n.(船的)下水,(航天器的)发射,(新产品的)投放或投放 --The launch of their new saloon received much media coverage 他们投产的新轿车广获传媒报道 aunching pad发射台 23. release v.l) release sb./sth( from sth)放走;释放或解放 release a prisoner, hostage, kidnap victim,etc释放囚犯、人质、被劫持者等 2)fg免除义务或责任: --release sb from a promise, duty, undertaking, etc 不要某人履行诺言、尽义务、承担任务等 3) release sth( to sb/sth)发布(新闻等) The latest developments have just been released to the media 最新的进展情况已向大众传媒发表。 4)向公众提供某事物 release a film,book, record,etc发行影片、书、唱片等。 n.1)UC]放走,释放,解脱,免除,放松,投掷,发表: Death is often a welcome release from pain死神往往是解除痛苦的救星 2)[C发行或发表的事物: a press release新闻稿 24 unload v.1)从某物上卸下货物: unload shopping from a car从汽车上卸下采购的物品。 2)从(枪、炮等)中退出弹药;从(照相机)中取出胶卷。卸下负载: Lorries may only part here when load ing and unloading 卡车非装卸货物时不得在此停车 25. chase v. chase( (after) sb/sth追捕,追逐 He chased (after) the burglar but couldn t catch him chase after sb向某人求爱-- He's always chasing(after) women chase sb/sth away,of,out,etc赶走;驱逐 --chase the cat out of the kitchen 26. rival n.竞争或相比的人或事物: rival(for/ in sth) rivals in love情敌 She has no rival in the field of romantic fiction.她写的浪漫小说谁也比不上。 V.堪与竞争;比得上: rival sb/sth( for/in sth) - Cricket cannot rival football for/in excitement板球不如足球有刺激性 27. bundle n.1)〖C]捆,束: a bundle of sticks, clothes, newspaper a bundle of sth大堆的东西;大量的事物 v. bundle sth(up)把某物捆成捆 we bundle up some old clothes for the jumble sale 我们把一些旧衣物捆起来准备义卖 28 crane n.1)鹤2)吊车,起重机ⅴ伸长(脖子) --crane one's neck to see sth Phrase expressions 1. go out of style不再时兴,过时 Classical music will never go out of style 时兴,流行 2. range from….to…n.（船的）下水，（航天器的）发射，（新产品的）投放或投放； --The launch of their new saloon received much media coverage. 他们投产的新轿车广获传媒报道。 launching pad 发射台 23. release v. 1) release sb/sth (from sth) 放走；释放或解放 --release a prisoner, hostage, kidnap victim, etc 释放囚犯、人质、被劫持者等 2) fig 免除义务或责任： --release sb from a promise, duty, undertaking, etc 不要某人履行诺言、尽义务、承担任务等 3）release sth (to sb/sth)发布（新闻等） --The latest developments have just been released to the media. 最新的进展情况已向大众传媒发表。 4）向公众提供某事物： release a film, book, record, etc 发行影片、书、唱片等。 n. 1) [U,C]放走，释放，解脱，免除，放松，投掷，发表： --Death is often a welcome release from pain.死神往往是解除痛苦的救星。 2) [C]发行或发表的事物：a press release 新闻稿 24. unload v. 1) 从某物上卸下货物： unload shopping from a car 从汽车上卸下采购的物品。 2）从（枪、炮等）中退出弹药；从（照相机）中取出胶卷。卸下负载： --Lorries may only part here when loading and unloading. 卡车非装卸货物时不得在此停车。 25. chase v. chase (after) sb/sth 追捕，追逐 --He chased (after) the burglar but couldn’t catch him. chase after sb 向某人求爱 -- He’s always chasing (after) women. chase sb/sth away, off, out, etc 赶走； 驱逐 --chase the cat out of the kitchen. 26. rival n. 竞争或相比的人或事物： rival (for/in sth) rivals in love 情敌 --She has no rival in the field of romantic fiction.她写的浪漫小说谁也比不上。 v. 堪与竞争；比得上：rival sb/sth (for/in sth) --Cricket cannot rival football for/in excitement.板球不如足球有刺激性。 27. bundle n. 1) [C]捆，束： a bundle of sticks, clothes, newspaper a bundle of sth 大堆的东西；大量的事物 v. bundle sth (up) 把某物捆成捆 --we bundle up some old clothes for the jumble sale. 我们把一些旧衣物捆起来准备义卖。 28. crane n.1) 鹤 2) 吊车，起重机 v 伸长（脖子） --crane one’s neck to see sth. Phrase & Expressions 1. go out of style 不再时兴，过时 Classical music will never go out of style. in style 时兴，流行 2. range from …to …