| 单词 | relieve |
| 释义 | relieve (rɪliːv ) Word forms: relieves , relieving , relieved 1. verb If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. Meditation can relieve stress. [VERB noun] This should relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained. [VERB noun] 2. verb If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficult task, they take it from you. A bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices. [VERB noun + of] 3. verb If someone relieves you of something, they take it away from you. [formal] A porter relieved her of the three large cases. [VERB noun + of] 4. verb 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: take over from, substitute for, stand in for, take the place of 5. verb [usually passive] 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. [formal] The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines. [be VERB-ed + of] The party leader has been relieved of his post. [be V-ed of n] 6. verb 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. [VERB noun] 7. verb If people or animals relieve themselves, they urinate or defecate. [old-fashioned] It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Collocations: relieve a symptom I've tried using emollient, but it hasn't relieved the symptoms. The Sun There may be no cure, but she can relieve her symptoms with ear drops, regular cleaning by the doctor and pain relief. The Sun I was given a course of steroids, which didn't relieve the symptoms. The Sun These therapies can reduce the side-effects of treatments as well as relieving some symptoms. The Sun A kick-about can help relieve the symptoms of asthma. The Sun For all its merits, the potato's potential to relieve poverty remains in doubt. Times, Sunday Times Those established that charities have to relieve poverty, advance religion, advance education or other purposes beneficial to the community. Times, Sunday Times But opponents say he has installed incompetent cronies in key government positions, failed to keep promises to relieve poverty and scared off investment with leftist rhetoric. Globe and Mail At first the curriculum centered around improving agricultural practices to relieve poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relieve poverty, support healthcare, develop education and promote justice through equal access to information and knowledge across the languages of the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You need to find a different way to relieve stress. The Sun Aerobic exercise in your forties helps relieve stress and control weight. The Sun Video games on a smartphone may be better than a mindfulness app to relieve stress, a study has found. Times, Sunday Times Deciding where people sit, decorating the house in plenty of time and buying gifts in advance can all help to relieve stress. The Sun It contains, according to the blurb, endorphins and enzymes that 'will relieve stress and anxiety': happy rice. Times, Sunday Times I would like to remind him of the physician's duty to relieve suffering. Times, Sunday Times We surely have a simple duty to help relieve suffering, when we are able? Times,Sunday Times It's supposed to be a catchy song that will encourage people to buy it and raise cash to help relieve suffering. The Sun Certainly, it remains hard to argue against medical advances that will relieve suffering. Times, Sunday Times Their presence makes owners happier, helping to relieve suffering and aiding healing, experiments have found. The Sun Along with strong graphics, developers have installed a range of sound effects, colours and touch modes to help you relieve tension. The Sun Some of the world's biggest banks are beginning to work on new solutions to relieve tension in the financial markets. Times, Sunday Times This will relieve tension and illustrate your company's culture before they get down to work. Times, Sunday Times To relieve tension he joined an underground fight club. Times, Sunday Times Drinks do relieve tension and it shows a generosity of spirit. Times, Sunday Times Everyone else has either given up altogether, or drastically reduced their working hours, or accepted a demotion to relieve the strain. Times, Sunday Times The dramatic change in the flow of income streams should give the club the chance to relieve the strain. Times, Sunday Times The proposition was that the large hydroxyl group in the axial position was disfavored and formed the carbonyl more readily to relieve this strain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It relieves the strain on nearby stores to fulfil those orders and increases the range of delivery time options for online customers. Times, Sunday Times This relieved the strain on her bulkhead, which was then patched and shored up with heavy timbers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 减轻 Japanese: 安心させる |
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