プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
てばなす【手放す】
❶〔手を放す〕
思わず手綱を手放した
He let go of the reins in spite of himself.
❷〔人手に渡す〕part with
父の遺品の時計を手放さなくてはならなかった
I had to part with the watch my father had left me.
家を手放して老人ホームへ入居した
He sold his house and entered a home for the aged.
大切な仕事なので今手放すわけにはいかない
This is an important piece of work so I can't 「stop now [lay it aside right now].
❸〔子供などをよそへやる〕send away; let ((one's son)) go