个重大缺陷。

  10. You probably prefer having fairly specific boundaries of sexual expression rather than an emotional or physical free-for-all .

    在爱情或性的表达方面你可能会是有着相当清晰的原则,而不会让它们陷入混乱的局面。

  11. These kids ought to feel ashamed of themselves for such a free-for-all in public .

    这些孩子在大庭广众这样大吵大闹真是该感到害臊。

  12. Ideas for nanofabrication are coming from many directions in a wonderful free-for-all of discovery .

    奈米制造的新点子,正以一种包含无限可能的美妙方式,从各个方向涌入。

  13. Without suggesting a pharmaceutical free-for-all , we can surely take a more relaxed approach to doping .

    在不提议完全开放违禁药物的前提下,我们肯定可以用更轻松的心态来对待兴奋剂。

  14. The argument between the two drunks ended in a free-for-all in which about 20 people became involved .

    两个醉汉之间的争论最后发展到由约20人自由参加的讨论。

  15. The name game has now become a free-for-all , in which the World Bank continues to hold grandmaster status .

    现在,命名的游戏已经向所有人开放,但世行仍然保有大师级的地位。

  16. " In a free market , you have a free-for-all and it 's the poor who suffers . "

    “在自由市场条件下,什么都自由,最后吃亏的还是穷人。”

  17. But the revival of Confucius has not been an intellectual free-for-all .

    但儒家学说的复兴并非一场智力混战。

  18. A free-for-all broke out on the baseball diamond .

    棒球场上发生了一场群殴。

  19. The pack smells weakness , and the situation turns into a free-for-all where no individual person feels responsible .

    这种帮派嗅出弱点所在,然后场面就会沦为没有人感到负有责任的混战。

  20. Instead there is the free-for-all of the market , a battlefield where only the fittest survive .

    相反,有的只是面向所有人开放的市场,一个只有适者生存的战场。

  21. If you have unlimited funds , as Congress seems to think it does , then it 's a financial free-for-all .

    如果你有无限的资金,因为美国国会似乎认为是这样,那么它是一个金融自由换取所有。

  22. By now they were really roughing me up , the fight had turned into a free-for-all .

    到现在他们真地打起我来了,殴打已经变成了一场混战。

  23. just because there is a sense right now that there is no outside help coming , so it 's a free-for-all , " Hokayem said .

    只是因为现在有一种感觉,没有外界的帮助,所以这是一场大混战。”霍卡耶姆说道。

  24. He added : Over the past year it has been a free-for-all for funding , which has made the need for economically rational behaviour disappear .

    他补充说:过去的一年,(电子商务行业)为了融资展开了一场混战,让人觉得理性的经济行为已全无必要。

  25. This is part of the problem of this surveillance free-for-all that we 're allowing to occur by refusing to moderate our own behaviour .

    这是这种不加限制的监控行为带来的一部分问题,正是我们拒绝克制自己的行为才使得这种状况得以发生。

  26. A third concern is that the voucher system will lead to a free-for-all , with schools provided by charlatans or religious extremists .

    第三个问题是,代金券体系可能导致毫无规则可言的局面,骗子和宗教极端分子也会出来办学。

  27. The aim is to end a coal-digging free-for-all that is blamed for a blighted environment and hundreds of deaths every year .

    这一举措的目的是结束煤矿开采的混乱无序,这被谴责是造成环境毁坏和每年数百人伤亡原因。

  28. Other , smaller , Arctic powers , perhaps sensing their likely weakness in a free-for-all , are already seeking conciliation rather than confrontation .

    其他较小的北极周边国家或许已经察觉到他们在自由混战中的弱势,开始寻求调解而非对抗。

  29. Scraps of information have been steadily leaked , creating a free-for-all of speculation and a suspicion that the airline is still hiding things .

    点点滴滴的信息不断泄露,引发纷纷猜测,有人怀疑这家航空公司还在隐瞒着一些情况。

  30. " ULTIMATE FIGHTING ", a free-for-all of boxing , kicks and wrestling manoeuvres , has made sweeping gains in American sport viewing

    “终极决斗”是一场全民皆可参与的搏击真人秀,这一策划方案大大提升了美国体育节目的收视率