freelance

英 [ˈfriːlɑːns]

美 [ˈfriːlæns]

adj.  特约的; 自由职业(者)的
v.  做特约工作; 从事自由职业
n.  自由作家; 自由记者

现在分词：freelancing　复数：freelances　过去分词：freelanced　过去式：freelanced　第三人称单数：freelances　

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adj.

verb

做特约工作；从事自由职业
to earn money by selling your work to several different organizations

ADJ 自由职业的;独立的
Someone who doesfreelancework or who is, for example, afreelancejournalist or photographer is not employed by one organization, but is paid for each piece of work they do by the organization they do it for.
1. Michael Cross is a freelance journalist...
  迈克尔·克罗斯是一名自由新闻记者。
2. Jill was starting to get some freelance writing jobs from trade magazines...
  吉尔开始从一些行业杂志接点自由撰稿的活儿。
3. She had a baby and decided to go freelance.
  她生了孩子后决定做一个自由职业者。
4. Freelanceis also an adverb.
5. He is now working freelance from his home in Hampshire.
  他现在在汉普郡的家里从事自由职业工作。
同freelancer
Afreelanceis the same as afreelancer.
VERB 从事自由职业;独立工作
If youfreelance, you do freelance work.
1. She has freelanced as a writer and researcher.
  她从事自由职业，一边写作，一边搞研究。

noun

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Synonym:freelancerfree-lancefree lanceindependentself-employed person

verb

work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer

adj

I went freelance when my son Adam was born, and have never looked back.
我在儿子亚当出世后开始从事自由职业，自此一帆风顺。
I'm a freelance writer.
我是自由作家。
I'd be a freelance rather than a secretary.
我宁愿做个自由职业者，也不想当个秘书。
I'm a freelance photographer.
我是自由摄影师。
Simon Lane quickly found his niche as a busy freelance model maker.
西蒙·莱恩很快找到了适合自己的位置，成了一名忙碌的模型制作的自由职业者。
I work freelance. I work when I want to.
我自由工作，想什么时候工作也可以。
I'm a Freelance Translator.
我是自由翻译者。
He left Western Electric to become a freelance consultant on quality control.
他离开了西部电气公司，成了一名自由职业者，为质量控制咨询。
Vanya Kewley is a freelance film producer.
万尼亚·丘利是自由电影制片人。
Michael Cross is a freelance journalist
迈克尔·克罗斯是一名自由新闻记者。