liberate

中文： 解放、释放

1. Often followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be free; to set free, to release. (transitive)
2. To free (someone or something) from discriminatory or oppressive attitudes, inhibition, or restraint. (transitive) · You need to free your mind and liberate yourself from prejudice.
3. To release (someone) from slavery; to manumit. (transitive)
4. To free (a place such as a country, or the residents thereof) from an occupying force, or from oppression such as unjust rule. (transitive)
5. To cause (energy or a substance) to be released through a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. (transitive) · Since the reaction liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended.
6. To take (property belonging to someone else) by force or theft; to loot, to rob, to steal. (informal, transitive) · We didn’t need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop.

复数 liberate · He/she/it liberates · 过去式 liberated · 过去分词 liberated · -ing形式 liberating