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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1391 COCA: 1812

relief
relief /rɪˈliːf/ noun
plural reliefs
relief
/rɪˈliːf/
noun
plural reliefs
Learner's definition of RELIEF
1 
: a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen（不快过后或不快之事未发生的）轻松，宽心，宽慰
[noncount]
[singular]
2 
[noncount] : the removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant（疼痛或不快的）消除，减缓，减轻
3 
[noncount]
a  : things (such as food, money, or medicine) that are given to help people who are victims of a war, earthquake, flood, etc.救济；救济物品
b  chiefly US, old-fashioned : money that is given by the government to poor people : welfare救济金
4 
[noncount] : a person or group that replaces another person or group that needs rest or has finished a period of work接班者；换班人
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
5 
: something that is enjoyable and that replaces for a short time something that is boring, unpleasant, or difficult（短时间的）调剂，轻松场面
[singular]
[noncount]
6 
a  [noncount] : a way of decorating wood, stone, metal, etc., with designs that stick out above the surface浮雕；浮雕法
b  [count] : a work of art with designs that stick out above the surface浮雕作品
— see also bas-relief
7 
[noncount] : a situation in which something is more noticeable when it is compared to something else凸显；醒目
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1391 COCA: 1812

relief

1 of 2

noun

re·​lief ri-ˈlēf How to pronounce relief (audio)
1
: a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate
2
a
: removal or lightening of something oppressive, painful, or distressing
b
: welfare sense 2a
c
: military assistance to an endangered post or force
d
: means of breaking or avoiding monotony or boredom : diversion
3
: release from a post or from the performance of duty
4
: one that takes the place of another on duty
5
: legal remedy or redress
6
[French, from Middle French, from Italian rilievo relievo]
a
: a mode of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface
b
: sculpture or a sculptural form executed in this mode
c
: projecting detail, ornament, or figures
7
a
: sharpness of outline due to contrast
a roof in bold relief against the sky
b
: the state of being distinguished by contrast
throws the two opinions into bold relief
8
: the elevations or inequalities of a land surface
9
: the pitching done by a relief pitcher
two innings of hitless relief

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relief

2 of 2

adjective

1
: providing relief
2
: characterized by surface inequalities
3
: of or used in letterpress

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun I felt such a sense of relief after I finished my thesis. He expressed relief that the crisis was finally over. Much to everyone's relief, the airplane took off without any problems. What a relief it is to be back home. Exercise is an excellent source of stress relief. Both candidates promised tax relief for middle-class families. Countries from around the world have been sending relief to the flood victims. We donated to the relief effort for the hurricane victims. My father lost his job and we had to go on relief. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The heat and drought relief offered by such rain would be beneficial in this exceptionally dry region. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Some relief is in sight, or at least a change in the wild weather. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Republican minority leaders in the House and Senate have argued this tax relief is too modest given the high inflation and gasoline prices that hurt many household budgets this past spring and summer. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 Sep. 2022 The relief would be available to anyone making less than $125,000 a year. Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2022 Penalty relief is not available in all situations, including where a fraudulent return was filed or when it was assessed as part of a compromise agreement and will only cover specific penalties. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2022 For many opinion columnists, the administration's decision is one deserving of celebration and praise, even if the relief is not as robust as originally desired. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 29 Aug. 2022 If so, the relief to Musk and blow to Twitter’s shareholders would be staggering. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 But this newly sociable Sayaka, while a relief, was another of what would be many guises. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
The anti-relief faction, with its sudden warnings about deficits, is eager to revive the Tea Party spirit, and its would-be leaders are ur-Tea Partyers like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo-French, from relever to relieve

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of relief was in the 14th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1391 COCA: 1812
relief

noun¹

 1removal of anxiety/pain焦慮的消解；痛苦的消除ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF | RELIEF + VERB | RELIEF + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous相當大的寬慰；極大的寬慰▸➤certain某種寬慰◇The news of his appointment was received with a certain relief by most people.他獲任命的消息使大多數人都鬆了口氣。➤sheer徹底的解除▸➤complete完全的解除▸➤short-lived, short-term, temporary短期的／短暫的／暫時的解除◇The drugs only provided temporary relief from the pain.藥物只是短時間內緩解了疼痛。➤fast, immediate, instant迅速／立即／馬上解除▸➤evident, obvious, palpable明顯解除◇She smiled with evident relief.她笑了，明顯鬆了口氣。◇Their relief at the news was palpable.聽到這個消息他們明顯鬆了口氣。➤blessed, much-needed, sweet, welcome令人愉悅的／非常需要的／愉快的／可喜的緩解▸➤pain止痛◇The injection gives complete pain relief.這一針可以完全止痛。➤symptom, symptomatic (both medical醫學) 症狀緩解◇Your doctor can give you symptomatic relief, but there is no cure.你的醫生可以幫你緩解症狀，但無法根治你的病。➤stress緩解壓力◇Exercise is good for stress relief.鍛煉有助於緩解壓力。VERB + RELIEF➤bring (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)給（某人）帶來緩解；給（某人）以寬慰◇Morning brought no relief from the heat.早晨也不涼快。➤come as作為寬慰到來◇The news came as a welcome relief to Bobby.這一消息讓博比頗感欣慰。➤seek尋求寬慰◇She sought relief in vodka.她靠伏特加酒消愁。➤find, get找到緩解的方法；得到緩解◇He found relief from his fears in a world of fantasy.他在幻想的世界裏得以消除恐懼。➤experience, feel體驗放鬆；感到寬慰◇I felt enormous relief when he walked through the door.他一跨進門我就放心多了。➤sense覺察到放鬆◇She could sense his relief when she said she wouldn't be leaving.她說不會離開時，她感覺到他如釋重負。➤express顯示出輕鬆RELIEF + VERB➤come寬慰來自⋯◇He believes that relief only comes from helping others with their suffering.他相信只有幫助他人擺脫痛苦才會感到寬慰。➤flood through sb, sweep over sb, wash over sb使某人頓感輕鬆◇Relief flooded through me as the plane landed safely.飛機安全着陸時我頓時放鬆了。RELIEF + NOUN➤valve (especially NAmE) 解除閥◇a pressure relief valve壓力解除閥PREPOSITION➤in relief放鬆◇She smiled in relief.她舒心地笑了。➤out of relief放鬆地◇He hugged her out of sheer relief.他如釋重負地擁抱了她一下。➤to your relief令人感到寬慰的是◇To my great relief, she didn't notice that anything was wrong.謝天謝地，她沒意識到有什麼不對勁兒。➤with relief寬心地◇He sighed with relief.他如釋重負地舒了口氣。➤relief at因⋯而放鬆◇relief at not having been made a fool of因沒遭到愚弄而感到慶幸➤relief from⋯的解除◇relief from hunger擺脫飢餓➤relief to對⋯是個寬慰◇The news was a huge relief to her.對她來說，這個消息是莫大的安慰。PHRASES➤a cry of relief, a sigh of relief, tears of relief如釋重負的大叫／歎息／淚水◇He breathed a sigh of relief.他如釋重負地鬆了一口氣。➤a sense of relief, a wave of relief寬慰感；一陣寬慰
relief

