release
- vt.释放;松开;免除，解除;公开;放出;开放;放开;发泄;放走;宣泄;使自由移动(或飞翔、降落等);使不紧张
- n.释放;发布;发行;排放;获释;公开;解脱;(尤指)新激光唱片，新电影;新发行的东西
过去式： released 现在分词： releasing 过去分词： released 第三人称单数： releases
re- 重新 + lease 松
releaseverb
释放 set sb/sth free
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。
松开 stop holding 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。
情感 feelings
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。
免除职责 free sb from duty
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。
机器部件 part of machine
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
使不紧张 make less tight
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。
使可获得 make available
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 / 激光唱片
new products released onto the market
投放到市场的新产品
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。
noun
释放 setting sb/sth free
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。
使可得到 making sth available
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。
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
气体；化学品 of gas/chemical
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
不愉快的感觉 from unpleasant feeling
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。
release
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VERB 释放;放出
If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.He was released from custody the next day...
第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。
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N-COUNT 释放;出院
When someone is released, you refer to their release .He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.
他要求立即释放所有政治犯。
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VERB 使免除;使免于
If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it.Divorce releases both the husband and wife from all marital obligations to each other...
离婚解除了夫妻双方相互之间所有的婚姻义务。
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VERB 发泄，释放(情感);展示(能力)
To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed.Becoming your own person releases your creativity...
保持自己的本色才有助于发挥自身创造力。
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VERB 发布;发表;公布
If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available.They're not releasing any more details yet...
他们还未公布更多细节。
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VERB 放手;放开;释放
If you release someone or something, you stop holding them.He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist.
他停下来面对着她，放开了她的手腕。
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VERB 打开，放开，松开(制动装置)
If you release a device, you move it so that it stops holding something.Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb.
韦德松开手刹驶离路边。
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VERB 释放，放出，排放(气体、热量或某种物质)
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....a weapon which releases toxic nerve gas...
释放神经毒气的武器
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VERB 发行，推出(唱片、碟片或电影)
When an entertainer or company releases a new CD, video, or film, it becomes available so that people can buy it or see it.He is releasing an album of love songs.
他即将推出一张情歌专辑。
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N-COUNT 新发行的影片;新片;新碟;发行物
A new release is a new CD, video, or film that has just become available for people to buy or see.Which of the new releases do you think are really good?
在这些新片中你觉得哪些真的不错？
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N-UNCOUNT (影片的)上映，公映；（录像带的）发行
If a film or video is on release or on general release, it is available for people to see in public cinemas or for people to buy.The video has sold three million copies in its first three weeks on release.
影碟推出的前3周就卖出了300万张。
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See also:day release;news release;press release
noun
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- the act of liberating someone or something
- Synonym: liberation freeing
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- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- Synonym: tone ending
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- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- Synonym: waiver discharge
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- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- Synonym: dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation sack sacking
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- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- Synonym: spill spillage
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- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- she had no other outlet for her feelings
- he gave vent to his anger
- Synonym: outlet vent
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- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
- a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra
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- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- Synonym: button
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- a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- Synonym: acquittance
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- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- Synonym: handout press release
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- euphemistic expressions for death
- thousands mourned his passing
- Synonym: passing loss departure exit expiration going
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- a process that liberates or discharges something
- there was a sudden release of oxygen
- the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
verb
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- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
- secrete digestive juices
- release a hormone into the blood stream
- Synonym: secrete
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- eliminate (a substance)
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine
- the plant releases a gas
- Synonym: exhaust discharge expel eject
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- make (assets) available
- release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
- Synonym: unblock unfreeze free
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- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- publish a magazine or newspaper
- Synonym: publish bring out put out issue
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- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- turn the flour onto a plate
- Synonym: turn
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- release, as from one's grip
- Let go of the door handle, please!
- relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
- Synonym: let go of let go relinquish
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- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- Synonym: free liberate
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- part with a possession or right
- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
- Synonym: relinquish resign free give up
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- grant freedom to;free from confinement
- Synonym: free liberate unloose unloosen loose
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- make (information) available for publication
- release the list with the names of the prisoners
- Synonym: free
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Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release .
经过有影响力的朋友们斡旋她才得以释放。
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The release of prisoners was used as a bargaining chip .
释放战俘被用作讨价还价的筹码。
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The new software is planned for release in April .
新软件计划四月份发行。
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It 's his first release for a major label .
这是他在大唱片公司发行的第一张唱片。
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The band releases its new single next week .
这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。
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Who gave the authorization to release the data ?
谁授权发表这些资料的？
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Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions .
欣赏音乐是宣泄情感的好方法。
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You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles .
你需要放松肩部肌肉。
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The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force .
不使用武力不可能使人质获释。
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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。
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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。
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Intense heat is released in the reaction .
反应过程中产生高热。
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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。
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The movie will be released on video in June .
这部电影的录像带将于六月份发行。
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They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met .
除非某些条件得到满足，否则他们不会释放人质。
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After being questioned by the police , she was released without charge .
她被警察传讯后无罪释放。
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He was treated as a hero on his release from prison .
他获释出狱时被当成英雄看待。
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The panel will give their verdict on the latest video releases .
专题小组将就最近发行的录像提出他们的意见。
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They are demanding the release of all political prisoners .
他们正在要求释放所有的政治犯。
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He was released on $ 5 000 bond .
他以5000元取保释放。
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I think her death was a merciful release .
我认为她的死是一种幸运的解脱。
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Information will be released strictly on a need-to-know basis .
资讯发布将严格限制在人们需要知道的范围之内。
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The club is releasing some of its older players .
俱乐部正在解聘一些老队员。
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The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month .
那出观众翘首企盼的电影将于下月上映。
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The film will be released in London in March and countrywide in May .
这部电影将于三月在伦敦发行，五月在全国发行。
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The prisoner has served his sentence and will be released tomorrow .
犯人已服刑期满，明天将获释。
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The government is negotiating the release of the hostages .
政府正就释放人质进行谈判。
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Without help , many released prisoners will reoffend .
如果得不到帮助，很多获得释放的囚犯就会重蹈复辙。
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He was released when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him .
法官裁决没有证明他有罪的证据，他获得释放了。
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With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him .
事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。