relief是什么意思？

relief

英[rɪˈli:f] 美[rɪˈlif]

• n. 宽慰，安心，免除，减轻，救援物资，代班人；

复数：reliefs;

例句

• The snow-capped mountains stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky. 白雪皑皑的山峦与蓝天形成了鲜明对比。
• They made no plea for relief. 他们并没有申请救济。
• We all make a sigh of relief when we heard that he was safe. 听说他平安无事, 我们都松了一口气。
• She sighed with relief when she heard the good news. 听到这个好消息时, 她宽慰地舒了口气。
• They had to provide a relief bus because there were so many passengers. 他们不得不增加一辆公共汽车, 因为乘客很多。
• The relief for the military guard is expected soon. 预计卫队很快就来换班。
• His words provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech. 他的话给极沉闷的讲话增添了几分轻松的气氛。
• They send relief to those who made homeless by floods. 他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资。
• A doctor's task is to work for the relief of patient's suffering. 医生的工作是解除病人的痛苦。
• This medicine will give you some relief. 这药会为你减轻一些痛苦。

同义词解析

• 以下这些名词均包含 "舒适，安逸，悠闲" 的意思
  comfort：通常指在摆脱烦人、痛苦的事情，或在要求、愿望得到满足后所感到的舒适。
  ease：指因没有担心和忧虑而轻松。
  leisure：专指闲暇时间或悠闲状态。
  relaxation：强调消除肌肉疲劳或思想的紧张状态，使身心松弛，得到休息。
  relief：侧重有消除痛苦、不适或困难的负担，常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。
  rest与work相对，强调水分除身心痛劳，不着重休息方式。

词组

• in relief
  (Art)carved, moulded, or stamped so as to stand out from the surface (艺术)浮雕的，凸雕的 (Baseball)acting as a substitute pitcher (棒球)充当替补投手
• on relief
  Receiving public assistance because of need or poverty. 接受公共救济的：因为需要或贫困而接受公共救济的

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  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.
  例句
  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。
• N-UNCOUNT
  (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.
  例句
  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
• N-UNCOUNT
  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.
  例句
  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
• N-COUNT
  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.
  例句
  No relief drivers were available. 找不到代班司机。
• N-COUNT
  浮雕
  A relief is a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (痛苦等)缓解, 减轻, 解除
  This medicine will give you some relief. 这药会为你减轻一些痛苦。 A doctor's task is to work for the relief of patient's suffering. 医生的工作是解除病人的痛苦。 They send relief to those who made homeless by floods. 他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资。
  轻松, 宽慰, （不快过后的）宽慰, 轻松, 解脱
  His words provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech. 他的话给极沉闷的讲话增添了几分轻松的气氛。
  换班[接替]人, 加班[增开]的公共汽车、火车等
  The relief for the military guard is expected soon. 预计卫队很快就来换班。 They had to provide a relief bus because there were so many passengers. 他们不得不增加一辆公共汽车, 因为乘客很多。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced;
  "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
  2. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);
  "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility""getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
  3. (law) redress awarded by a court;
  "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
  4. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
  "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes""we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
  5. assistance in time of difficulty;
  "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
  6. a pause for relaxation;
  "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
  7. a change for the better
  8. aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped;
  "he has been on relief for many years"
  9. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance);
  "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
  10. sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
  11. the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged;
  "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

行业词典

• 医学： 减轻：缓和或解除疼痛或痛苦；浮雕：雕塑底面上形成的突起；缓解：减少或消除义齿基托下方特殊区域的不适压力，另见chamber和space项下；
  法律： 免责；救济；信仰；