release

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms). countable,uncountable
    — Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
  2. The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. countable,uncountable
  3. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale). countable,uncountable
    — The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
  4. That which is released, untied or let go. countable,uncountable
    — They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
  5. The giving up of a claim, especially a debt. countable,uncountable
  6. Liberation from pain or suffering. countable,uncountable
  7. The process by which a chemical substance is set free. countable,uncountable
  8. The act or manner of ending a sound. countable,uncountable
  9. In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations. countable,historical,uncountable
  10. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.; A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit. countable,uncountable
  11. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.; The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload. countable,uncountable
  12. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.; The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken. countable,uncountable
  13. Orgasm. countable,uncountable
    — She quivered in release.
  14. Discharged semen countable,uncountable
    — His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her
  15. A kind of bridge used in jazz music. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To let go of; to cease to hold or contain. transitive
    — He released his grasp on the lever.
  2. To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. transitive
  3. To make available to the public. transitive
    — They released the new product later than intended.
  4. To free or liberate; to set free. transitive
    — He was released after two years in prison.
  5. To discharge. transitive
    — They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
  6. (of a call) To hang up. transitive
    — If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.
  7. To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession. transitive
  8. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of. transitive
    — punishments inflicted and released
  9. To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity. transitive
    — With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.
  10. To set free a chemical substance.
  11. To launch; to come out; to become available. intransitive
    — when the game releases

词形变化

releases plural releases present,singular,third-person releasing participle,present released participle,past released past releases present,singular,third-person releasing participle,present released participle,past released past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós
Latin laxus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin laxō
Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
Vulgar Latin *lassicāre
Old French laschier
Old French relaschier
Old French relaisserbor.
Middle English relesen
English release
From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English lease
English release
From re- + lease.
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