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relieve
- IPA[rəˈlēv]
美式
- cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious；cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious about something
verb: relieve, 3rd person present: relieves, gerund or present participle: relieving, past tense: relieved, past participle: relieved
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動詞
- 1. cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious about something he was relieved by her change of tone
- 2. release (someone) from duty by taking their place another signalman relieved him at 5:30 同義詞
- ▪ bring military support for (a besieged place) he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city
- ▪ (of a relief pitcher) take the place of (another pitcher) during a game.
- 3. take (a burden) from someone he relieved her of her baggage 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ free someone from (a tiresome responsibility) she relieved me of the household chores 同義詞
- ▪ used euphemistically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something he was relieved of his world title
- 4. make less tedious or monotonous by the introduction of variety or of something striking or pleasing the bird's body is black, relieved only by white under the tail 同義詞 反義詞
- 5. urinate or defecate (used euphemistically) train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to
- 6. archaic make (something) stand out the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island
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- IPA[rɪˈliːv]
英式
- cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious: the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain
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