vt.

1. 释放，解放[（+from）]
   Release the dog. He has been chained up for hours.

   放开这条狗。它已被拴了好几小时了。

2. 放松，松开；发射，投掷
   He quickly released her hand.

   他很快地放开了她的手。

3. 豁免；赦免；免除[（+from）]
   This releases them from personal responsibility.

   这免除了他们的个人责任。

4. 发行；发表
   A new movie is to be released tonight.

   今晚要发行一部新电影。

5. 【律】放弃，让与（权利、财产等）
   He released his claim to the property.

   他放弃了对财产的要求。

n.

1. 释放，解放；豁免；赦免[U][（+from）]
   After my examination I had a feeling of release.

   考试之后，我感到如释重负。

   The prisoner was questioned before his release.

   囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。

   The end of the war brought the release of the prisoners.

   战争的结束使所有战俘得到释放。

2. 发行，发表；发行的书（或电影等），（发布的）通讯稿，新闻稿[U][C]
   The film is scheduled for release next month.

   该片定于下月发行。

3. 释放（或豁免）证书[C]
   You can't use these files without obtaining a release.

   你得不到特许证就不能使用这些档案。

4. 放松，放出；释放装置[U][C]
   He pressed the release to open the box.

   他按下开启装置打开了箱子。

5. 弃权，让渡；弃权证书[U][C]
6. （照相机的）快门开关[C]

v.

1. set free.
2. allow to move or flow freely.
   ▸remove (part of a machine or appliance) from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function.
3. allow (information) to be generally available.
   ▸make (a film or recording) available to the public.
4. Law  remit or discharge (a debt).
   ▸surrender (a right).
   ▸make over (property or money) to another.

n.

1. the action or process of releasing or being released.
   ▸a handle or catch that releases part of a mechanism.
2. a film or other product released to the public.
3. Law  the action of releasing property, money, or a right to another.
   ▸a document effecting this.