relieve

vt. 解除; 緩解; 換班; （去廁所的一種委婉說法）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...

藥物能夠大大地緩解病痛。

This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

這能使她不會感到厭倦，而且也會減輕你的壓力，不必總想著逗她開心。

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.

僱一個兼職會計將使你擺脫追討未付單據和支付賬單的負擔。

If someone relieves you of something, they take it away from you.

A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

一個行李搬運工替她扛了3個大包。

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點鐘的時候夜班護士來接她的班。

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...

那名相關的官員被免除了職務，因為他違反了要求嚴格的規章制度。

The party leader has been relieved of his post.

這個黨的領導人被免除了職務。

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.

進攻於幾天前開始，試圖解放這個城鎮。

If people or animals relieve themselves, they urinate or defecate.

It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command.

訓練你的狗按指令大小便並非難事。

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

這些動詞均含有"給人以幫助以減輕痛苦或悲傷"之意。

relieve one's feelings

發洩感情，洩憤

relieve oneself

排洩：小便或大便

It did not take the thieves long to relieve the passengers of all their money.

小偷們沒用多長時間就把乘客們的錢偷了個精光.

The engine is letting off steam to relieve the pressure in the boiler.

機車在放蒸汽,以減少鍋爐的氣壓.

It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.

這將給她解決一個巨大的負擔.

They decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine.

他們決定不依靠外援來救災.

We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.

我們玩遊戲,來解除旅行的沉悶.

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v. 變化,中斷

respitebreakinterruptmodifyshiftvary

v. 支援,幫助,加強

strengthenhelpaidassisttakesupportsuccourreinforce

v. 放鬆,鬆懈,解除

relaxspellexemptsetunburdenfreeridreleasedisembarrass

v. 治療,校正

redresscurecorrecttreatattenddoctorremedy

v. 消弱,安慰

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其他釋義

satisfysilenceloosensoftenallaysolace

vt. 緩和;解除;使寬慰

intensifyoppress

其他釋義

painastonishannoyintensifyafflictdisquietagonizetrouble