release

1. VERB 释放;放出
   If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.
   1. He was released from custody the next day...
      第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。
   2. He is expected to be released from hospital today...
      他有望今天出院。
   3. Fifty-five foxes were released from a fur farm by animal rights activists...
      动物权利保护主义者把55只狐狸从毛皮动物饲养场放了出来。
   4. He was released on bail.
      他被保释出来了。
2. N-COUNT 释放;出院
   When someone is released, you refer to their release .
   1. He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.
      他要求立即释放所有政治犯。
   2. ...the secret negotiations necessary to secure hostage releases...
      为确保人质释放而要进行的秘密谈判
   3. Serious complications have delayed his release from hospital.
      各种严重的并发症延迟了他的出院。
3. VERB 使免除;使免于
   If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Release is also a noun.
      
   4. ...release from stored tensions, traumas and grief...
      使久积的紧张情绪、精神创伤和忧伤得以缓解
   5. They look on life at college as a blessed release from the obligation to work.
      他们把大学生活看成是一种愉快的解脱，可以不用承担工作的义务。
4. VERB 发泄，释放(情感);展示(能力)
   To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Humour is wonderful for releasing tension.
      幽默是舒缓紧张情绪的良方。
   4. Release is also a noun.
      
   5. She felt the sudden sweet release of her own tears.
      她感到自己甜蜜的泪水一下子涌了出来。
5. VERB 发布;发表;公布
   If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available.
   1. They're not releasing any more details yet...
      他们还未公布更多细节。
   2. 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。
   3. Release is also a noun.
      
   4. Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques.
      已经采取行动加速支票的发放。
6. VERB 放手;放开;释放
   If you release someone or something, you stop holding them.
   1. He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist.
      他停下来面对着她，放开了她的手腕。
   2. ...the twisting action before a bowler releases the ball.
      投球手掷球前的屈身动作
7. VERB 打开，放开，松开(制动装置)
   If you release a device, you move it so that it stops holding something.
   1. Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb.
      韦德松开手刹驶离路边。
8. VERB 释放，放出，排放(气体、热量或某种物质)
   If something releases gas, heat, or a substance, it causes it to leave its container or the substance that it was part of and enter the surrounding atmosphere or area.
   1. ...a weapon which releases toxic nerve gas...
      释放神经毒气的武器
   2. The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat...
      肌肉的收缩消耗能量并且释放热量。
   3. 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。
   4. Release is also a noun.
      
   5. Under the agreement, releases of cancer-causing chemicals will be cut by about 80 per cent.
      根据协议，致癌化学物的排放量将减少约80％。
9. VERB 发行，推出(唱片、碟片或电影)
   When an entertainer or company releases a new CD, video, or film, it becomes available so that people can buy it or see it.
   1. He is releasing an album of love songs.
      他即将推出一张情歌专辑。
10. N-COUNT 新发行的影片;新片;新碟;发行物
    A new release is a new CD, video, or film that has just become available for people to buy or see.
    1. 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？
11. N-UNCOUNT (影片的)上映，公映；（录像带的）发行
    If a film or video is on release or on general release, it is available for people to see in public cinemas or for people to buy.
    1. 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。
12. See also: day release news release press release

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。