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Facebook to buy messaging app WhatsApp

Thu, 20 Feb 14

Facebook buys popular messaging app WhatsApp in a deal Mark Zuckerberg describes as "incredibly valuable". But is it worth ￡11.4bn? British Gas owner Centrica will release¹ its full-year results. But could profits turn up the heat on the company? And we talk to the man from the government who's investing² in British bands.

1 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

2 investing   

v.投资，花费( invest的现在分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• He was timid about investing money. 他不敢投资。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Europe also caught the excitement of investing in American railroads. 欧洲人对投资美国铁路也极感兴趣。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件