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relief

英 [rɪˈliːf]

美 [rɪˈliːf]

n.  (不快过后的)宽慰，轻松; 解脱; (焦虑、痛苦等的)减轻，消除，缓和; (给灾区或交战地区人民提供的)救济，救援物品

复数：reliefs　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1391 / COCA.1812

牛津词典

    noun

      焦虑 / 痛苦的消除 removal of anxiety/pain
    • （不快过后的）宽慰，轻松；解脱
      the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen
      1. a sense of relief
        解脱感
      2. We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.
        他走了以后，我们大家都如释重负地松了口气。
      3. She sighed with relief.
        她松了口气。
      4. Much to my relief the car was not damaged.
        令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。
      5. News of their safety came as a great relief.
        他们平安的消息给大家带来了巨大的安慰。
      6. It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
        能和别人谈谈这件事，感到舒心多了。
      7. What a relief !
        可轻松了！
    • （焦虑、痛苦等的）减轻，消除，缓和
      the act of removing or reducing pain, anxiety, etc.
      1. modern methods of pain relief
        消除疼痛的新办法
      2. the relief of suffering
        痛苦的消除
      • 帮助 help
    • （给灾区或交战地区人民提供的）救济，救援物品
      food, money, medicine, etc. that is given to help people in places where there has been a war or natural disaster
      1. famine relief
        饥荒救济物资
      2. a relief agency/organization/worker
        救助机构 / 组织 / 工作者
    • 救济金
      financial help given by the government to people who need it
        1. 税收 on tax税收 on tax变化 sth different
      1. （暂时替代单调乏味事物的）调剂，轻松场面
        something that is interesting or enjoyable that replaces sth boring, difficult or unpleasant for a short period of time
        1. a few moments of light relief in an otherwise dull performance
          沉闷的表演中几处轻松的情节
        2. There was little comic relief in his speech.
          他的演讲少有轻松幽默的地方。
        3. The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life.
          离开喧嚣忙碌的城市生活，来到宁静的乡村，是一种令人愉快的调剂。
        2. 工人 workers
      2. 替班者；接替人；换班者
        a person or group of people that replaces another when they have finished working for the day or when they are sick
        1. The next crew relief comes on duty at 9 o'clock.
          下一批换班的员工9点钟接班。
        2. relief drivers
          换班的司机
        3. 从敌人手中 from enemy
      3. （被困城镇等的）解困，解围
        the act of freeing a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it
          1. 艺术 in art
        1. 浮雕；浮雕法；浮雕作品
          a way of decorating wood, stone, etc. by cutting designs into the surface of it so that some parts stick out more than others; a design that is made in this way
          1. The column was decorated in high relief (= with designs that stick out a lot) with scenes from Greek mythology.
            柱子上饰有描述希腊神话中的场面的高浮雕。
          2. The bronze doors are covered with sculpted reliefs.
            青铜门上覆有浮雕。
          2. 使醒目 making sth noticeable
        2. （光和色彩等产生的）醒目效果；醒目；光彩夺目
          the effect of colours, light, etc. that makes an object more noticeable than others around it
          1. The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky.
            白雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。
        3. 突出的品质；令人注目的特征
          the quality of a particular situation, problem, etc. that makes it more noticeable than before
          1. Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.
            目前的危机使得他们的分歧更加引人注目。

        柯林斯词典

        • N-UNCOUNT 宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱
          If you feel a sense ofrelief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
          1. I breathed a sigh of relief...
            我如释重负地松了口气。
          2. The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities...
            这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
          3. To his relief a loud knock on the door spared him from giving an explanation...
            一声重重的敲门声让他松了一口气，他可以不用解释了。
          4. It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.
            偶尔走出办公室去透透气也是一种调剂。
        • N-UNCOUNT (疼痛或苦痛的)解除，免除，减轻，缓解
          If something providesrelief frompain or distress, it stops the pain or distress.
          1. This brought considerable relief from the pain.
            这相当大地缓解了疼痛。
          2. ...a self-help programme which can give lasting relief from the torment of hay fever.
            可以持续缓解枯草热病痛的自助项目
        • N-UNCOUNT 救济;救援物资
          Reliefis money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster.
          1. Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter and agricultural equipment.
            救济机构正加大力度提供食物、住所和农用器械。
          2. ...famine relief.
            饥荒救济
        • N-COUNT 代班人;换班工人
          Areliefworker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick.
          1. No relief drivers were available.
            找不到代班司机。
        • 浮雕
          Areliefis a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface.
          1. See also:bas-relieftax relief

          英英释义

          noun

          • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
            1. he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
            Synonym:easingeasementalleviation
          • the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
            1. he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta
          • aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
            1. he has been on relief for many years
          • assistance in time of difficulty
            1. the contributions provided some relief for the victims
            Synonym:succorsuccourministration
          • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
              Synonym:relievorilievoembossmentsculptural relief
            1. a change for the better
                Synonym:easingmoderation
              1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
                1. as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
                Synonym:alleviationassuagement
              2. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
                1. the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
                2. we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
                Synonym:stand-insubstituterelieverbackupbackup manfill-in
              3. (law) redress awarded by a court
                1. was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?
              4. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
                1. he enjoyed his relief from responsibility
                2. getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
                Synonym:ease
              5. a pause for relaxation
                1. people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
                Synonym:respiterestrest period

              双语例句

              • All of those who received the true acupuncture experienced pain relief.
                所有接受了针刺治疗的人都感到疼痛减轻了。
              • Butler and Stone concur that the war threw people's lives into a moral relief
                巴特勒和斯通一致认为这场战争使人们的生命得到了道义上的解脱。
              • The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims
                这个港口对向数百万旱灾灾民提供救援物资是至关重要的。
              • A UN spokesman said that the mission will carry 20 tons of relief supplies.
                联合国的一名男发言人说，该代表团将携带20吨救济物资。
              • It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.
                偶尔走出办公室去透透气也是一种调剂。
              • The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities
                这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
              • No relief drivers were available.
                找不到代班司机。
              • I sighed with inward relief.
                我心里舒了一口气。
              • The agency says international relief agencies also have pitched in
                该机构说国际救援机构也提供了支援。
              • Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.
                糖能快速缓解饥饿感，但不能提供持久的营养。

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