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. 他第二天被从拘留中释放。
2. N-COUNT When someone is released, you refer to their release. 释放[with supp]
He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners. 他要求立即释放所有的政治犯。
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. 离婚解除了夫妻相互之间的所有婚姻义务。
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. 我们的治疗方式意在解除蓄积的压力、创伤和悲痛。
5. V-T To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed. 释放
Becoming your own person releases your creativity. 保持你自己的本色可以释放出你的创造力。
6. N-UNCOUNT Release is also a noun. 释放
She felt the sudden sweet release of her own tears. 她感到自己的眼泪突然而甜蜜地流出来。
7. V-T If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available. 发放
They're not releasing any more details yet. 他们还不准备发放更多详情。
8. N-COUNT Release is also a noun. 发放
Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques. 已采取行动来加速支票的发放。
9. V-T If you release someone or something, you stop holding them. 放开[正式]
He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist. 他停下来面对着她,放开了她的手腕。
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. 释放
...a weapon that releases toxic nerve gas. …一种释放神经毒气的武器。
11. N-COUNT Release is also a noun. 释放
Under the agreement, releases of cancer-causing chemicals will be cut by about 80 percent. 根据这个协议,致癌化学物的释放将被削减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. 发行
He is releasing an album of love songs. 他将发行一张情歌专辑。
13. N-COUNT A new release is a new CD, DVD, or movie that has just become available for people to buy or see. 发行物
Of the new releases that are out there now, which do you think are really good?
现在外面新的发行物中,你觉得哪些真正好呢?
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释放,放走;放开,松开
He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence . 他被判5年徒刑,但是服刑两年后就被释放出狱了。
She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court ). 她因为在商店行窃而被捕,但是在交纳保释金后就被释放了。
figurative The surgery released him from years of pain . 手术使他摆脱了多年的病痛。
to move a device from a fixed position to allow it to move freely
拉开;松开
He released the handbrake and the car jumped forwards . 他松开了手闸,车猛地向前冲去。
to fire a bomb or a missile (= flying weapon ), or to allow it to fall
发射;投(弹)
The plane released its bombs at 10,000 feet . 飞机在1万英尺高空投下了炸弹。
to allow a substance to flow out from somewhere
排放;释出;使逸出
Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere . 燃煤发电站向大气中排放二氧化硫。
Hormones are released from glands into the bloodstream . 荷尔蒙从腺体分泌出来进入血液中。
to express a feeling that you have been trying not to show
发泄;宣泄
He punched the pillow in an effort to release his anger . 他捶打枕头来发泄愤怒。
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release verb [T] (MAKE PUBLIC)
to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use公开;公布;发布
Police have released a picture of the man they want to question . 警方公布了他们想要问讯的一名男子的照片。
The mayor has released a statement explaining the reasons for his resignation . 市长发表了一份声明,解释他辞职的原因。
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 .
发行;上映
The band's latest album will be released next week . 该乐队的最新专辑将在下周发行。
Indian English
to make a product , for example a book , available for the public to buy , often with a celebration ; launch
发布(新书等)
The new edition of the dictionary will be released by the education minister later this month . 新版词典将由教育部长在本月稍后发布。
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