/ˈlɪbəreɪt ||; ˈlɪbəˌret/verb
[T] liberate sb/sth (from sth) to allow sb/sth to be free 解放:
France was liberated in 1945.法国于1945年解放。 ➔liberation /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn ||; ˌlɪbəˈreʃən/ noun [U]
liberate/ˋlIbə͵ret; ˈlIbəreIt/v [T] to free someone or something from restrictions or someone's control 使摆脱约束﹔解放: The city was liberated by the Allies in 1944. 这个城市在 1944 年被盟军解放。liberate sb from sth They need to liberate themselves from the past. 他们需要把自己从过去解放出来。 —liberating adj : a very liberating experience 很自由自在的感觉 —liberator n [C] —liberation /͵lIbəˋreʃən; ˌlIbəˈreIʃ$n/n [U]
liberateliberateliberatesliberatedliberatingverb (liberates, liberating, liberated)to make somebody or something free: The city was liberated by the advancing army.