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（不快过后或不快之事未发生的）轻松，宽心，宽慰

[noncount]

I felt such a sense of relief after I finished my thesis.完成论文后，我大大松了一口气。
He expressed relief that the crisis was finally over.危机终于过去，他如释重负。
Much to everyone's relief, the airplane took off without any problems.让大家倍感欣慰的是，飞机平安起飞了。
She breathed a sigh of relief. [=she no longer felt tension, worry, fear, etc.]她松了一口气。

[singular]

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

I want relief from my headaches. [=I want my headaches to stop]我想消除我的头痛。
pain relief疼痛减轻
Exercise is an excellent source of stress relief.运动是缓解压力的好方法。
Both candidates promised tax relief for middle-class families.两位候选人都承诺为中产家庭减税。

[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

disaster/famine relief灾难/饥荒救济
Countries from around the world have been sending relief to the flood victims.世界各国不断给遭受洪灾的灾民送去救济物品。
Relief workers [=people whose job it is to provide aid] delivered medical supplies.救援人员送去了医疗用品。
We donated to the relief effort for the hurricane victims.我们捐款救济受到飓风侵袭的受害者。

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

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

30,000 troops will be sent abroad as relief for the deployed soldiers.*3万名军人将被派往国外接替部署在那里的士兵。

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

The relief driver took over after the midway point of the race.替补车手在赛程过半后接替了比赛。
a relief crew替班人员

: 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]

Just one day of sunshine would be a welcome relief from the rainy weather we've been having lately.近来一直阴雨连绵，哪怕只有一天的阳光都会是令人期待的调剂。

[noncount]

His character provides a little comic relief in what is otherwise a very serious and dramatic movie.他的角色给原本一部非常严肃和激动人心的电影增添了一点喜剧元素作为调剂。

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.每一枚金币正面都刻有女王的浮雕头像。

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凸显；醒目

The trees stood in stark relief against the sky.那些树在天空的映衬下格外醒目。
Her political activism throws the apathy of others into sharp relief. [=makes the apathy of others very noticeable]她的政治激进主义更加凸显了其他人的冷漠无情。