noun²

 2food/money/medicine given to people in need救濟品ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF | RELIEF + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤humanitarian人道主義救援▸➤disaster, emergency災難救濟品；緊急救援物資▸➤famine, flood, hurricane, tsunami饑荒／水災／颶風／海嘯救濟品➤short-term短期救濟品◇We need long-term solutions as well as short-term emergency relief.我們既需要短期的緊急救援物資，也需要長久的解決方案。VERB + RELIEF➤give sb, provide (sb with), send (sb)給予某人救災物資；提供（給某人）救災物資；（向某人）發送救援物資◇The organization provides emergency famine relief.該組織提供饑荒緊急救濟品。RELIEF + NOUN➤work救災工作◇She said that the fighting has halted almost all relief work in the area.她說戰爭使這一地區所有的救災工作基本上都中斷了。➤effort, operation救災努力／行動◇There was a huge international relief effort to bring help to the stricken area.國際社會大力幫助受災地區。➤package, programme/program一攬子救災計劃；救援方案◇Congress has agreed an $11 million relief package for victims of the hurricane.國會通過了向颶風災民提供 1,100 萬美元的一攬子救濟計劃。➤aid, supplies救災援助；救濟品▸➤agency, fund, organization救援機構；救濟基金；救援組織▸➤worker救援工作者▸➤convoy, flight救護隊；救援飛機
relief

noun³

 3reduction in the amount of tax, etc. you have to pay減稅ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF | RELIEF + VERB ADJECTIVE➤debt, interest, tax債務／利息／稅金的減免◇the abolition of mortgage interest relief按揭利息減免的取消VERB + RELIEF➤get, obtain, receive得以減免；獲得減免◇You can get income tax relief for gifts to charity. (BrE) 向慈善組織贈物可以獲得所得稅減免。➤grant准許減免▸➤be entitled to, qualify for有權／有資格獲減免▸➤apply for, claim, seek (all especially BrE) 申請／要求／尋求減免RELIEF + VERB➤be available可獲得減免◇No tax relief is available in respect of this loss.這項虧損未獲稅額減免。
relief

noun⁴

 4sth interesting that replaces sth boring調劑ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤light輕鬆時刻▸➤comic滑稽時刻VERB + RELIEF➤give (sb), provide (sb with)讓（某人）放鬆一下；給（某人）以調劑◇The scene provided some comic relief for the audience.這一喜劇場面讓觀眾得到一些調劑。PREPOSITION➤for relief為了調劑◇The comical characters are brought into the story for a little light relief.在故事中添加這些滑稽角色是為了起一點兒輕鬆調劑的作用。PHRASES➤a moment of relief輕鬆一刻
relief

noun⁵

 5way of decorating wood, stone, etc.裝飾方法ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF | RELIEF + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤high高浮雕◇The scene has been carved in high relief.這一佈景是採用高浮雕手法雕刻而成的。➤bas, low淺浮雕▸➤carved雕刻而成的浮雕➤bronze, marble, plaster, etc.青銅、大理石、石膏等浮雕➤classical, Greek, Roman, etc.古典、希臘、羅馬等浮雕VERB + RELIEF➤carve (sth) in將（⋯）雕刻成浮雕RELIEF + NOUN➤carving, sculpture浮雕雕刻▸➤panel浮雕板PREPOSITION➤in relief用浮雕◇a sculpture in high relief高浮雕作品
relief

noun⁶

 6making sth noticeable使顯眼ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIEF ADJECTIVE➤bold, sharp, stark格外醒目；極為鮮明VERB + RELIEF➤bring sth into, throw sth into (often figurative) 使⋯分明；令⋯顯露；使⋯凸現◇The proximity of the wealthy suburb to the squatter camp throws the plight of the squatters into even sharper relief.貧民區靠近富裕的市郊，使得棚戶區的貧困境況更加觸目驚心。➤stand out in形成鮮明對比◇The snow-capped mountains stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky.在藍天的襯托下，白雪皚皚的山巒更顯明麗。

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