1 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN] 宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱 If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. 宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱
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I breathed a sigh of relief.
我如释重负地松了口气。
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The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities. [+ to]
这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
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To his relief a loud knock on the door spared him from giving an explanation.
一声重重的敲门声让他松了一口气，他可以不用解释了。
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It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.
偶尔走出办公室去透透气也是一种调剂。
SYN ease, release, comfort, cure
2 N-UNCOUNT (疼痛或苦痛的)解除，免除，减轻，缓解 If something provides relief from pain or distress, it stops the pain or distress. (疼痛或苦痛的)解除，免除，减轻，缓解
SYN rest, respite, let-up [informal] , relaxation
3 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n, n NOUN] 救济;救援物资 Relief is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster. 救济;救援物资
4 N-COUNT [usually NOUN n] 代班人;换班工人 A relief worker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick. 代班人;换班工人
SYN replacement, cover, supply, reserve
5 N-COUNT 浮雕 A relief is a sculpture that is carved out of a flat vertical surface. 浮雕 [technical]
6 See also: bas-relief tax relief
Quotations
For this relief much thanks William Shakespeare Hamlet
| Word Partnership | Use relief with: |
| VERB. | express relief 1 feel relief, seek relief 1 2 bring relief, get relief, provide relief 1 2 3 supply relief 2 3 |
| N. | sense of relief, sigh of relief 1 pain relief, relief from symptoms, relief from tension 2 disaster relief, emergency relief 3 |
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