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free kick

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfree ˈkick noun [countable]  DSFa chance for a player on one football team to kick the ball freely from a position shown by the referee, given because the other team has done something wrong 〔足球的〕任意球
Examples from the Corpus
free kickCook forced Howells to backpedal and push a floater over the bar, while Andy Toman curled a free kick just wide.Tranmere's reply was instant and decisive, Bishop volleying the winner from a free kick.Another eight minutes and Willie Jamieson powered in a header from an Iain Cameron free kick to complete the reversal of fortunes.Refereee Kevin Breen ordered a Chester free kick to be retaken after 35 minutes when Coughlin failed to retreat 10 yards.Then, from a McKinlay free kick, McPherson forced Fridge to make a spectacular, one-handed save.Pallister was responsible for one goal and Ince gave away the free kick for the other.Wright knocked the free kick head high across goal and Wilkinson escaped his marker to nod home at the far post.
ˌfree ˈkick nounChineseSyllable
a a one Corpus chance player football on for


free kick
ˌfree ˈkick noun [countable]
a chance for a player on one football team to kick the ball freely from a position shown by the referee, given because the other team has done something wrong


free kickBrE /ˌfriː ˈkɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfriː ˈkɪk/ 🔊 noun(in football (soccer) and rugby 足球和橄榄球) an opportunity to kick the ball without any opposition, that is given to one team when the other team does sth wrong 任意球to take a free kick发任意球