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relief
re·lief / rI5lif ; rI5li:f /noun
1. COMFORT 安慰, sing., Ua feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened〔因恐惧、忧虑或痛苦的消除而感到的〕宽慰，宽心，轻松;
⇒relieve:
•I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.我如释重负，感到一阵欣慰。
with relief
•He watched with relief as the girl nodded.他看到女孩点头，就放心了。
in relief
•He laughed in relief.他放心地笑了。
•No one was hurt, and we all breathed a sigh of relief .没有人受伤，我们都松了一口气。
it is a relief to see / have / know etc sth
•I hate to say it, but it was a relief to have him out of the house.我不想这么说，但是他不在家里时我确实很轻松。
to sb's relief
•To my relief, they spoke English.让我宽心的是他们说英语。
what a relief / that's a relief
•The doctor said it was just the flu. What a relief!医生说只是流感。 谢天谢地！
2. REDUCTION OF PAIN 疼痛的减少, Uwhen something reduces someone's pain or unhappy feelings〔疼痛或不快的〕减轻，缓解:
•Marijuana can provide pain relief for some cancer patients.大麻可以使一些癌症患者减轻疼痛。
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•the relief of suffering减轻痛苦
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•The cool room provided relief from the terrible heat outdoors.这个凉爽的房间可以挡一挡户外的酷热。
3. HELP 帮助, Umoney, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry救济品:
•money raised for the relief effort 为赈灾筹的钱
disaster / famine / flood etc relief
•famine relief for victims of the drought为旱灾灾民提供的饥荒救济品
4. REPLACEMENT 替换, Ua person or group of people that replaces another one and does their work after they have finished换班的人，替换者:
•the relief for the military guard接班的哨兵
•a relief driver换班司机
5. DECORATION 装饰, C,Ua way of decorating wood, stone etc with a shape or figure that is raised above the surface, or the decoration itself浮雕; 浮雕品;
⇒bas-relief:
in relief
•figures carved in relief浮雕人像
6. bring / throw sth into relief also stand out in relief to make something very noticeable, or to be very noticeable（使某事物）格外引人注目:
sharp / stark relief
•The tree stood out in stark relief against the snow.树在白雪的映衬下显得格外醒目。
•The article throws into sharp relief the differences between the two theories.文章使两种理论的区别更加明显。
7. light / comic relief a funny moment during a serious film, book, or situation〔严肃的电影、书或情景中的〕轻松/滑稽场面:
•a moment of comic relief轻松诙谐的一刻
8. MONEY 钱, Uold-fashioned especially AmEmoney given by the government to help people who are poor, old, unemployed etc救济金;SYNwelfare
on relief
•families on relief during the Depression在大萧条时期接受救济金的家庭
9. WAR 战争, Uformalthe act of freeing a town when it has been surrounded by an enemy〔被包围的城镇的〕解围:
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•the relief of Mafeking马弗京的解围
10. MAP 地图, in relief if you show a part of the Earth's surface in relief, you show the differences in height between different parts of it用地势图表示
⇒TAX RELIEF

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