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[/rɪˈliːs; rɪˋlis/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sth) (a) allow (a person or an animal) to go; set free or liberate sb/sth 放走（人或动物）; 释放或解放某人[某事物]:
release a prisoner, hostage, kidnap victim, etc (from captivity) 释放囚犯、 人质、 被 持者等 *
release a rat from a trap 把老鼠从夹子上放走 *
release the horses into the paddock 把马放入围场 *
She gently released herself from his arms/embrace. 她轻轻地从他的双臂[拥抱]中挣脱. *
(law 律) The robber was released on bail. 该 犯交保释金後获释. *
(fig 比喻) Death released him from his sufferings. 死神解脱了他的痛苦.
(b) (fig 比喻) free (sb) from an obligation 免除（某人）的义务或责任:
release sb from a promise, duty, undertaking, etc 不要某人履行诺言、 尽义务、 承担任务等 *
release a monk from his vows 准许一僧人还俗. 用法:
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(a) [Tn] remove (sth) from a fixed position; cause (sth) to move freely 将（某物）从固定位置上移走; 使（某事物）自由移动:
release the clutch, handbrake, eg of a lorry 松开离合器、 手闸（如卡车上的） *
release a switch, catch, lever, etc 断开开关、 松开掣子、 放松手柄 *
release the trigger, eg of a rifle 松开扳机（如步枪上的） *
use oil to release a rusted lock 给生 的锁加油使之松动.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] (used esp in the expressions shown 尤用於以下示例) let go (one's hold of sb/sth) 放弃（对某人[某事物]的掌握或控制）:
release one's grip (on sth) 松开手（不再抓紧某物） *
release one's grasp (of sth) 松开手（不再抓住某物）. 用法:
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) allow sth to fly, fall, etc 让某物飞走、 落下等:
release an arrow, bomb, etc 射箭、 投掷炸弹 *
The bullet is released from the gun at very high speed. 子弹自枪膛中高速射出. 用法:
4 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sb/sth) (a) allow (news, etc) to be made known 发布（新闻等）:
The latest developments have just been released to the media. 最新的进展情况已向大众传播媒介发表. *
The police have released no further details about the crime. 警方没有透露这一罪案进一步的详情.
(b) make sth available to the public 向公众提供某事物:
release a film, book, record, etc 发行影片、 书、 唱片等 *
The new model has now been released for sale (to export markets). 新型号的产品现已（向出口市场）出售. 用法:
5 [Tn] (law 律) give up (a right, title, property, etc) to sb else 将（权利、 头衔、 财产等）让与他人. release 2
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1 [U, C] ~ (from sth) releasing or being released 放走; 释放; 解脱; 免除; 放松; 投掷; 发表; 让与:
an order for sb's release from prison/captivity释放某人出狱[解除某人监禁]的命令 *
a feeling of release, ie of freedom 获得解脱的感觉 *
(fig 比喻) Death is often a welcome release from pain. 死神往往是解除痛苦的救星. *
the release of a film, record, book, newsflash 影片的发行、 唱片的发行、 书籍的发行、 简要新闻的发表 *
The film is on general release, ie is being shown widely at local cinemas. 该影片发行面很广（当地影院普遍放映）. 用法:
2 [C] thing released (release 4b) 发行或发表的事物:
the latest releases, ie records, films, etc 最新的发行物（唱片、 影片等） *
a `press release, ie of news, etc for printing or broadcasting 新闻稿（供报道或广播）. 用法:
3 [C] handle, lever, catch, etc that releases part of a machine 松开机件用的把手、 手柄、 掣子等; 释放器; 脱扣器; 松脱器:
the `carriage release, ie on a typewriter 滑架释放杆（打字机的） *
[attrib 作定语] a re`lease gear 释放装置 *
the re`lease button, knob, etc 释放按钮、 旋钮等. |