relieve
vt. 解除; 缓解; 换班; (去厕所的一种委婉说法)方便
If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely.
Drugs can relieve much of the pain...
药物能够大大地缓解病痛。
This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.
这能使她不会感到厌倦,而且也会减轻你的压力,不必总想着逗她开心。
If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficult task, they take it from you.
A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices and paying bills.
雇一个兼职会计将使你摆脱追讨未付单据和支付账单的负担。
If someone relieves you of something, they take it away from you.
A porter relieved her of the three large cases.
一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。
If you relieve someone, you take their place and continue to do the job or duty that they have been doing.
At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.
7点钟的时候夜班护士来接她的班。
If someone is relieved of their duties or is relieved of their post, they are told that they are no longer required to continue in their job.
The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines...
那名相关的官员被免除了职务,因为他违反了要求严格的规章制度。
The party leader has been relieved of his post.
这个党的领导人被免除了职务。
If an army relieves a town or another place which has been surrounded by enemy forces, it frees it.
The offensive began several days ago as an attempt to relieve the town.
进攻于几天前开始,试图解放这个城镇。
If people or animals relieve themselves, they urinate or defecate.
It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command.
训练你的狗按指令大小便并非难事。
1. provide physical relief, as from pain;
2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
4. lessen the intensity of or calm;
5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
6. relieve oneself of troubling information
7. alleviate or remove;
8. provide relief for;
9. free from a burden, evil, or distress
10. take by stealing;
11. grant exemption or release to;
comfort, console, ease, soothe, relieve
这些动词均含有"给人以帮助以减轻痛苦或悲伤"之意。
relieve one's feelings
发泄感情,泄愤
relieve oneself
排泄:小便或大便
It did not take the thieves long to relieve the passengers of all their money.
小偷们没用多长时间就把乘客们的钱偷了个精光.
The engine is letting off steam to relieve the pressure in the boiler.
机车在放蒸汽,以减少锅炉的气压.
It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.
这将给她解决一个巨大的负担.
They decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine.
他们决定不依靠外援来救灾.
We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.
我们玩游戏,来解除旅行的沉闷.
v. 变化,中断
respitebreakinterruptmodifyshiftvary
v. 支持,帮助,加强
strengthenhelpaidassisttakesupportsuccourreinforce
v. 放松,松懈,解除
relaxspellexemptsetunburdenfreeridreleasedisembarrass
v. 治疗,校正
redresscurecorrecttreatattenddoctorremedy
v. 消弱,安慰
reduceappeaseassuageeasepalitatesalvepacifymitigatecomfortguelldiminishabatecalmalleviatesoothelessen
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