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relieve

/rɪˈliːv/ /rɪˈliːv/
  • v.
    缓解(疼痛或不快的感觉);减轻(问题的严重性);接替,替下;调剂,排遣; 给(城镇)解围,解救;救济,救援;使某人摆脱(烦人的责任);免去,解除;上厕所,排便
第三人称单数relieves
现在分词relieving
过去式relieved
过去分词relieved
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词语例句

  1. 缓解(疼痛或不快的感觉)vt.

    • Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

      药物可以大大缓解疼痛。

    • Other people take medicines to relieve various symptoms of colds.

      其他一些人服用药物来缓解各种感冒症状。

    • She said it relieved her feelings.

      她说这缓解了她的感觉。

  2. 减轻(问题的严重性)vt.

    • A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices.

      一名兼职簿记员将使你摆脱追讨欠款的负担。

    • Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.

      零售商可以通过重新设计店面布局、提前备货、雇佣效率高且有经验的收银员、安排专门的销售代表现场解答等方式来解决这些头疼的问题。

    • Given high unemployment, inflationary problems, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens.

      考虑到高失业率、通货膨胀问题和实际收入增长缓慢,有工作的妻子可以增加家庭收入,并减轻一些这些紧迫的经济负担。

  3. 接替,替下vt.

    • At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.

      7点钟时值夜班的护士进来接了她的班。

  4. 调剂,排遣vt.

    • We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.

      长时间等待实在无聊,我们就打扑克来解闷儿。

  1. The doctor drew off some fluid to relieve the pressure.
    医生排掉了一些液体以缓解压力。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. Drugs can relieve much of the pain.
    药物可以大大缓解疼痛。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. I had to relieve myself behind a bush.
    我只好在树丛后面方便了一下。
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • Relieve valve
    安全阀;RV阀
  • Stress relieve
    应力消除;缓解压力;强调减轻;压力缓解
  • Relieve pain
    镇痛;缓解疼痛;止痛;减轻疼痛
  • Angel Relieve
    天使的救护
  • relieve oneself
    大小便;解手;去卫生间

词语扩展

vt.
解除,减轻;使不单调乏味;换…的班;解围;使放心
adj.
relieved放心的
n.
relief救济;减轻,解除;安慰
v.
relieved减轻;解除(relieve的过去分词)
  • relieve/console/soothe/comfort/ease
    • relieve指解除或缓解某人的病痛、担心或忧虑等,常用被动态。
    • console较正式用词,侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。
    • soothe着重以安慰减轻悲痛、愤怒或激动,使人理智地平静下来。也可指药物等减轻病痛。
    • comfort普通用词,指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量,从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤,得到安慰。
    • ease正式用词,指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。
  • relieve/reveal/reject/release

词义分布

减轻
69.4%
解除
14.4%
舒缓
12.7%
纾解
1.7%
缓减
0.6%
0.4%
赈济
0.4%
0.3%

英英释义

  • v.provide physical relief, as from pain
  • v.free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
  • v.grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
  • v.lessen the intensity of or calm
  • v.save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  • v.relieve oneself of troubling information

词源

  • relieve减轻(痛苦、负担等);减轻,解除,减少;换班,接替
    来源于由前缀re-(再)和基本动词levare(举,升)组成的复合动词relevare(再举,再升),经由古法语relever进入英语。 词根词缀: re-再 + liev(= -lev- )举,升 + -e
  • relieve缓和,减轻
    来自拉丁语 relevare,减轻,来自 re-,表强调,levare,举起,词源同 lever,lighten,relevant.