[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱 If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
[also a N]
I breathed a sigh of relief...
我如释重负地松了口气。
The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities...
这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
To his relief a loud knock on the door spared him from giving an explanation...
一声重重的敲门声让他松了一口气,他可以不用解释了。
It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.
偶尔走出办公室去透透气也是一种调剂。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](疼痛或苦痛的)解除,免除,减轻,缓解 If something provides relief from pain or distress, it stops the pain or distress.
[oft N from n]
This brought considerable relief from the pain.
这相当大地缓解了疼痛。
...a self-help programme which can give lasting relief from the torment of hay fever.
可以持续缓解枯草热病痛的自助项目
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]救济;救援物资Relief is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster.
[oft N n]
Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter and agricultural equipment.
救济机构正加大力度提供食物、住所和农用器械。
...famine relief.
饥荒救济
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]代班人;换班工人 A relief worker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick.
[usu N n]
No relief drivers were available.
找不到代班司机。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]浮雕 A relief is a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface.
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re·lief★/rɪˈliːf; NAmErɪˈliːf/noun _architecture_comp.jpg _portico.jpg removal of anxiety/pain 焦虑╱痛苦的消除1★[uncountable , singular ]the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen (不快过后的)宽慰,轻松;解脱◆a sense of relief解脱感◆We all breathed a sigh of reliefwhen he left. 他走了以后,我们大家都如释重负地松了口气。◆She sighed with relief.她松了口气。◆Much to my reliefthe car was not damaged. 令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。◆News of their safety came as a great relief.他们平安的消息给大家带来了巨大的安慰。◆It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.能和别人谈谈这件事,感到舒心多了。◆What a relief!可轻松了!2★[uncountable ]relief(from/of sth) the act of removing or reducing pain, anxiety, etc. (焦虑、痛苦等的)减轻,消除,缓和◆modern methods of pain relief现代消除疼痛的办法◆the relief of suffering痛苦的消除help 帮助3★[uncountable ]food, money, medicine, etc. that is given to help people in places where there has been a war or natural disaster (给灾区或交战地区人民提供的)救济,救援物品SYN
aid
◆famine relief饥荒救济物资◆a relief agency/organization/worker救助机构╱组织╱工作者4★[uncountable ]( especially NAmE) financial help given by the government to people who need it 救济金on tax 税收5[uncountable ]=
tax relief
◆relief on mortgage interest payments支付按揭利息的税收减免sth different 变化6★[uncountable , singular ]something that is interesting or enjoyable that replaces sth boring, difficult or unpleasant for a short period of time (暂时替代单调乏味事物的)调剂,轻松场面◆a few moments of light reliefin an otherwise dull performance 沉闷的表演中几处轻松的情节◆There was little comic reliefin his speech. 他的演讲少有轻松幽默的地方。relieffrom sth ◆The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life.离开喧嚣忙碌的城市生活,来到宁静的乡村,是一种令人愉快的调剂。workers 工人7[countable + singular or plural verb ]( often used as an adjective 常用作形容词) a person or group of people that replaces another when they have finished working for the day or when they are sick 替班者;接替人;换班者◆The next crew relief comes on duty at 9 o'clock.下一批换班的员工 9 点钟接班。◆relief drivers换班的司机from enemy 从敌人手中8[singular ]reliefof… the act of freeing a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it (被困城镇等的)解困,解围in art 艺术9[uncountable , countable ]a way of decorating wood, stone, etc. by cutting designs into the surface of it so that some parts stick out more than others; a design that is made in this way 浮雕;浮雕法;浮雕作品◆The column was decorated in high relief(= with designs that stick out a lot)with scenes from Greek mythology. 柱子上饰有描述希腊神话中的场面的高浮雕。◆The bronze doors are covered with sculpted reliefs.青铜门上覆有浮雕。making sth noticeable 使醒目10[uncountable ]the effect of colours, light, etc. that makes an object more noticeable than others around it (光和色彩等产生的)醒目效果;醒目;光彩夺目◆The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp reliefagainst the blue sky. 冰雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。11[uncountable ]the quality of a particular situation, problem, etc. that makes it more noticeable than before 突出的品质;令人注目的特征◆Their differences have been thrown into sharp reliefby the present crisis. 目前的危机使得他们的分歧更加引人注目。reliefreliefsre·lief/rɪˈliːf; NAmErɪˈliːf/
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reliefre‧lief /rɪˈliːf/ ●●○W2 noun
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1comfort [singular, uncountable] a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened → relieve: I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.with relief He watched with relief as the girl nodded.in relief He laughed in relief. No one was hurt, and we all breathed a sigh of relief.it is a relief to see/have/know etc something I hate to say it, but it was a relief to have him out of the house.to somebody’s relief To my relief, they spoke English.what a relief/that’s a relief The doctor said it was just the flu. What a relief!2reduction of pain [uncountable] when something reduces someone’s pain or unhappy feelings: Marijuana can provide pain relief for some cancer patients.relief of the relief of sufferingrelief from The cool room provided relief from the terrible heat outdoors.3help [uncountable] money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry: money raised for the relief effortdisaster/famine/flood etc relief famine relief for victims of the drought4replacement [uncountable] a person or group of people that replaces another one and does their work after they have finished: the relief for the military guard a relief driver5decoration [countable, uncountable] a way of decorating wood, stone etc with a shape or figure that is raised above the surface, or the decoration itself → bas reliefin relief figures carved in relief6bring/throw something into relief (also stand out in relief) to make something very noticeable, or to be very noticeablesharp/stark relief The tree stood out in stark relief against the snow. The article throws into sharp relief the differences between the two theories.7light/comic relief a funny moment during a serious film, book, or situation: a moment of comic relief8money [uncountable] old-fashioned especially American English money given by the government to help people who are poor, old, unemployed etcSYN welfareon relief families on relief during the Depression9war [uncountable] formal the act of freeing a town when it has been surrounded by an enemyrelief of the relief of Mafeking10map in relief if you show a part of the Earth’s surface in relief, you show the differences in height between different parts of it →
tax relief
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1adjectivesa great/enormous/tremendous etc relief· It was a great relief to him when she returned safely.a welcome relief· The holiday was a welcome relief from the pressure of work.verbscome as a relief· The court's decision came as a huge relief to Microsoft.feel relief· I felt nothing but relief when it was over.relief floods through somebody literary· When she heard he was still alive, relief flooded through her.phrasesa sense/feeling of relief· She was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief.breathe/heave a sigh of relief· United fans breathed a huge sigh of relief as Drogba's shot was tipped over the bar.what a relief· What a relief to be able to say what I really feel!such a relief· It's just such a relief to have found someone!COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3NOUN + reliefdisaster/emergency relief· Our objective is to provide food aid and emergency relief to developing countries.famine/flood relief· We donated $1,000 to the American Red Cross for flood relief.relief + NOUNa relief agency/organization· Relief agencies reported that many of the refugees had arrived in a terrible condition.relief supplies/aid· US troops had helped distribute relief supplies to Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.relief efforts· In areas severely affected by the earthquake, it is difficult to coordinate relief efforts.a relief operation· UN officials accused the government of obstructing relief operations in the south of the country.a relief worker· The relief workers have to bring in clean drinking water by tanker.relief work· The charity raised over five million pounds for relief work.a relief convoy/flight· A relief convoy of 10 trucks set off with food and medical supplies.
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