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sustained-release

/suh-steynd-ri-lees/US // səˈsteɪnd rɪˈlis //

持续释放,缓释,持续释放的,持久释放

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Chemistry, Pharmacology.

    • : capable of gradual release of an active agent over a period of time, allowing for a sustained effect; timed-release; long-acting; prolonged-action; slow-release.

Examples

  • Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.

  • The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.

  • On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.

  • The “nature of the crime” was too serious to release him, they said.

  • And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.

  • The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

  • He has secured the release of certain Spanish prisoners, and is building two ships.

  • The allies sustained a loss of 20,000, and among them several experienced officers.

  • He had no rest until the seals were fixed to parchment, and the warrant of his release appeared in public print.

  • The strenuous efforts made by the Spaniards to secure their release are fully referred to in Chap.