relief
/rɪˈliːf/noun
mass noun
1
- a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress（忧虑或痛苦消除后感到的）宽慰, 欣慰, 放心：
much to her relief, she saw the door open.
使她大感欣慰的是, 她看到门开了。
1.1
- count noun a cause of or occasion for such a feeling使人宽慰的因素; 使人感觉轻松的场合：
it was a relief to find somewhere to stay.
令人宽慰的是找到了住的地方。
1.2
- the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress（疼痛、不适、痛苦等的）缓解, 减轻：
tablets for the relief of pain.
解痛药片。
1.3
- （一般作light relief）a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation（对紧张或单调的）调剂, 消遣：
the comic characters aren't part of the plot but just light relief.
喜剧角色不是剧情的一部分, 而只是轻松的调剂。
2
- assistance, especially in the form of food, clothing, or money, given to those in special need or difficulty救济; 补助：
raising money for famine relief
为救济饥荒筹款
as modifier relief workers.救济工作人员。
2.1
- a remission of tax normally due减税：
employees who donate money to charity will receive tax relief.
向慈善事业捐款的雇员将受到减税照顾。
2.2
- chiefly Law the redress of a hardship or grievance【主律】（对困苦、不公正遭遇等的）依法补偿。
2.3
- the action of raising the siege of a beseiged town解围, 救援：
the relief of Mafeking.
马弗京的解围。
3
- usu. as modifier a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty接班人（或组）, 换班人：
the relief nurse was late.
接班护士迟到了。
3.1
- Brit. an extra vehicle providing supplementary public transport at peak times or in emergencies〈英〉（高峰时或紧急需要时的）临时加班公交车, 机动车。
4
- the state of being very clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way轮廓分明, 对比鲜明：
the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief.
夕阳把白雪皑皑的山峰照得轮廓分明。
4.1
- a method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief) or lesser (low relief) extent浮雕（根据形象凸出于平面的程度分为深浮雕和浅浮雕）。
4.2
- count noun a piece of sculpture in relief浮雕作品。
4.3
- a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or colour or shading凸现（用线条、颜色或明暗表现的立体效果）。
4.4
- Geography difference in height from the surrounding terrain【地理】（地形的）凹凸, 高低：
the sharp relief of many mountains.
群山形成的凹凸起伏。
ORIGIN: via French from Italian rilievo, from rilevare 'raise', from Latin relevare.
短语
in relief
1
- Art carved, moulded, or stamped so as to stand out from the surface【艺术】浮雕的, 凸雕的。
2
- Baseball acting as a substitute pitcher【棒球】充当替补投手。
on relief
- chiefly N. Amer. receiving state assistance because of need〈主北美〉接受政府救济的。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from relever 'raise up, relieve', from Latin relevare 'raise again, alleviate'.