liberate
liberate 英 [ˈlɪbəreɪt] 美 [ˈlɪbəˌret]
vt. 解放；放出；释放
进行时:liberating 过去式:liberated 过去分词:liberated 第三人称单数:liberates
- To liberate something means to release it from confinement. As the saying goes, "If you love something, set it free," — liberate it.
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- vt. 解放；放出；释放
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1. The city was liberated by the advancing army.
军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
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2. Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life.
写诗使她从日常生活的例行公事中解脱出来。
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3. a war of liberation
解放战争
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4. liberation from poverty
摆脱贫困
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5. women's liberation
妇女解放运动
- liberate (v.) "set free, release from restraint or bondage," 1620s, from Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare "to set free" (source also of Spanish librar, French livrer), from liber "free, not a slave, unrestricted" (see liberal (adj.)). Meaning "to free an occupied territory from the enemy" (often used ironically) is from 1942; hence the World War II slang sense "to loot." Related: Liberated; liberating.
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