| 单词 | set sb/sth free |
| 释义 | set sb/sth freephrase(setting, set, set)to let sb leave prison or a place where they have been kept by force; to let an animal or bird go free after it has been tied up or kept in a cage（从监狱或某处）释放；放生（动物或鸟）◆police were forced to set him free because of a lack of evidence.因为缺乏证据，警方被迫将他释放。◆dozens of laboratory animals were set free by animal rights activists.大批用作实验的动物被动物权益保护者放生了。note 辨析 release, free or set free? free emphasizes the decision to let sb go; release emphasizes the physical act of letting sb go. a court or the government might free the prisoners; the police or prison service would release them. set free also emphasizes the physical act of letting sb/sth go, especially in cases where this is done by force, not authority. * free 强调释放的决定，release 强调释放的实际行动。法院或政府决定释放囚犯用 free，警察或监狱释放囚犯用 release。set free 也强调释放的实际行动，尤其是通过武力达成，而不是由当局批准的释放◆rioters stormed the prison and set all the prisoners free.暴徒冲进监狱，放走了所有犯人。 |
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