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• liberate a prisoner 释放犯人 -
• liberate people from poverty 帮助人们摆脱贫困 -
• His words liberated her from shyness. 他的话使她不再羞怯。
用法说明
liberate, emancipate
这两个词都含有“使…自由”之义。其区别在于:liberate侧重表示使人或事物摆脱现在受束缚、不幸福的状况。emancipate比liberate正式,侧重表示使用法律手段使某人从政治、法律或社会束缚中解放出来。试比较:
liberate the occupied towns解放被占领的城镇
business liberated from state ownership从国有制的条条框框中解放出来的企业
emancipate oneself from the influence of undesirable companions使自己摆脱不良伙伴的影响