英汉词典

relieve 基本解释

• vt. 解除，减轻；使不单调乏味；换…的班；解围；使放心

relieve 词态变化

relieve 中文词源

来自拉丁语 relevare,减轻，来自 re-,表强调，levare,举起，词源同 lever,lighten,relevant.

relieve 英文词源

relieve

relieve: [14] Relieve goes back via Old French relever to Latin relevāre ‘raise again’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and levāre ‘raise’ (source of English elevate, levy, etc). Its metaphorical extension to ‘lighten, alleviate’ began in Latin. The derived noun relief reached English in two phases. First, in the standard sense ‘easing, alleviation’, via Anglo-Norman relef in the 14th century; and then, in the 17th century, via French from Italian relievo in the sense ‘raised area in a design’ – a return to the etymological meaning ‘raise’.
=> elevate, levy, relevant

relieve (v.)

late 14c., "alleviate (pain, etc.), mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.) and directly from Latin relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + levare "to lift up, lighten," from levis "not heavy" (see lever).

The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble." From c. 1400 as "advance to the rescue in battle;" also "return from battle; recall (troops)." Meaning "release from duty" is from early 15c. Related: relieved; relieving.

relieve 词组搭配

relieve 英文释义

1. provide physical relief, as from pain;

"This pill will relieve your headaches"

2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;

"She exempted me from the exam"

4. lessen the intensity of or calm;

"The news eased my conscience"

"still the fears"

5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

6. relieve oneself of troubling information

7. alleviate or remove;

"relieve the pressure and the stress"

8. provide relief for;

"remedy his illness"

9. free from a burden, evil, or distress

10. take by stealing;

"The thief relieved me of $100"

11. grant exemption or release to;

"Please excuse me from this class"

relieve 同义词解析

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。

comfort： 普通用词，指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量，从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤，得到安慰。

console： 较正式用词，侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。

ease： 正式用词，指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。

soothe： 着重以安慰减轻悲痛、愤怒或激动，使人理智地平静下来。也可指药物等减轻病痛。

relieve： 指解除或缓解某人的病痛、担心或忧虑等，常用被动态。

relieve 双语例句

1. Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation.

按摩可以使肌肉放松，缓解压力和促进血液循环。

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2. Peppermint leaves are believed to relieve tiredness and nasal stuffiness.

据信薄荷叶可以减轻疲劳和鼻塞。

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3. Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to relieve tension and stress.

事实证明，微笑和大笑能够缓解焦虑和压力。

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4. 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。

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5. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.

她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。

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relieve 实用场景例句

to relieve the symptoms of a cold

减轻感冒的症状

牛津词典

to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress

消除焦虑 / 内疚；缓解压力

牛津词典

Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.

能够最后讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。

牛津词典

efforts to relieve poverty

缓解贫困的努力

牛津词典

to relieve traffic congestion

缓解交通拥堵

牛津词典

We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.

长时间等待实在无聊，我们就打扑克来解闷儿。

牛津词典

The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.

五彩缤纷的小花使得黑白图案不那么单调。

牛津词典

to relieve a sentry

换岗

牛津词典

You'll be relieved at six o'clock.

六点钟有人来换你的班。

牛津词典

I had to relieve myself behind a bush.

我只好在树丛后面方便了一下。

牛津词典

Let me relieve you of some of your bags.

我来帮你拿几个袋子吧。

牛津词典

The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.

新来的秘书会减轻我们文案工作的一些负担。

牛津词典

A boy with a knife relieved him of his wallet.

一个持刀的家伙偷了他的钱包。

牛津词典

General Beale was relieved of his command.

比尔将军被解除了指挥权。

牛津词典

Drugs can relieve much of the pain...

药物能够大大地缓解病痛。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The party leader has been relieved of his post.

这个党的领导人被免除了职务。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

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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.

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It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.

这将给她解决一个巨大的负担.

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