release
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or cared for, they are set free or allowed to go. 放走[usu passive]
He was released from custody the next day. 他第二天被從拘畱中釋放。
2. N-COUNT When someone is released, you refer to their release. 釋放[with supp]
He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners. 他要求立即釋放所有的政治犯。
3. V-T If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it. 解除[正式]
Divorce releases both the husband and wife from all marital obligations to each other. 離婚解除了夫妻相互之間的所有婚姻義務。
4. N-UNCOUNT Release is also a noun. 解除[also 'a' N, oft N 'from' N]
Our therapeutic style offers release from stored tensions, traumas, and grief. 我們的治療方式意在解除蓄積的壓力、創傷和悲痛。
5. V-T To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed. 釋放
Becoming your own person releases your creativity. 保持你自己的本色可以釋放出你的創造力。
6. N-UNCOUNT Release is also a noun. 釋放
She felt the sudden sweet release of her own tears. 她感到自己的眼淚突然而甜蜜地流出來。
7. V-T If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available. 發放
They're not releasing any more details yet. 他們還不準備發放更多詳情。
8. N-COUNT Release is also a noun. 發放
Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques. 已採取行動來加速支票的發放。
9. V-T If you release someone or something, you stop holding them. 放開[正式]
He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist. 他停下來麪對著她，放開了她的手腕。
10. V-T If something releases gas, heat, or a substance, it causes it to leave its container or the substance that it was part of and enter the surrounding atmosphere or area. 釋放
...a weapon that releases toxic nerve gas. …一種釋放神經毒氣的武器。
11. N-COUNT Release is also a noun. 釋放
Under the agreement, releases of cancer-causing chemicals will be cut by about 80 percent. 根據這個協議，致癌化學物的釋放將被削減80％左右。
12. V-T When an entertainer or company releases a new CD, DVD, or movie, it becomes available so that people can buy it or see it. 發行
He is releasing an album of love songs. 他將發行一張情歌專輯。
13. N-COUNT A new release is a new CD, DVD, or movie that has just become available for people to buy or see. 發行物
Of the new releases that are out there now, which do you think are really good?
現在外麪新的發行物中，你覺得哪些真正好呢？
14. →see also press release
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release /rɪˈliːs/ (releasing,released,releases)
剑桥词典
- Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears .
- Note how easy it is to release the catch quickly .
- The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons .
- He held out an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners .
- Highly toxic dioxins were released into the air .
- The information has been released in dribs and drabs .
- A new mix of their hit single is due to be released early next month .
- We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin .
- Police blundered by not releasing more details about the case to focus public interest .
- They've just released a CD of their greatest hits . 返回 release
release verb [T] (MAKE FREE)
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something釋放，放走；放開，松開
He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence . 他被判5年徒刑，但是服刑兩年後就被釋放出獄了。
She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court ). 她因爲在商店行竊而被捕，但是在交納保釋金後就被釋放了。
figurative The surgery released him from years of pain . 手術使他擺脫了多年的病痛。
to move a device from a fixed position to allow it to move freely
拉開；松開
He released the handbrake and the car jumped forwards . 他松開了手牐，車猛地曏前沖去。
to fire a bomb or a missile (= flying weapon ), or to allow it to fall
發射；投（彈）
The plane released its bombs at 10,000 feet . 飛機在1萬英尺高空投下了炸彈。
to allow a substance to flow out from somewhere
排放；釋出；使逸出
Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere . 燃煤發電站曏大氣中排放二氧化硫。
Hormones are released from glands into the bloodstream . 荷爾矇從腺躰分泌出來進入血液中。
to express a feeling that you have been trying not to show
發泄；宣泄
He punched the pillow in an effort to release his anger . 他捶打枕頭來發泄憤怒。
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release verb [T] (MAKE PUBLIC)
to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use公開；公佈；發佈
Police have released a picture of the man they want to question . 警方公佈了他們想要問訊的一名男子的照片。
The mayor has released a statement explaining the reasons for his resignation . 市長發表了一份聲明，解釋他辤職的原因。
If a company releases a film or musical recording , it allows the film to be shown in cinemas , or makes the musical recording available for the public to buy .
發行；上映
The band's latest album will be released next week . 該樂隊的最新專輯將在下周發行。
Indian English
to make a product , for example a book , available for the public to buy , often with a celebration ; launch
發佈（新書等）
The new edition of the dictionary will be released by the education minister later this month . 新版詞典將由教育部長在本月稍後發佈。
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