lib·e·rate /ˈlɪbəreɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTto free someone from feelings or conditions that make their life unhappy or difficult 使自由,使摆脱束缚liberate somebody from something women’s freedom to pursue careers liberated from childcare 妇女从养儿育女中解放出来去追求事业的自由
the liberating power of education 教育的解放力量
2 FREE/NOT IN PRISONto free prisoners, a city, a country etc from someone’s control 释放〔囚犯〕;解放〔城市、国家等〕 A few days later, our armies liberated the city. 几天以后,我军解放了这座城市。
—liberation /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] liberation from oppression 从压迫中解放出来
the liberation of Paris in August 1944 1944年8月巴黎的解放
—liberator /ˈlɪbəreɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]