一、詳細(xì)釋義：


v.

緩和，減輕；解除 [T]


例句：

The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.

這筆款項(xiàng)是用于解救洪水災(zāi)民的困苦的。


例句：

This lotion relieves itching.

這藥水可止癢。


換...的班，接替 [T]


例句：

The guard will be relieved at midnight.

守衛(wèi)要在午夜換班。


例句：

The corporal will relieve the sentry in an hour.

下士一小時(shí)后接替衛(wèi)兵。


調(diào)劑，使不單調(diào)乏味 [T]


例句：

The brown hills were relieved by patches of green.

褐色的山上點(diǎn)綴著一片片的綠色植物就不顯得單調(diào)了。


救濟(jì)；救援；解圍 [T]


例句：

Rescue workers were sent to relieve the trapped coal miners.

搶險(xiǎn)人員被派去解救被困在井下的煤礦工人。


例句：

It was feared that food supplies would give out before the besieged town could be relieved.

恐怕那城市解圍之前就要斷糧了。


使寬慰，使放心 [T]


例句：

Knowing the truth relieved the anxious parents.

知道事情的真相使焦急的父母大為寬心。


襯托，使顯目；使成浮雕 [T]


例句：

A black sash relieves a white gown.

白色的長袍上配上黑色的腰帶更顯潔白。


解除職務(wù) [T]


例句：

The minister was relieved of his post.

部長被解除了職務(wù)。


二、詞義辨析：


comfort,console,ease,soothe,relieve

這些動(dòng)詞均含有“給人以幫助以減輕痛苦或悲傷”之意。 comfort普通用詞，指用語言或行動(dòng)對痛苦者給予鼓勵(lì)、勇氣和力量，從而減輕其痛苦或悲傷，得到安慰。 console較正式用詞，側(cè)重緩和或減輕別人的痛苦或悲傷。 ease正式用詞，指減輕身心的痛苦、不安和憂慮。 soothe著重以安慰減輕悲痛、憤怒或激動(dòng)，使人理智地平靜下來。也可指藥物等減輕病痛。 relieve指解除或緩解某人的病痛、擔(dān)心或憂慮等，常用被動(dòng)態(tài)。


三、相關(guān)短語：


relieve oneself

v.大小便


四、參考例句：


This medicine will relieve your headache.

這種藥將減輕你的頭痛。


This medicine can also relieve diarrhoea.

這種藥還可以緩解腹瀉。


who can relieve me from the bramble?

誰可以釋放在荊棘中的我?


But nothing could quite relieve her isolation.

盡管如此，還是沒有任何東西可以緩解她的孤獨(dú)。


The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve ache.

藥劑師建議使用一種鎮(zhèn)痛劑。


Day-dream can be an effective way to relieve daily pressure.

白日做夢可能是緩解日常壓力的有效途徑。


It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.

這有助于緩解一些發(fā)展中國家的饑荒情況?！綜ET-4 2006.06 聽力】


The corporal will relieve the sentry in an hour.

下士一小時(shí)后接替衛(wèi)兵。


All this was done to relieve women of household chores.

這一切都是為了把婦女從家務(wù)勞動(dòng)中解放出來。


The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve the ache.

藥劑師建議配一種止痛劑。