名詞 release:

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

動詞 release:

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

1. The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release.
   那家人為了贖回孩子付了5萬美元。
2. He secured the release of the hostages.
   他已經(jīng)設(shè)法使人質(zhì)獲釋。
3. The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions.
   恐怖分子只有在某些條件下才釋放人質(zhì)。
4. Plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
   植物可以吸收二氧化碳釋放氧氣。
5. The latest developments have just been released to the media.
   最新的進(jìn)展情況已向大眾傳播媒介發(fā)表。
6. The new film will be released next month.
   這部新的電影下個(gè)月發(fā)行。
7. He was released from prison after serving his sentence.
   他刑滿獲釋。

re.lease

v.tr.（及物動詞）
re.leased,re.leas.ing,re.leas.es
To set free from confinement, restraint, or bondage:
赦免：從限制、約束或束縛中釋放出來：
例句：
released the prisoners.
釋放囚犯

To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go:
松開，解開：從捆綁、牢系或阻擋的東西中解放出來；放開：
例句：
released the balloons; released a flood of questions.
放走氣球；提出一大堆問題

To dismiss, as from a job.
免除：開除，如從工作中解雇
To relieve of debt or obligation.
償清，免除：解除債務(wù)或義務(wù)
To relieve of care and suffering.
免除（痛苦）：解除焦慮或痛苦

To issue for performance, sale, publication, or distribution.
公演，上映：為了演出、出售、出版或分發(fā)而發(fā)行
To make known or available.
準(zhǔn)許公開：使為公開或可利用的
To relinquish (a right or claim).
讓渡：放棄（權(quán)力和要求）
n.（名詞）
A deliverance or liberation, as from confinement, restraint, or suffering.
赦免，解除：解除或解放，例如從囚禁，約束或痛苦中解放
An authoritative discharge, as from an obligation or from prison.
釋放：官方釋放，如從義務(wù)或監(jiān)獄中釋放出來
An unfastening or letting go of something caught or held fast.
解開，松開：把抓住或抓緊的東西松開或放開
A device or catch for locking or releasing a mechanism.
啟動或停止裝置：鎖定或解開某機(jī)器裝置的設(shè)備或閂

The act or an instance of issuing something for publication, use, or distribution.
出版許可，銷售許可：為出版、使用或分發(fā)而發(fā)行某物的行為或事例
Something thus released:
許可物：如此發(fā)行的東西：
例句：
a press release.
新聞發(fā)行物

Law
【法律】
Relinquishment to another of a right, title, or claim.
讓渡，棄權(quán)：把權(quán)利、頭銜或要求讓于另一個(gè)人
The document authorizing such relinquishment.
棄權(quán)證書，讓渡證書：授權(quán)此種權(quán)利放棄的文件

來源：
Middle English relesen
中古英語 relesen
from Old French relaissier
源自 古法語 relaissier
alteration of relacher
relacher的變化
from Latin relax3re * see relax
源自 拉丁語 relax3re *參見 relax