relieve
🇺🇸
/rɪˈliːv/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈliːv/
verb
B2
to make a bad feeling or pain go away
The medicine helped relieve her headache.
这种药有助于缓解她的头痛。
C1
to make a problem less bad
More aid is needed to relieve the suffering of the people.
需要更多援助来减轻人民的苦难。
R
to make something less boring by doing something else
We sang songs to relieve the monotony of the long drive.
我们唱歌来缓解长途驾驶的单调乏味。
R
to take over someone's job when their time is up
The night nurse will relieve you at midnight.
夜班护士将在午夜接替你的工作。
R
to free a place from enemy forces
The army worked to relieve the besieged city.
军队努力解救被围困的城市。
R
to go to the toilet
He needed to relieve himself after drinking so much water.
他喝了这么多水后需要去上厕所。
translation
缓解, 减轻, 调剂, 接替, 解救, 解手
词形变化
3rd Present
relieves
Past
relieved
Perfect
relieved
Progressive
relieving