release

名词 release:

1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
2. the act of liberating someone or something
   同义词：liberation, freeing
3. a process that liberates or discharges something
4. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
   同义词：handout, press release
5. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
   同义词：dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, sack, sacking
6. euphemistic expressions for death
   同义词：passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going
7. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
   同义词：acquittance
8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
   同义词：button
9. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
   同义词：outlet, vent
10. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
    同义词：spill, spillage
11. a formal written statement of relinquishment
    同义词：waiver, discharge
12. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
    同义词：tone ending

动词 release:

1. release, as from one's grip
   同义词：let go of, let go, relinquish
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   同义词：free, liberate, unloose, unloosen, loose
3. let (something) fall or spill a container
   同义词：turn
4. eliminate (substances) from the body
   同义词：discharge, expel, eject
5. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
   同义词：publish, bring out, put out, issue
6. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
   同义词：secrete
7. make (information) available publication
   同义词：free
8. part with a possession or right
   同义词：relinquish, resign, free, give up
9. make (assets) available
   同义词：unblock, unfreeze, free

1. The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release.
   那家人为了赎回孩子付了5万美元。
2. He secured the release of the hostages.
   他已经设法使人质获释。
3. The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions.
   恐怖分子只有在某些条件下才释放人质。
4. Plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
   植物可以吸收二氧化碳释放氧气。
5. The latest developments have just been released to the media.
   最新的进展情况已向大众传播媒介发表。
6. The new film will be released next month.
   这部新的电影下个月发行。
7. He was released from prison after serving his sentence.
   他刑满获释。

re.lease

v.tr.（及物动词）
re.leased,re.leas.ing,re.leas.es
To set free from confinement, restraint, or bondage:
赦免：从限制、约束或束缚中释放出来：
例句：
released the prisoners.
释放囚犯

To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go:
松开，解开：从捆绑、牢系或阻挡的东西中解放出来；放开：
例句：
released the balloons; released a flood of questions.
放走气球；提出一大堆问题

To dismiss, as from a job.
免除：开除，如从工作中解雇
To relieve of debt or obligation.
偿清，免除：解除债务或义务
To relieve of care and suffering.
免除（痛苦）：解除焦虑或痛苦

To issue for performance, sale, publication, or distribution.
公演，上映：为了演出、出售、出版或分发而发行
To make known or available.
准许公开：使为公开或可利用的
To relinquish (a right or claim).
让渡：放弃（权力和要求）
n.（名词）
A deliverance or liberation, as from confinement, restraint, or suffering.
赦免，解除：解除或解放，例如从囚禁，约束或痛苦中解放
An authoritative discharge, as from an obligation or from prison.
释放：官方释放，如从义务或监狱中释放出来
An unfastening or letting go of something caught or held fast.
解开，松开：把抓住或抓紧的东西松开或放开
A device or catch for locking or releasing a mechanism.
启动或停止装置：锁定或解开某机器装置的设备或闩

The act or an instance of issuing something for publication, use, or distribution.
出版许可，销售许可：为出版、使用或分发而发行某物的行为或事例
Something thus released:
许可物：如此发行的东西：
例句：
a press release.
新闻发行物

Law
【法律】
Relinquishment to another of a right, title, or claim.
让渡，弃权：把权利、头衔或要求让于另一个人
The document authorizing such relinquishment.
弃权证书，让渡证书：授权此种权利放弃的文件

来源：
Middle English relesen
中古英语 relesen
from Old French relaissier
源自 古法语 relaissier
alteration of relacher
relacher的变化
from Latin relax3re * see relax
源自 拉丁语 relax3re *参见 relax