| 单词 | relief |
| 释义 | relief (once / 98 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n The noun relief means "the act of reducing something unpleasant," like medicine that brings relief from your terrible headache. Relief has several meanings. It can refer to help or assistance, like disaster relief, or a change for the better: it was a relief when you finally found your car keys. Relief also means "someone who takes the place of another," like a relief pitcher who steps in to finish the game. A relief is also a type of sculpture with shapes carved to stand out from the background. WORD FAMILYrelief: reliefs+/relieve: relief, relieved, reliever, relieves, relieving/relieved: relievedly, unrelieved/reliever: relievers/unrelieved: unrelievedly USAGE EXAMPLESAdvocates say that this limits options for children who may find relief with higher levels of THC. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) In contrast, there’s something soothingly achievable about “Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility and Pain Relief.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “A lot of our patients get relief with this, and a lot of times this works better than pharmaceutical drugs.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain Syn|Hypo|Hyper alleviation, easement, easing spasmolysis the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms detentethe easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) palliationeasing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause liberalisation, liberalization, relaxationthe act of making less strict decompressing, decompressionrelieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something 2n the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) he enjoyed his relief from responsibility Syn|Hypo|Hyper ease reprieve, respite a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort comfort, comfortableness a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain 3n the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief Syn|Hyper alleviation, assuagement comfort a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment 4n the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta Hyper freeing, liberation, release the act of liberating someone or something 5n a pause for relaxation Syn|Hypo|Hyper respite, rest, rest period breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time a short respite break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something 6n a change for the better 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper easing, moderation disembarrassment something that extricates you from embarrassment breath of fresh aira welcome relief alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 1n assistance in time of difficulty the contributions provided some relief for the victims Syn|Hypo|Hyper ministration, succor, succour comfort, consolation, solace the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction mercyalleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed aid, assist, assistance, help the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 2n aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped 3he has been on relief for many years Hyper public assistance, social welfare, welfare governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need n (law) redress awarded by a court 4was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury? Hyper amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury n someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute locum, locum tenens someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession double, stunt man, stunt womana stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts alternate, replacement, surrogatesomeone who takes the place of another person compeer, equal, match, peer a person who is of equal standing with another in a group n sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background Syn|Hypo|Hyper embossment, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth bas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low reliefa sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut half-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievoa sculptural relief between low relief and high relief sculpture a three-dimensional work of plastic art |
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