relieve
基本释义
- 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
词语例句
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。
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。
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。
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。
- 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》
- 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》
- 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 sb. of sth.减轻某人的负担
- relieve sb. of their post/duties/command etc.解除某人的职务/职责/指挥权等
- relieve oneself 排泄,方便
- relieve anxiety/guilt/stress消除焦虑/内疚;缓解压力
- relieve from sth.从……中解除
- relieve sb. of sth.帮助……减轻(负担)
- relieve oneselfv. 大小便
- relieve stress减压,缓解压力
- relieve from从…中解除,减轻
- relieve of解除;消除;减轻…之…
- 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
词义分布
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.