release是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to give freedom or free movement to someone or something -- 釋放，放走；放開，鬆開

  • He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence. 他被判五年徒刑，但是服刑兩年後就被釋放出獄了。

  • She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court). 她因為在商店行竊而被捕，但是在交納保釋金後就被釋放了。

  • figurative The surgery released him from years of pain. 手術使他擺脫了多年的病痛。

  • He released the handbrake and the car jumped forwards. 他鬆開了手閘，車猛地向前衝去。

  • The plane released its bombs at 10,000 feet. 飛機在一萬英尺高空投下了炸彈。

  • Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. 燃煤發電站向大氣中排放二氧化硫。

  • Hormones are released from glands into the bloodstream. 荷爾蒙從腺體分泌出來進入血液中。

  • He punched the pillow in an effort to release his anger. 他捶打枕頭來發泄憤怒。

• 1 to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use -- 公開；公佈；發布

  • Police have released a picture of the man they want to question. 警方公佈了他們想要問訊的一名男子的照片。

  • The mayor has released a statement explaining the reasons for his resignation. 市長發表了一份聲明，解釋他辭職的原因。

  • The band's latest album will be released next week. 該樂隊的最新專輯將在下週發行。

  • The new edition of the dictionary will be released by the education minister later this month. 新版詞典將由教育部長在本月稍後發佈。

• 2 an occasion when someone is allowed to leave prison, etc. -- 釋放；獲釋

  • Her early release from prison led to a demonstration. 她被提前釋放出獄，這引起了一場遊行示威。

  • The accident caused the release of radioactivity into the atmosphere. 這次事故導致放射性物質洩漏到大氣中。

  • I noticed a release of tension when he left the room. 我注意到，他一走出房間大家都如釋重負。

  • After years of suffering, his death came as a merciful release. 受了那麽多年的折磨，死亡對他來說算是一種幸運的解脫。

• 3 the act of making something public or available for use -- 公開；公佈；發布

  • There are strict rules on the release of official information. 對官方資訊的發布有嚴格的規定。

  • The company issued a press release announcing the appointment of a new CEO. 公司發佈新聞公報，宣佈任命新任執行長。

  • Her latest release, a song about doomed love, she wrote herself. 她最近發行的單曲，一首詠唱註定使人心碎的愛情之歌，是她自己創作的。

  • The latest Disney film goes on general release next month. 迪士尼公司製作的最新一齣電影將在下個月公映。