| 单词 | relieve |
| 释义 | relieve (once / 56 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v To relieve is to ease a burden or take over for someone. An aspirin can relieve a headache, and a substitute can relieve the teacher who fell asleep on her desk after lunch. Relieve comes from the Latin word relevare meaning "to help" or "make light again." An ice pack might relieve a pain in your elbow, but you can also be relieved of your duties if you get fired (or taken out to lunch). A thief might even relieve you of your wallet. Like thief, relieve is the rare word that actually follows the "i" before "e" rule ("i" before "e" except after "c" or when sounded as "a" as in "neighbor" and "weigh"). Aren't you relieved? WORD FAMILYrelieve: relief, relieved, reliever, relieves, relieving+/relief: reliefs/relieved: relievedly, unrelieved/reliever: relievers/unrelieved: unrelievedly USAGE EXAMPLESHe was ready to get his teeth extracted to relieve the pain. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The cities argued in a November hearing that it should be relieved from the 1994 court order. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Relieved at my innocence, but amused by my stupidity, they laughed for roughly 17 years. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v free from a burden, evil, or distress Hyper disembarrass, free, rid relieve from 2v provide relief for Syn|Hyper remedy care for, treat provide treatment for 3v provide physical relief, as from pain This pill will relieve your headaches Syn|Hypo|Hyper alleviate, assuage, palliate soothe cause to feel better comfort, easelessen pain or discomfort; alleviate ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better 4v free someone temporarily from his or her obligations Syn|Hypo|Hyper take over spell relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn discharge, free free from obligations or duties 5v save from ruin, destruction, or harm Syn|Hyper salvage, salve, save deliver, rescue free from harm or evil 6v relieve oneself of troubling information 2Syn|Hyper unbosom confide reveal in private; tell confidentially 1v grant exemption or release to Syn|Hypo|Hyper excuse, exempt, let off frank exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks absolve, free, justify let off the hook 2v grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to 3Syn|Ant|Hypo exempt, free apply, enforce, implement ensure observance of laws and rules derestrict make free from restrictions deregulatelift the regulations on dispensegrant a dispensation; grant an exemption forgiveabsolve from payment sparesave or relieve from an experience or action v take by stealing 4The thief relieved me of $100 Hyper take take by force 1v lessen the intensity of or calm Syn|Hypo|Hyper allay, ease, still abreact discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization comfort, console, solace, soothe give moral or emotional strength to 2v alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive relieve the pressure and the stress Syn|Hyper lighten mitigate make less severe or harsh |
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