单词 | liberate |
释义 | liberate (lɪbəreɪt ) Word forms: liberates , liberating , liberated 1. verb To liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people. They planned to march on and liberate the city. [VERB noun] They made a triumphal march into their liberated city. [VERB-ed] liberation (lɪbəreɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...a mass liberation movement. 2. verb To liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life. He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: free, release, rescue, save liberating adjective Telling your problems to a therapist can be a very liberating experience. liberation uncountable noun ...the women's liberation movement. Synonyms: freeing, release, freedom, liberty 3. verb To liberate a prisoner means to set them free. The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 解放 Japanese: 解放する |
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