プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
てばなす【手放す】
1 〔手を放す〕
- 思わず手綱を手放した
He let go of the reins in spite of himself.
2 〔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].
3 〔子供などをよそへやる〕send away; let ((one's son)) go