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[动]
（释放； 放走） release; set free; let go
release; discharge; set free
纵释
free prisoners
纵囚
capture and release seven times
七擒七纵
Don't set free a tiger.; Don't let an evildoer go unpunished.
不能纵虎归山。
（放任； 不约束） indulge; give oneself up to; let oneself go
indulge; connive at; let sb. have his way
放纵
pamper (a child)
娇纵
（纵身） jump; leap
The cat jumped onto the wall.
猫纵身跳上围墙。
He gave a leap and landed himself on the saddle of the horse.
他身子一纵， 就跨上了马。
He leaped forward and caught the ball.
他向前一纵， 就把球接住了。
[形]
（地理上南北向的） from north to south
a north-south railway line
纵贯铁路
The Grand Canal flows southwards through the four provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
大运河纵贯河北、山东、江苏、浙江四省。
（从前到后的） longitudinal; lengthwise
deep; in depth
纵深
lengthwise
纵长
longitudinal mass
纵质量
（跟物体的长的一边平行的） vertical; horizontal
vertical section
纵剖面
[方] （有了皱纹） creased; crumpled
Take care not to crumple your dress by packing it carelessly.
当心不要因收放粗心压纵你的衣服。
[连]
[书] （纵然） though; even if; even though
Even though there are myriad hardships and hazards, they can't stop the dauntless explorers.
纵有千难万险， 也挡不住英勇的探险队员。