relieve

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vt. 减轻, 救济, 解除, 使免除, 换...的班, 使得到调剂, 使不单调, 衬托, 使显著 vi. 救济, 当替补投手, 呈鲜明突出

发音

US /ɹɪˈliːv/
其它 /ɹɪˈliːv/

词形变化

relieved relieves 三单 relieves relievest relieveth relieving relieving 现在分词 relieved 过去式 relieved 过去分词

别名

releeve

教材释义与例句

动词

解除，减轻；使不单调乏味；换…的班；解围；使放心

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.

    安心

    放心

    及物

    I was greatly relieved by the jury's verdict.

  2. 2.

    To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).

    舒缓

    缓解

    及物
  4. 4.

    To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).

    及物
  5. 5.

    To lift up; to raise again.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).

    古体
  7. 7.

    To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.

    法律

    This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.

  8. 8.

    To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.

    及物
  9. 9.

    To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Carrados was carrying a small leather case which he allowed Loudham to relieve him of, together with his hat and gloves.

  10. 10.

    To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.

  11. 11.

    To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.

    古体
  12. 12.

    To urinate or defecate.

    解手

    解溲

    便溺

    方便

    委婉

    1989, Snyder v. Harmon, 562 A.2d 307 (Pa. 1989) (Zappala, J., writing for the majority), Pennsylvania Supreme Court As they traveled along L.R. 33060, one of the passengers mentioned he had to relieve himself, so Barrett stopped the car along the berm of the road, which, unbeknown to the travelers, was directly adjacent to a strip mine.

  13. 13.

    To ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm.

    委婉

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

still excuse free save ease lighten remedy salvage takeover exempt

上位词 10

take better change free rid treat deliver rescue comfort improve

下位词 10

forgive frank spare spell comfort ease soothe dispense deregulate abreact

相关短语

relieve nature 大便, 小便

词源

From Late Middle English releven, from Old French relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as (jeo) relieve (“I lift up”), and its source, Latin relevo (“to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), combined form of re- (“back”) + levo (“to lift”). Doublet of relevate. Compare levant, levity, etc.

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