relieve 音标拼音: [rɪl'iv] [ril'iv]
vt .
减轻,救济,解除,使免除,换…的班,调剂,使不单调,衬托,使显著
vi . 救济
减轻,救济,解除,使免除,换…的班,调剂,使不单调,衬托,使显着救济
relieve v 1 :
provide physical relief ,
as from pain ; "
This pill will relieve your headaches " [
synonym : {
relieve }, {
alleviate },
{
palliate }, {
assuage }]
2 :
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [
synonym :
{
take over }, {
relieve }]
3 :
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to ;
"
She exempted me from the exam " [
synonym : {
exempt }, {
relieve },
{
free }] [
ant : {
apply }, {
enforce }, {
implement }]
4 :
lessen the intensity of or calm ; "
The news eased my conscience "; "
still the fears " [
synonym : {
still }, {
allay },
{
relieve }, {
ease }]
5 :
save from ruin ,
destruction ,
or harm [
synonym : {
salvage },
{
salve }, {
relieve }, {
save }]
6 :
relieve oneself of troubling information [
synonym : {
unbosom },
{
relieve }]
7 :
provide relief for ; "
remedy his illness " [
synonym : {
remedy },
{
relieve }]
8 :
free from a burden ,
evil ,
or distress 9 :
take by stealing ; "
The thief relieved me of $
100 "
10 :
grant exemption or release to ; "
Please excuse me from this class " [
synonym : {
excuse }, {
relieve }, {
let off }, {
exempt }]
11 :
alleviate or remove (
pressure or stress )
or make less oppressive ; "
relieve the pressure and the stress "; "
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents " [
synonym :
{
relieve }, {
lighten }]
Relieve \
Re *
lieve "\ (
r ?-
l ?
v "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Relieved }
(-
l ?
vd ");
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Relieving }.] [
OE .
releven ,
F .
relever to raise again ,
discharge ,
relieve ,
fr .
L .
relevare to lift up ,
raise ,
make light ,
relieve ;
pref .
re -
re -
levare to raise ,
fr .
levis light .
See {
Levity },
and cf .
{
Relevant }, {
Relief }.]
1 .
To lift up ;
to raise again ,
as one who has fallen ;
to cause to rise . [
Obs .] --
Piers Plowman .
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2 .
To cause to seem to rise ;
to put in relief ;
to give prominence or conspicuousness to ;
to set off by contrast .
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Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky ;
seemed almost of supernatural height . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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3 .
To raise up something in ;
to introduce a contrast or variety into ;
to remove the monotony or sameness of .
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The poet must . . .
sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection . --
Addison .
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4 .
To raise or remove ,
as anything which depresses ,
weighs down ,
or crushes ;
to render less burdensome or afflicting ;
to alleviate ;
to abate ;
to mitigate ;
to lessen ;
as ,
to relieve pain ;
to relieve the wants of the poor .
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5 .
To free ,
wholly or partly ,
from any burden ,
trial ,
evil ,
distress ,
or the like ;
to give ease ,
comfort ,
or consolation to ;
to give aid ,
help ,
or succor to ;
to support ,
strengthen ,
or deliver ;
as ,
to relieve a besieged town .
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Now lend assistance and relieve the poor . --
Dryden .
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6 .
To release from a post ,
station ,
or duty ;
to put another in place of ,
or to take the place of ,
in the bearing of any burden ,
or discharge of any duty .
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Who hath relieved you ? --
Shak .
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7 .
To ease of any imposition ,
burden ,
wrong ,
or oppression ,
by judicial or legislative interposition ,
as by the removal of a grievance ,
by indemnification for losses ,
or the like ;
to right .
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Syn :
To alleviate ;
assuage ;
succor ;
assist ;
aid ;
help ;
support ;
substain ;
ease ;
mitigate ;
lighten ;
diminish ;
remove ;
free ;
remedy ;
redress ;
indemnify .
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196 Moby Thesaurus words for "
relieve ":
abate ,
abet ,
abridge ,
absolve ,
act for ,
aid ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
alternate ,
anesthetize ,
appease ,
assist ,
assuage ,
assure ,
avail ,
bail out ,
be light ,
bear a hand ,
bear up ,
befriend ,
benefit ,
benumb ,
bereave ,
bleed ,
break up ,
change places with ,
cheer ,
comfort ,
condole with ,
console ,
cover ,
crowd out ,
curtail ,
cushion ,
cut off ,
cut out ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
decrease ,
deliver ,
deprive ,
deprive of ,
differ ,
differentiate ,
diminish ,
disburden ,
discharge ,
disencumber ,
disentitle ,
dispense ,
displace ,
dissent ,
disunify ,
divaricate ,
diverge ,
diversify ,
divest ,
do a hitch ,
do a stint ,
do a tour ,
do good ,
do time ,
doctor ,
double for ,
drain ,
dull ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
ease one of ,
encourage ,
enlist ,
excuse ,
favor ,
fill in ,
fill in for ,
foment ,
free ,
ghost ,
ghostwrite ,
give a boost ,
give a hand ,
give a lift ,
give comfort ,
give help ,
give relief ,
have a go ,
have little weight ,
have tenure ,
hearten ,
help ,
hold office ,
keep a watch ,
kick the beam ,
knock off ,
knock over ,
lay ,
lend a hand ,
lend one aid ,
lessen ,
let ,
liberate ,
lift ,
lighten ,
lighten one of ,
loot ,
lull ,
make light ,
make lighter ,
milk ,
mine ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
mollify ,
numb ,
off -
load ,
pad ,
palliate ,
pinch -
hit ,
plunder ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
proffer aid ,
protect ,
put at ease ,
qualify ,
quiet ,
raise ,
rally ,
ransack ,
re -
up ,
reassure ,
reclaim ,
redeem ,
reduce ,
reduce weight ,
reenlist ,
release ,
remedy ,
render assistance ,
replace ,
represent ,
rescue ,
restore ,
resuscitate ,
revive ,
rid ,
rifle ,
rob ,
salve ,
save ,
serve time ,
set at ease ,
set up ,
sign up ,
slacken ,
slake ,
soften ,
solace ,
soothe ,
spare ,
spell ,
spell off ,
stand in for ,
stick up ,
stupe ,
sub ,
subdue ,
subrogate ,
substitute ,
substitute for ,
succeed ,
succor ,
supersede ,
supplant ,
supply ,
support ,
swap places with ,
sympathize with ,
take away from ,
take from ,
take in tow ,
take over ,
take turns ,
tap ,
temper ,
time off ,
unballast ,
unburden ,
understudy for ,
unlade ,
unload ,
variate ,
variegate ,
vary ,
weigh lightly
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