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relief

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英 [rɪˈli:f]
美 [rɪˈlif]
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  • n.

    宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人

  • 变形

    复数:reliefs

    双语释义

    n.(名词)
    1. [S][U](痛苦等)缓解,减轻,解除 lessening or ending of pain, distress, etc.
    2. [U]轻松,宽慰 thing that reduces tension, relieves monotony or brings pleasing variety
    3. [C]换班〔接替〕人,加班〔增开〕的车 person taking over or following after another's turn of duty; bus, train, etc. supplementing a regular service
    4. [U]援助,救济assistance

    英英释义

    relief

    • n.
      • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

        "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"

        同义词:alleviationassuagement

      • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

        "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"

        同义词:ease

      • (law) redress awarded by a court

        "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

      • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

        同义词:stand-insubstituterelieverbackupbackup manfill-in

      • assistance in time of difficulty

        "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

        同义词:succorsuccourministration

      • a pause for relaxation

        同义词:respiterestrest period

      • a change for the better

        同义词:easingmoderation

      • aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

        "he has been on relief for many years"

      • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

        "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

        同义词:easingeasementalleviation

      • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

        同义词:relievorilievoembossmentsculptural relief

      • the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged

        "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

    学习怎么用

    词汇搭配

    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+~
    • afford〔express〕 relief给予〔表示〕安慰
    • bring relief to sb解除某人的痛苦
    • derive relief from从…得到宽慰
    • grant〔need〕 relief给予〔需要〕宽慰
    • provide relief for refugees救济难民
    • receive〔seek〕 relief接受〔寻找〕安慰
    形容词+~
    • great〔immense, much〕 relief极大的安慰
    • necessary〔unnecessary〕 relief必要〔不必要〕的安慰
    • permanent relief永久的解脱
    • temporary relief暂时的缓解
    名词+~
    • tax relief免税
    介词+~
    • stand by as sb's relief站在旁边准备接替某人
    • be in need of relief需要救济
    • heave a sigh of relief松一口气
    • to one's relief使某人松了一口气
    ~+介词
    • relief for refugee难民的救济品
    • relief from减轻…
    • relief from duty解除职务
    • relief of the fortress救助那个要塞
    • relief to sb对某个人是个安慰

    词组短语

    in relief显著地;鲜明地;浮雕一般

    disaster relief赈灾;灾难援助

    relief valve安全阀;减压阀

    relief work救济工作

    pressure relief卸压;压力减低

    relief from减轻;解除

    stress relief[冶][化工]应力消除

    tax relief税款减免

    relief fund救济金

    pressure relief valve安全阀;卸压阀

    relief effort救灾工作

    emergency relief紧急救援;紧急救济

    relief map n. 地势图;立体模型地图

    relief supplies救灾物资

    on relief接受救济

    relief materials 救灾物资;救援物质(relief material的复数,常用复数)

    drought relief干旱救灾

    high relief高峻地形;高凸浮雕

    comic relief n. 喜剧性穿插;喜剧性调剂

    relief printing凸版印刷

    更多收起词组短语

    同近义词辨析

    comfort, ease, leisure, rest, relaxation, relief

    这组词都有“舒适,安逸、悠闲”的意思,其区别是:

    comfort通常指在摆脱烦人、痛苦的事情,或在要求、愿望得到满足后所感到的舒适。

    ease指因没有担心和忧虑而轻松。

    leisure专指闲暇时间或悠闲状态。

    rest与work相对,强调水分除身心痛劳,不着重休息方式。

    relaxation强调消除肌肉疲劳或思想的紧张状态,使身心松弛,得到休息。

    relief侧重有消除痛苦、不适或困难的负担,常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。

    双语例句

    用作名词(n.)
    1. The pills gave her some relief.
      药片减轻她一些痛苦。
    2. This medicine will give you quick relief.
      这种药将迅速解除你的病痛。
    3. A doctor's life is consecrated to the relief of suffering.
      医师的一生奉献于解除世人的疾苦。
    4. His jokes provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech.
      他说的笑话给极沉闷的讲话增加几分轻松气氛。
    5. The young man carved a figure in low relief.
      这个年轻人刻了一座浅浮雕人像。
    6. Relief was quickly sent to the sufferers from the great fire.
      救济品很快被送到遭受火灾的灾民手中。
    7. It was a great relief to find that my family was all safe.
      看到我的家人安然无恙,我感到极大的欣慰。
    8. The relief driver has got here.
      接班的司机已经到了。

    权威例句

    Cancer pain relief and palliative care. Report of a WHO Expert Committee.
    Relief of microRNA-mediated translational repression in human cells subjected to stress.
    Prolonged relief of pain by brief, intense transcutaneous somatic stimulation.
    Estimating attributes: analysis and extension of relief
    ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model: Procedures, Data Sources and Analysis
    Estimating attributes: analysis and extensions of RELIEF
    Estimating attributes: Analysis and extensions of RELIEF
    Estimating attributes: Analysis and extensions of RELIEF
    Stable implementation of the rigorous coupled-wave analysis for surface-relief gratings: enhanced transmittance matrix approach
    Transcriptional repression by YY1, a human GLI-Krüppel-related protein, and relief of repression by adenovirus E1A protein.