free·lance /ˈfriːlɑːns $ -læns/ ●○○ adjectiveadj , adverb BECworking independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company 从事自由职业的[地] She works freelance from home. 她在家做自由职业者。
freelance journalist/writer/photographer etc 自由新闻工作者/撰稿人/摄影师等
—freelance verb [intransitiveI] He’s freelancing for several translation agencies. 他是多家翻译机构的自由译者。
—freelance (also freelancer) noun [countableC]