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relief n.减轻；解除；轻松；浮雕；救济(品)；安慰；替代adj.提供救济的；文本的 (1) 药片减轻她一些痛苦。(2) 医师的一生奉献于解除世人的疾苦。(3) 他说的笑话给极沉闷的讲话增加几分轻松气氛。(4) 这个年轻人刻了一座浅浮雕人像。(5) 救济品很快被送到遭受火灾的灾民手中。(6) 看到我的家人安然无恙，我感到极大的欣慰。(7) 接班的司机已经到了。 Relief has several meanings. It can refer to help or assistance, like disaster relief, or a change for the better: it was a relief when you finally found your car keys. Relief also means "someone who takes the place of another," like a relief pitcher who steps in to finish the game. A relief is also a type of sculpture with shapes carved to stand out from the background.

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英 [rɪ'liːf] 美 [rɪ'liːf] (1) The pills gave her some relief.(2) A doctor's life is consecrated to the relief of suffering.(3) His jokes provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech.(4) The young man carved a figure in low relief.(5) Relief was quickly sent to the sufferers from the great fire.(6) It was a great relief to find that my family was all safe.(7) The relief driver has got here. The noun relief means "the act of reducing something unpleasant," like medicine that brings relief from your terrible headache. 1[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。2[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3[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4[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。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]浮雕 A relief is a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface.   [TECHNICAL 术语]6See also:bas-relief；tax relief；

英语单词	relief
英美音标	英 [rɪ'liːf] 美 [rɪ'liːf]
中文释义	n.减轻；解除；轻松；浮雕；救济(品)；安慰；替代 adj.提供救济的；文本的
英语例句	(1) The pills gave her some relief. (2) A doctor's life is consecrated to the relief of suffering. (3) His jokes provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech. (4) The young man carved a figure in low relief. (5) Relief was quickly sent to the sufferers from the great fire. (6) It was a great relief to find that my family was all safe. (7) The relief driver has got here.
中文例句	(1) 药片减轻她一些痛苦。 (2) 医师的一生奉献于解除世人的疾苦。 (3) 他说的笑话给极沉闷的讲话增加几分轻松气氛。 (4) 这个年轻人刻了一座浅浮雕人像。 (5) 救济品很快被送到遭受火灾的灾民手中。 (6) 看到我的家人安然无恙，我感到极大的欣慰。 (7) 接班的司机已经到了。
vocabulary简明	The noun relief means "the act of reducing something unpleasant," like medicine that brings relief from your terrible headache.
vocabulary扩展	Relief has several meanings. It can refer to help or assistance, like disaster relief, or a change for the better: it was a relief when you finally found your car keys. Relief also means "someone who takes the place of another," like a relief pitcher who steps in to finish the game. A relief is also a type of sculpture with shapes carved to stand out from the background.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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 3 [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 4 [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。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]浮雕 A relief is a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface. [TECHNICAL 术语] 6 See also:bas-relief ；tax relief ；

Relief N Carved Great N Uncount 不可数名词 Provided Means