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| /rɪˈliːf/ |
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| 1 | singular/U a relaxed happy feeling you get because something bad has not happened or a bad situation has ended （摆脱困境等后的）轻松感，如释重负 |
| It’ s a huge relief to know that everyone is safe. 得知每个人都平安，真是如释重负。 |
| to sb’ s relief To her relief, someone had found the keys and handed them in. 使她欣慰的是有人拣到钥匙交了上来。 |
| breathe/heave a sigh of relief (=feel much happier and more relaxed) We breathed a sigh of relief when Gustav went home. 如释重负地松了口气 |
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| 2 | U the reduction of pain or the effects of an illness （病痛的）减轻，缓解 |
| It’ s a drug commonly prescribed for pain relief. 这是一种止痛常用的处方药。 |
| +from The patients experienced no relief from their symptoms. 病人的症状并未减轻。 |
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| 3 | U food , clothes , and money given to people who are in urgent need of help , for example because of a war or other bad situation 救济品（如食品、衣物、金钱等） |
| flood/disaster/earthquake relief 水灾/灾祸/地震救济品 |
| a shipment of relief supplies bound for the Sudan 一批运往苏丹的救济物资 |
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| 4 | C a design or sculpture consisting of a raised surface on a flat background 浮雕；浮雕品 |
| | 4a | sticking out above a flat background 浮雕地 | | in high/low relief (=sticking out a lot/a little) The images of the children are carved in high relief. 高/浅浮 | |
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| 5 | U the right to not have to pay the full amount of tax or interest on an amount of money 税款减免（权）；利息减免（权） |
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| 6 | singular a person or group that replaces another person or group that is away from their job or has finished a period of duty 接替者；接班者 |
| | 6a | relating to someone who temporarily replaces another person in their job 临时替班的 | | the relief crew 临时替班人员 | |
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| 7 | U military help for an army or place that is being attacked or surrounded 军事援助；解围 |
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| 8 | singular/U a temporary improvement in or rest from a situation that is difficult or boring , or something that provides this （暂时的）缓解（物），减轻（物） |
| The storms continued all night, and the next morning brought no relief. 暴风雨持续了整个晚上，而且第二天早晨雨势并未减弱。 |
| welcome/much-needed relief Last night’ s unexpected win will bring much-needed relief to the team’ s manager. 昨晚出人意料的获胜给这个队的主教练带来了适时的安慰。 |
| light relief (=something enjoyable in a generally serious situation) a little light relief in an otherwise dull programme 轻松的调剂 |
| PHRASE |
| - | put/throw sth into /(sharp/stark) relief
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| to make something very obvious |
| 使某事物（非常）突出 |
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| The episode throws into sharp relief the enormous cultural divide between these two communities. 这个插曲使这两个社区间巨大的文化差异显得非常突出。 |
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