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  • Conjugation : past  released ; ing  releasing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

release [rɪ'liːs]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of prisoner] 释放
  2. 2. noun [c] [of documents] [ funds etc] 公开
  3. 3. noun [c] [of gas] [ water etc] 排放
  4. 4. noun [u] (from obligation,situation) 免除
  5. 5. noun [u] [of film] [ record] 发行
  6. 6. noun [c] (record,film) 发行
  7. 7. noun [c] [术语] (device) 释放器
  8. 8. vt. [+person] (from captivity) 释放
  9. 9. vt. (from wreckage etc) 解救
  10. 10. vt. (from obligation,responsibility) 免除
  11. 11. vt. [+gas etc] 排放
  12. 12. vt. (let go of) 放开
  13. 13. vt. [术语] [+catch] [ spring etc] 放开
  14. 14. vt. [Auto] [+clutch] [ brake] 松开
  15. 15. vt. [+record] [ film] 发行
  16. 16. vt. [+report] [ news] [ figures] 发表

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

release [rɪˈliːs]
  1. 1. vt. 放开松开
  2. 2. vt. 解放
  3. 3. vt. 倒,倒出
  4. 4. vt. 发行发布
  5. 5. vt. 消耗耗尽
    The plant releases a gas.
    这种植物释放出一种气体
  6. 6. vt. 分泌
  7. 7. vt. 公布公开
  8. 8. vt. 放弃
  9. 9. vt. 释出释放
  10. 10. vt. 解冻
  11. 11. n.[c] 发行物,发行品
  12. 12. n.[c] 解放解脱
  13. 13. n.[c] 释放放出
    There was a sudden release of oxygen.
    氧气突然释放出来
  14. 14. n.[c] 新闻公告新闻简报新闻稿
  15. 15. n.[c] 解雇
  16. 16. n.[c] [Euphemistic] 去世逝世
  17. 17. n.[c] 豁免证书
  18. 18. n.[c] 闩,脱扣装置
  19. 19. n.[u] 发泄释放
  20. 20. n.[c] 流出溢出
  21. 21. n.[c] [Law] 让渡弃权
  22. 22. n.[c] [Music] 乐音收尾

Collins English-English Dictionary

release [rɪ'liːs]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment
  2. 2. vt. to free (someone) from obligation or duty
  3. 3. vt. to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall
  4. 4. vt. to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation
  5. 5. vt. to make (news or information) known or allow (news, information, etc) to be made known
    to release details of an agreement
  6. 6. vt. [law] to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else
  7. 7. vt. [ethology] to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately
  8. 8. n the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc
  9. 9. n the act of issuing for sale or publication
  10. 10. n something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or a record
    a new release from Bob Dylan
  11. 11. n a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc
  12. 12. n [law] the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else
  13. 13. n a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine
  14. 14. n the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke
  15. 15. n the moment at which this valve opens
  16. 16. n the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released
  17. 17. n the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera
  18. 18. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French relesser, from Latin relaxare to slacken; see relax

Examples

to release an arrow
放箭
Like most true artists, it pains them to release each finished piece into other hands.
和大多数真正的艺术家一样,他们把完成的作品交给其他人是很痛心的。
The ruler of Egypt would not release them.
埃及的统治者是不会释放他们的。
A week after release they will be going cheap in the online store.
上市一周后,网上商店就会降价出售。
the conditions of our release
我们释放的条件
"on general release"
[film+] “公开上映”
The release of the new handgun will be subject to many political constraints.
出售这种新型手枪会收到许多政治因素的限制。
They will talk to an intermediate before they release the results.
他们在公布结果前要先和中间人谈谈。
An explosion is the sudden release of occluded air.
发爆破音的放松阶段是闭塞空气的突然释放。
Journalists can digest a story from a good press release in a few minutes.
记者可以在几分钟的时间里明白一篇好的新闻报道。

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