| 单词 | light relief |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight relief light relief n. something which (or sometimes someone who) offers a short respite from an intense, serious, or onerous activity, situation, etc.; an amusing or pleasant diversion; (sometimes, and in earliest use) an instance of this.Cf. comic relief n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment mirtha1250 solacec1290 recreationc1400 esbatement1477 pastime1490 pastancea1500 passe-temps1542 entertainment1561 relief?1578 fancy1590 sport1598 abridgement1600 entertain1601 recreative1615 amusatory1618 nutsa1625 diverter1628 recreator1629 passatempo1632 amuser1724 fun1726 dissipation1733 resource1752 distraction1859 enlivening1859 good, clean fun1867 enlivenment1883 light relief1885 laugh1921 not one's scene1962 violon d'Ingres1963 1885 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2 May Here we see two of the most honored Judges of our bench..pleasantly discussing the last novel or the last play, as a light relief to their weightier intellectual morning work. 1909 Musical Times Mar. 175/1 Will the man who goes to the theatre to be amused ever tolerate..a drama containing no love interest, no light relief, nothing but an hour-and-three-quarters of black hate? 1971 W. Frishauer Will you welcome now... D. Frost x. 141 As a light relief he gave another of his ‘intimate’ parties for a few hundred people. 1984 Daily Mail 13 Oct. 18/5 Lucille Ball is the light relief in this famous film noir. 2013 J. Coe Expo 58 (2014) 37 I'm afraid I'm rather parochial in my tastes. I like Dickens. I read Wodehouse, for a bit of light relief. < as lemmas |
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