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Relief Phrase Eslpod Organized Country Lot Talking Describes

Id ESLPod_0614_WE_0903
Episode Id ESLPod 614
Episode Title Experiencing an Earthquake
Phrase relief
Text In this podcast, the phrase "relief effort" means an organized attempt to send money, food, medical supplies, and other important things to another country or area that is in an emergency and needs a lot of help, usually organized at an international level: "Hundreds of doctors are going into the country as part of the relief effort." When talking about emotions, "relief" is the good feeling when a lot of fear, pain, or worry has ended: "Everyone smiled with relief when the police announced that they had found the little girl." The phrase "pain relief" describes the reduction or removal of pain: "These pills should provide some pain relief while your broken bones are healing." Finally, when talking about maps, the phrase "in relief" describes a map that shows the different heights of things: "Do you have a map that shows these mountains in relief?"
Topics Nature + Weather

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