- （解除约束; 使自由） release; set free; let go:
release; set free;
释放
won't let him go;
不放他走
- （在一定的时间停止） stop:
(of school) close;
放学
knock off
放工
- （放纵） give way to; let oneself go:
laugh a hearty laugh;
放声大笑
have a highflown talk;
放言高论
- （把牛羊等赶到草地里吃草） put out to pasture; let off for prey:
let off sheep to pasture;
放羊
put cattle out to pasture; pasture [graze] cattle;
放牛
- （把人驱逐到边远的地方） send away:
send into exile;
流放
send to the countryside
下放农村
- （发出） give out:
shoot arrow;
放箭
fire guns;
放炮
- (点燃）light; fire:
light firecrackers;
放爆竹
set on fire
放火
- （借钱给人，收取利息） lend money for interest:
make loans; loan;
放款
practise usury
放高利贷
- （扩展） expand; enlarge; let out:
let out an inch;
放宽一寸
loosen it a little
放松一点
- （花开） blossom:
be wild with joy;
心花怒放
a hundred flowers in bloom;
百花齐放
- （搁置） lay aside; leave alone; put aside:
lay it aside for the moment;
先放一放
put aside
放在一边
- （弄倒） fell:
go up the mountain to fell trees
上山放树
- （使处于一定的位置） place; put:
put the book on the shelf;
把书放在书架上
place where it is;
放回原处
- （加进去） add; put in:
put in a little bit of sugar;
放点糖
Put a bit more soy sauce in the food [dish].
菜里多放点酱油。
- （控制自己） readjust oneself to a certain extent:
Be sedate.;
放稳重些。
You behave yourself!;
放老实点（儿）!
- ? （放映） show:
show slides;
放幻灯
turn on the videocorder;
放录像
- ? （保存） keep:
deposit in the bank;
存放银行
put away in safe place
安放
