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release sth
此用法表示“发布、发行”，宾语通常为产品、文件或作品。
The band will release a new album next month.
乐队下个月将发布一张新专辑。
发布；发行；公映；上市
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发布；发行；公映；上市
to make available to the public; to launch or come out
The band will release a new album next month.
乐队下个月将发布一张新专辑。
放开；不再握住或容纳。
To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
再次出租；重新租出
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
向公众公开；发布。
To make available to the public.
释放；解放；使自由。
To free or liberate; to set free.
release
Base
原形
releases
3rd person
第三人称单数
releasing
-ing
现在分词
released
Past
过去式
released
Past participle
过去分词
The company releases a new product every year.
公司每年发布新产品。
They released the film last month.
他们上个月发布了电影。
We are releasing the update now.
我们现在正在发布更新。
The company will release a new product next month.
公司下个月将发布一款新产品。
He released the bird from the cage.
他把鸟从笼子里释放了。
Make sure to release the brake before driving.
开车前务必松开刹车。
此用法表示“发布、发行”，宾语通常为产品、文件或作品。
The band will release a new album next month.
乐队下个月将发布一张新专辑。
from 后接被释放的地点或状态，意为“从……中放出”。
They released the bird from the cage.
他们把鸟从笼子里放了出来。
指将物质排放到环境中，常与 into 连用。
The factory released toxic waste into the river.
工厂向河里排放了有毒废物。
Not this
The new movie will release next Friday.
Use this
The new movie will be released next Friday.
release 是及物动词，主语是被发布的事物时应该用被动语态 be released。汉语常说“某电影上映/发行”，容易漏掉被动结构；改为 will be released 才符合英语语法。
Not this
After work, I need a cup of tea to release.
Use this
After work, I need a cup of tea to relax.
汉语的“放松”不能直译为 release；release 表示“释放、放开、发布”，而表示身心放松应该用 relax。把 release 换成 relax，意思才准确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发布声明
The company released a statement about the new policy.
公司就新政策发布了一份声明。
发行专辑
The band will release their new album next month.
乐队将于下个月发行他们的新专辑。
上映电影
The studio released the film worldwide in 2024.
该电影制片厂于2024年在全球上映了这部电影。
释放囚犯
The government released the prisoners after negotiations.
政府在谈判后释放了囚犯。
释放压力
Exercise can help release pressure and improve your mood.
运动有助于释放压力并改善情绪。
释放能量
Burning fuel releases energy in the form of heat.
燃烧燃料以热的形式释放能量。
放出猎犬（比喻开始攻击或放手行动）
The team is ready; it's time to release the hounds.
团队已准备好，是时候放出猎犬了。
放出克拉肯（比喻释放强大的力量或大招）
We've been saving this feature for a year; now let's release the Kraken.
这个功能我们已经留了一年了，现在让我们放出克拉肯吧。
打开闸门（比喻使大量情感、批评等涌出）
The court's ruling released the floodgates of complaints against the company.
法院的裁决打开了针对该公司投诉的闸门。
释放克拉肯！
In the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, Zeus commands this before unleashing the monstrous Kraken. The line became a popular meme and is often quoted when unleashing something powerful or chaotic.
在2010年电影《诸神之战》中，宙斯下令放出海怪克拉肯时说出这句话。它已成为流行梗，常被用来调侃“放出大招”或引发大混乱。
请放开我，让我走。
From Engelbert Humperdinck's 1967 hit 'Release Me', a classic breakup song in which the singer begs his lover to set him free. The song is one of the best-selling singles of the 1960s.
出自恩格尔伯特·洪佩尔丁克1967年的金曲《Release Me》（放开我），是一首经典的分手歌曲，歌手恳求爱人放他自由。这首歌是60年代最畅销的单曲之一。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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想象手里捏着lease（租约），一松手让它飘走——release就是“松开、释放”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：media announcements、product launches、film/music releases ‘release’表示‘发布/发行’时，多用于正式或专业场合（如媒体公告、产品发布），也常见于日常谈论电影、音乐等。语气中性，正式与口语皆可使用。
常用搭配 release sth from sth 表示从某处释放某物
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