Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #8543
liberate
解放，释放，使自由
set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression
常指从束缚中解脱
- 1.
Often followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free; to set free, to release.
常与from连用:使(某人或某物)自由；释放,解放。
释放，放出（气体或能量）；常与from连用:使(某人或某物)自由；释放,解放。；解放；释放；使自由；[机] 释出
In use
The soldiers helped to liberate the village from enemy control.
New technology has liberated workers from many repetitive tasks.
Recycling helps in liberating valuable materials from waste products.
liberate + noun
直接宾语通常是被解放的人、地方或事物。
The army liberated the city.
军队解放了这座城市。
liberate + noun + from + noun
介词 from 表示来源或束缚。
They liberated the prisoners from the camp.
他们从营地里释放了囚犯。
liberate + noun (energy/gas)
科技语境中指释放能量或气体。
The reaction liberates a large amount of energy.
反应释放出大量能量。
Verb forms
base liberate · third person liberates · -ing liberating · past liberated · past participle liberated
过去式/过去分词: liberated
Common mistakes
They liberated the city of the enemy.They liberated the city from the enemy.
错误地使用了介词 'of' 搭配 'liberate'，正确的固定搭配是 'liberate ... from ...'，表示从某处或某人手中解放出来。
The country liberated after the war.The country was liberated after the war.
将及物动词 'liberate' 误用作不及物动词，缺少宾语；正确用法应为被动语态 'was liberated'，表示被解放。
Connections
Collocations
- liberate from
- 从……解放出来
- The allied forces liberated the city from the dictator's rule.联军将这座城市从独裁者的统治下解放出来。
- liberate oneself
- 解放自己
- She liberated herself from the toxic relationship.她将自己从那段有害的关系中解放出来。
- liberate the oppressed
- 解放被压迫者
- The revolution aimed to liberate the oppressed masses.这场革命旨在解放被压迫的民众。
- liberate a country
- 解放一个国家
- The army fought to liberate their country from foreign occupation.军队为将国家从外国占领下解放出来而战斗。
- liberate energy
- 释放能量
- Burning coal liberates a large amount of energy.燃烧煤炭会释放大量能量。
- liberate electrons
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象被解放（liberate）后，有了自由（liberty）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political liberation、chemical or physical release、emancipation from restriction 通常用于正式或技术性语境，例如政治解放、化学或物理中的释放，以及从束缚中解放。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common spelling ending -erate but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɪ/ in 'liberate' vs. /ɑ/ or /ɛ/ here), so they do not rhyme. Words like 'create' (/kriˈeɪt/) are lookalikes with different stress patterns.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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