release

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反義詞

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第三人稱單數(shù):?releases;過(guò)去式:?released;過(guò)去分詞:?released;現(xiàn)在分詞:?releasing;

1. 阿姨讓我走。
2. relax => release.

release 釋放，松開(kāi)，解雇，公布

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) relaissier,relesser,遺留，離開(kāi)，留下，來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) relaxare,松開(kāi)，松手，re-,向后，離開(kāi)，laxare,松開(kāi)，詞源同 lax,relax.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

release: release: see relish
release (v.): c. 1300, "to withdraw, revoke (a decree, etc.), cancel, lift; remit," from Old French relaissier, relesser "to relinquish, quit, let go, leave behind, abandon, acquit," variant of relacher "release, relax," from Latin relaxare "loosen, stretch out" (see relax), source also of Spanish relajar, Italian relassare.

Meaning "alleviate, ease" is mid-14c., as is sense of "free from (duty, etc.); exonerate." From late 14c. as "grant remission, forgive; set free from imprisonment, military service, etc." Also "give up, relinquish, surrender." In law, c. 1400, "to grant a release of property." Of press reports, attested from 1904; of motion pictures, from 1912; of music recordings, from 1962. As a euphemism for "to dismiss, fire from a job" it is attested in American English since 1904. Related: Released; releasing.
release (n.): early 14c., "abatement of distress; means of deliverance," from Old French relais, reles (12c.), a back-formation from relesser, relaissier (see release (v.)). In law, mid-14c., "transferring of property or a right to another;" late 14c. as "release from an obligation; remission of a duty, tribute, etc." Meaning "act and manner of releasing" (a bow, etc.) is from 1871. Sense of "action of publication" is from 1907.

1. Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.: 指壓按摩用于緩解肩部和頸部的緊張。

2. He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release.: 他還有很多強(qiáng)壓的憤怒要發(fā)泄。

3. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a ￡75,000 ransom for her release.: 綁匪成功地勒索了7.5萬(wàn)英鎊才將她釋放。

4. Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques.: 已經(jīng)采取行動(dòng)加速支票的發(fā)放。

5. A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men.: 他們會(huì)見(jiàn)的意外成果是釋放了這14個(gè)人。