relief

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relief /rɪˈliːf/ noun

plural reliefs

relief

/rɪˈliːf/

noun

plural reliefs

Learner's definition of RELIEF

: a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen（不快過後或不快之事未發生的）輕鬆，寬心，寬慰

[noncount]

I felt such a sense of relief after I finished my thesis.完成論文後，我大大鬆了一口氣。
He expressed relief that the crisis was finally over.危機終於過去，他如釋重負。
Much to everyone's relief, the airplane took off without any problems.讓大家倍感欣慰的是，飛機平安起飛了。
She breathed a sigh of relief. [=she no longer felt tension, worry, fear, etc.]她鬆了一口氣。

[singular]

[noncount] : the removal or reducing of something that is painful or unpleasant（疼痛或不快的）消除，減緩，減輕

I want relief from my headaches. [=I want my headaches to stop]我想消除我的頭痛。
pain relief疼痛減輕
Exercise is an excellent source of stress relief.運動是緩解壓力的好方法。
Both candidates promised tax relief for middle-class families.兩位候選人都承諾爲中産家庭減稅。

[noncount]

a : things (such as food, money, or medicine) that are given to help people who are victims of a war, earthquake, flood, etc.救濟；救濟物品

disaster/famine relief災難/饑荒救濟
Countries from around the world have been sending relief to the flood victims.世界各國不斷給遭受洪災的災民送去救濟物品。
Relief workers [=people whose job it is to provide aid] delivered medical supplies.救援人員送去了醫療用品。
We donated to the relief effort for the hurricane victims.我們捐款救濟受到飓風侵襲的受害者。

b chiefly US, old-fashioned : money that is given by the government to poor people : welfare救濟金

[noncount] : a person or group that replaces another person or group that needs rest or has finished a period of work接班者；換班人

30,000 troops will be sent abroad as relief for the deployed soldiers.*3萬名軍人將被派往國外接替部署在那裏的士兵。

— often used before another noun常用於另一名詞前

The relief driver took over after the midway point of the race.替補車手在賽程過半後接替了比賽。
a relief crew替班人員

: something that is enjoyable and that replaces for a short time something that is boring, unpleasant, or difficult（短時間的）調劑，輕鬆場面

[singular]

Just one day of sunshine would be a welcome relief from the rainy weather we've been having lately.近來一直陰雨連綿，哪怕只有一天的陽光都會是令人期待的調劑。

[noncount]

His character provides a little comic relief in what is otherwise a very serious and dramatic movie.他的角色給原本一部非常嚴肅和激動人心的電影增添了一點喜劇元素作爲調劑。

a [noncount] : a way of decorating wood, stone, metal, etc., with designs that stick out above the surface浮雕；浮雕法

Each gold coin depicts the queen's head in relief on the front.每一枚金幣正面都刻有女王的浮雕頭像。

b [count] : a work of art with designs that stick out above the surface浮雕作品

— see also bas-relief

[noncount] : a situation in which something is more noticeable when it is compared to something else凸顯；醒目

The trees stood in stark relief against the sky.那些樹在天空的映襯下格外醒目。
Her political activism throws the apathy of others into sharp relief. [=makes the apathy of others very noticeable]她的政治激進主義更加凸顯了其他人的冷漠無情。