To freeload is to take food, drink, a bed, wifi, or other good things from people, and give nothing back. It is not a kind word.

To freeload is to take food, drink, a bed, wifi, or other good things from peopleTo freeload是指向別人拿吃的、喝的、床位、wifi或其他好處，and give nothing back卻什麼都不回報。It is not a kind word這不是個好聽的字。

If someone says you are freeloading, they are fed up: they feel you are using them.

If someone says you are freeloading如果有人說你在freeloading，they are fed up他們已經受夠了：they feel you are using them他們覺得你在利用他們。

Friends may joke with it — “stop freeloading on my snacks” — but the joke still has a little sting.

Friends may joke with it朋友之間也可能開玩笑這樣說 — “stop freeloading on my snacks”——「stop freeloading on my snacks」（別再白吃我的零食了）— but the joke still has a little sting——但這個玩笑還是帶點刺。

It is informal, and it sounds more American than old British English, though plenty of people understand it now. You freeload on a person, or on their food, sofa, or connection.

It is informal這是口語詞，and it sounds more American than old British English聽起來比較美式，不是老派英式英文，though plenty of people understand it now不過現在很多人都聽得懂。You freeload on a person你freeload on一個人，or on their food, sofa, or connection或是on他們的食物、沙發、網路。

Though actually, it is not the same as being invited and then returning the favour later. The disapproval is the point: the giving is all one way, and the speaker wants you to hear that.

Though actually, it is not the same as being invited and then returning the favour later不過其實這跟「被邀請，之後再回報」不一樣。The disapproval is the point不贊同才是重點：the giving is all one way付出是單向的，and the speaker wants you to hear that說話的人就是要你聽出這一點。

The verb is the younger word; people had freeloader first and then cut it back to make a verb.

The verb is the younger word動詞是比較晚出現的字；people had freeloader first先有的是freeloader（白吃白喝的人）這個字and then cut it back to make a verb之後才截短做成動詞。