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relieve[ri'li:v]vt. 1 使减轻;使解除(痛苦、忧愁等);使宽慰:The injection can relieve pain.注射这一针能止痛.relieve sb.'s arm of pain使某人的手臂不痛Knowing the truth will relieve anxious parents.父母知道了真相就会感到宽慰,不再焦虑.Anxiety may be relieved by talking to a friend.同朋友谈谈可以减轻焦虑. 2 救济;援救;给…解围:relieve the people in flood-stricken areas赈济水灾区人民relieve a besieged city援救围城 3 接替;给…换岗;使下岗:relieve a nurse换护士的班relieve a garrison换防relieve a sick teacher为生病的教师代课I was relieved of my position as director.我被免除主任职务. 4 接手使解脱:Let me relieve you of your trunk.让我替你拿箱子吧. 5 <口><谑>抢,偷:The pickpocket relieved her of her purse.扒手摸掉了她的钱包. 6 (以司法手段)使解除(负担、责任等);使纠正(错案等) 7 给(锅炉等)释压;使卸载 8 (棒球中)给…当替补投手 9 调剂,使不单调,使不乏味:We play cards to relieve our tedium.我们玩纸牌解解闷儿.The brown hills are relieved by patches of green.褐色的群山缀有片片绿坡,因而显得不单调. 10 使成浮雕;(以对比)使显著,使突出:a black dress relieved with white lace被白饰带衬托得很显眼的黑衣裙The mountain is relieved against the blue sky.在蓝天的衬托下,这座山显得轮廓分明.
vi. 1 缓解,减轻;解救 2 (以对比)突出,凸现 3 (棒球中)当替补投手 |