"release" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 释放
• 发布
• 上映

Definition

指让人或物获得自由，或把电影、歌曲、产品等公开推出给大众。作名词时，也可表示发布或释放这一行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词在新闻、商业、娱乐和法律语境中都很常见。常见搭配有 'release a report', 'release a prisoner', 'release a new version'。'Launch' 更偏向营销和正式推出，而 'release' 用法更广、更中性。作名词时，'the release of the film' 很常见。

Examples

The company will release a new phone next month.

这家公司下个月会**发布**一款新手机。

They released the bird into the sky.

他们把鸟**放飞**到天空中。

The movie's release was delayed by a week.

这部电影的**上映**推迟了一周。

They finally released the full report after weeks of rumors.

在传了几个星期的消息后，他们终于**公布**了完整报告。

I can't believe they released that song without telling anyone.

我真不敢相信他们没告诉任何人就**发布**了那首歌。

The app just got a major release, and it looks much better now.

这个应用刚出了一个重要的**新版本**，现在看起来好多了。