release
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to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move 释放;放出;放走 - release somebody
to release a prisoner 释放囚犯 The hostages were released unharmed. 人质被释放,未受到伤害。 He was released without charge after questioning by police. 他经警方审问后被免予起诉并释放了。 You will be released on bail and a date for your hearing will be set. 你将被保释,听证会的日期将会确定。 - release somebody from something
to release somebody from prison/jail/hospital 从监狱/监狱/医院释放某人 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。 He was later released from police custody. 他后来被警方释放。 - (figurative)
Death released him from his suffering. 死亡使他从痛苦中解脱了。
Extra ExamplesHe was released on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail. 他在具结保证书后被释放,但他有可能面临最高达 4 年的刑期。 She was released from prison last week. 她于上周获释出狱。 It's been three years since he was released from prison. 他出狱已经三年了。 Several people charged with minor crimes were released without trial. 几个被指控犯有轻罪的人未经审判就被释放了。 She was released immediately when the soldiers realized their mistake. 当士兵们意识到他们的错误时,她立即被释放了。 She was released on bail by the New York police. 她保释后让纽约警察当局释放了。 The government is insisting that the men are released unconditionally. 政府坚持要求无条件释放这些人。 The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon. 绑架者已同意中午12时释放人质。 They were interrogated before being released. 他们在被释放前受到了审问。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- immediately
- eventually
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- newly released
- recently released
- release somebody on bail
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to stop holding something or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely synonym let go, let loose放开;松开;使自由移动(或飞翔、降落等) - release something
He refused to release her arm. 他不肯放开她的胳膊。 Intense heat is released in the reaction. 反应过程中产生高热。 10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony. 典礼上放飞了一万个气球。 The chemical reaction releases energy in the form of light. 化学反应以光的形式释放能量。 - release something into something
the need to limit the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere 限制排放到大气中的温室气体数量的需要 The birds were cleaned and fed and released again into the wild. 那些鸟儿经清洗并喂食后给放回到野外。
Extra ExamplesHow much radiation was released into the air? 多少辐射进入到了空气中? The compound slowly releases iron into the bloodstream. 这种化合物慢慢将铁释放到血流中。 The dam suddenly released millions of gallons of water. 大坝突然放出数百万加仑的水。 The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea. 这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。 the gases that are released from aerosols 喷雾器喷出的气体
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- slowly
- quickly
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to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them 发泄;宣泄 - release something
to remove something from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function 松开;拉开 to release the clutch/handbrake/switch 松开离合器/手闸/开关 Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb. 现在松开离合器,驶离路边。
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to make information available to the public 公开;发行;发布 - release something
to release a statement/report/document/poll/study 发表声明/报告/文件/民意测验/研究 to release figures/results/information/data 公布数字/结果/信息/数据 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。 - release something to somebody
The suspect's name has not been released to the public. 嫌疑人的名字尚未向公众公布。 The newly released files reveal the extent of his involvement in the scandal. 新公布的文件揭示了他卷入丑闻的程度。
Extra ExamplesDetails of the attack have not yet been released to the public. 有关这次袭击的详情还没有向公众发布。 Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising. 本周要发布的官方数字表明,长期失业者人数还在增加。 Police have refused to release the name of the dead man. 警方拒绝公布死者姓名。 The committee is expected to release its findings this summer. 委员会有望在今年夏天公布其调查结果。 The organization has released a report drawing attention to the appalling conditions. 该组织发布了一份报告,提请人们注意令人震惊的状况。 The actual poll was not released to the media. 实际投票结果没有向媒体公布。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- officially
- commercially
- publicly
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- refuse to
- be expected to
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- newly released
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to make a film, recording or other product available to the public 向公众发行电影、唱片或其他产品 He's planning to release a solo album. 他正在计划出版一张独唱专辑。 to release a film/video 发行电影/录像 They've released a new version of the original film. 他们发行了原版电影的新版本。 There have been a lot of new products released onto the market. 已经有很多新产品投放市场。 The series has just recently been released on DVD. 该系列最近刚刚发行了DVD。
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2, Musicb2They have finally released their debut album. 他们终于发行了首张专辑。 The album was originally released in 1974. 这张专辑最初发行于 1974 年。 The book has not yet been released in paperback. 该书还没有出平装版。 The film was never released theatrically in the US. 这部电影从来没有在美国的影剧院上映过。 The new version is expected to be released shortly. 新版本有望不久发布。 newly released recordings 新发行的唱片 When was the film first released? 这部影片什么时候首映?
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to make something available that had previously been limited 开放;放开;解禁 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。
to free somebody from a duty, responsibility, contract, etc. 免除,解除(某人的职责、责任、合同等);解雇 - release something
to make something less tight 使不紧张;使松弛;放松
set somebody free
stop holding something松开
feelings情感
part of machine机器部件
make available使可获得
free somebody from duty免除职责
make less tight使不紧张
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.