1. | 释放；放出；放走to let sb/sth come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped |
to release a prisoner/hostage 释放囚犯╱人质 | |
Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage. 消防队员花了两个小时将司机从汽车残骸中救出来。 |
2. | ~ sth 放开；松开；使自由移动（或飞翔、降落等）to stop holding sth or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely |
He refused to release her arm. 他不肯放开她的胳膊。 | |
10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony. 典礼上放飞了一万个气球。 | |
Intense heat is released in the reaction. 反应过程中产生高热。 |
3. | ~ sth 发泄；宣泄to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them |
She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions. 她放声大哭，发泄出全部郁积起来的情感。 |
4. | 免除，解除（某人的职责、责任、合同等）；解雇to free sb from a duty, responsibility, contract, etc. |
The club is releasing some of its older players. 俱乐部正在解聘一些老队员。 | |
The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions. 新的法律免除了雇主承认工会的义务。 |
5. | ~ sth 松开；拉开to remove sth from a fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function |
to release the clutch/handbrake/switch, etc. 松开离合器、手闸、开关等 |
6. | ~ sth 使不紧张；使松弛；放松to make sth less tight |
You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles. 你需要放松肩部肌肉。 |
7. | ~ sth 公开；公布；发布to make sth available to the public |
Police have released no further details about the accident. 关于这次事故，警方没有透露更多的细节。 | |
to release a movie/book/CD 发行电影╱书╱ CD | |
new products released onto the market 投放到市场的新产品 |
8. | ~ sth 开放；放开；解禁to make sth available that had previously been restricted |
The new building programme will go ahead as soon as the government releases the funds. 政府一拨付资金，新的建筑项目就动工。 |
1. | [u][sing] ~ (of sb) (from sth) 释放；获释the act of setting a person or an animal free; the state of being set free |
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. 政府一直在努力争取使人质获释。 | |
She can expect an early release from prison. 她有望早一点出狱。 |
2. | [u][sing] 公开；发行；发布the act of making sth available to the public |
The new software is planned for release in April. 新软件计划四月份发行。 | |
The movie goes on general release(= will be widely shown in cinemas/movie theaters) next week. 这部电影将于下周公开上映。 |
3. | [c] 新发行的东西；（尤指）新激光唱片，新电影a thing that is made available to the public, especially a new CD or film/movie |
the latest new releases 最新发行的产品 |
4. | [u][c] 排放；泄漏；渗漏the act of letting a gas, chemical, etc. come out of the container where it has been safely held |
the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere 二氧化碳向大气层的排放 | |
to monitor radiation releases 监测辐射的释放 |
5. | [u][sing] 解脱；轻松感the feeling that you are free from pain, anxiety or some other unpleasant feeling |
a sense of release after the exam 考试后的解脱感 | |
I think her death was a merciful release. 我认为她的死是一种幸运的解脱。 |
