verb
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。