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relieve
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- Conjugation :
past
relieved
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ing
relieving
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Derivatives :
n
reliever
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adj
relievable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- relieve
[rɪ'liːv]
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1.
vt.
[+pain]
[ worry]
(alleviate) 减轻
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2.
vt.
[+colleague]
(take over from) 换班
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to relieve sb of sth
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[+load] 替某人拿某物
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3.
vt.
[+duties]
[ post]
免除
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to relieve o.s.
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- relieve
[rɪ'liːv]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to bring alleviation of (pain, distress, etc) to (someone)
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2.
vt.
to bring aid or assistance to (someone in need, a disaster area, etc)
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3.
vt.
to take over the duties or watch of (someone)
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4.
vt.
to bring aid or a relieving force to (a besieged town, city, etc)
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5.
vt.
to free (someone) from an obligation
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6.
vt.
to make (something) less unpleasant, arduous, or monotonous
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7.
vt.
to bring into relief or prominence, as by contrast
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8.
vt.
[foll by of]
[Spoken]
to take from
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the thief relieved him of his watch
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French relever, from Latin relevare to lift up, relieve, from re- + levare to lighten
Examples
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to relieve a besieged city
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援救被围城市
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Painkilling drugs were not enough to relieve her suffering.
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止痛药不能缓解她的痛苦。
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to relieve o.s.
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This medicine can relieve the symptoms of varix.
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这种药可以缓解静脉曲张。
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Dab the solution on your scar to relieve the pain.
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将药液涂在伤口上以缓解疼痛。
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