release

vt.释放；放开；发布；发行

n.释放，排放，解除；释放令；公映的新影片，发布的新闻[消息]

verb

释放 set sb/sth free

1. 释放；放出；放走
   to let sb/sth come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped
   1. to release a prisoner/hostage
      释放囚犯 / 人质
   2. 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

2. 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
   1. He refused to release her arm.
      他不肯放开她的胳膊。
   2. 10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony.
      典礼上放飞了一万个气球。
   3. Intense heat is released in the reaction.
      反应过程中产生高热。

情感 feelings

3. 发泄；宣泄
   to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them
   1. 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

4. 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.
   1. The club is releasing some of its older players.
      俱乐部正在解聘一些老队员。
   2. 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

5. 松开；拉开
   to remove sth from a fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function
   1. to release the clutch/handbrake/switch, etc.
      松开离合器、手闸、开关等

使不紧张 make less tight

6. 使不紧张；使松弛；放松
   to make sth less tight
   1. 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

7. 公开；公布；发布
   to make sth available to the public
   1. 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。
   2. to release a movie/book/CD
      发行电影 / 书 / 激光唱片
   3. new products released onto the market
      投放到市场的新产品
8. 开放；放开；解禁
   to make sth available that had previously been restricted
   1. 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

1. 释放；获释
   the act of setting a person or an animal free; the state of being set free
   1. 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。
   2. She can expect an early release from prison.
      她有望早一点出狱。

使可得到 making sth available

2. 公开；发行；发布
   the act of making sth available to the public
   1. The new software is planned for release in April.
      新软件计划四月份发行。
   2. 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。
3. 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
   1. the latest new releases
      最新发行的产品

气体；化学品 of gas/chemical

4. 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
   1. the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
      二氧化碳向大气层的排放
   2. to monitor radiation releases
      监测辐射的释放

不愉快的感觉 from unpleasant feeling

5. 解脱；轻松感
   the feeling that you are free from pain, anxiety or some other unpleasant feeling
   1. a sense of release after the exam
      考试后的解脱感
   2. I think her death was a merciful release.
      我认为她的死是一种幸运的解脱。

过去分词:released 现在分词:releasing 过去式:released 名词复数形式:releases 第三人称单数:releases

release 释放，松开，解雇，公布

来自古法语 relaissier,relesser,遗留，离开，留下，来自拉丁语 relaxare,松开，松手，re-,向后， 离开，laxare,松开，词源同 lax,relax.引申诸相关词义。

1. Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him
   一旦确认他并非间谍，他们即同意将他释放。
2. His release turned out to follow the pattern set by that of the other six hostages.
   最终他的获释方式也和其他6名人质的获释如出一辙。
3. The government should continue to use its influence for the release of all hostages.
   政府应继续运用其影响力来解救所有人质。
4. Jesse Jackson was instrumental in the release of some of the hostages.
   其中一些人质得以获释多亏了杰西·杰克逊。
5. In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe financial problems.
   在新闻稿中，该公司表示自己遭遇了严重的财务问题。
6. Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release
   巴克斯特解释了新闻稿的内容。
7. The capsules can be made to release the pesticides at a predetermined time.
   可以使这些胶囊在预定的时间释放杀虫剂。
8. She gave her reaction to his release at a press conference
   她在记者招待会上对他被释放作出了回应。
9. He was released from custody the next day
   第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。
10. He is expected to be released from hospital today
    他有望今天出院。
11. Serious complications have delayed his release from hospital.
    各种严重的并发症延迟了他的出院。
12. 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。
13. This releases the teacher to work with individuals who are having extreme difficulty.
    这使得教师可以专门辅导学习特别吃力的学生。
14. 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。
15. I personally don't want to release my anger on anyone else
    我个人并不想把自己的愤怒发泄在别人身上。
16. Humour is wonderful for releasing tension.
    幽默是舒缓紧张情绪的良方。
17. They're not releasing any more details yet
    他们还未公布更多细节。
18. Figures released yesterday show retail sales were down in March.
    昨天公布的数据显示零售额在3月份有所下滑。
19. He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist.
    他停下来面对着她，放开了她的手腕。
20. Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb.
    韦德松开手刹驶离路边。
21. The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat
    肌肉的收缩消耗能量并且释放热量。
22. The drug is surgically implanted into a woman's arm where it gradually releases the hormones into the body.
    这种药物被通过手术的方式植入一位女子的手臂，它会逐渐向人体释放荷尔蒙。
23. He is releasing an album of love songs.
    他即将推出一张情歌专辑。
24. 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？
25. 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。
26. This device screws into the shutter release button.
    这个装置能旋进快门释放按钮。
27. We plan to release a prototype this autumn for trial in hospitals.
    我们计划今年秋天在各医院推出一个模型进行试验。
28. This medicine will give you release from pain.
    这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。