relieve

• vt. 解除，减轻；使不单调乏味；换…的班；解围；使放心

来自拉丁语 relevare,减轻，来自 re-,表强调，levare,举起，词源同 lever,lighten,relevant.

1. provide physical relief, as from pain;

"This pill will relieve your headaches"

2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;

"She exempted me from the exam"

4. lessen the intensity of or calm;

"The news eased my conscience"

"still the fears"

5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

6. relieve oneself of troubling information

7. alleviate or remove;

"relieve the pressure and the stress"

8. provide relief for;

"remedy his illness"

9. free from a burden, evil, or distress

10. take by stealing;

"The thief relieved me of $100"

11. grant exemption or release to;

"Please excuse me from this class"

relieve

relieve: [14] Relieve goes back via Old French relever to Latin relevāre ‘raise again’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and levāre ‘raise’ (source of English elevate, levy, etc). Its metaphorical extension to ‘lighten, alleviate’ began in Latin. The derived noun relief reached English in two phases. First, in the standard sense ‘easing, alleviation’, via Anglo-Norman relef in the 14th century; and then, in the 17th century, via French from Italian relievo in the sense ‘raised area in a design’ – a return to the etymological meaning ‘raise’.
=> elevate, levy, relevant

relieve (v.)

late 14c., "alleviate (pain, etc.), mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.) and directly from Latin relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + levare "to lift up, lighten," from levis "not heavy" (see lever).

The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble." From c. 1400 as "advance to the rescue in battle;" also "return from battle; recall (troops)." Meaning "release from duty" is from early 15c. Related: relieved; relieving.

comfort, console, ease, soothe, relieve

这些动词均含有"给人以帮助以减轻痛苦或悲伤"之意。

comfort： 普通用词，指用语言或行动对痛苦者给予鼓励、勇气和力量，从而减轻其痛苦或悲伤，得到安慰。

console： 较正式用词，侧重缓和或减轻别人的痛苦或悲伤。

ease： 正式用词，指减轻身心的痛苦、不安和忧虑。

soothe： 着重以安慰减轻悲痛、愤怒或激动，使人理智地平静下来。也可指药物等减轻病痛。

relieve： 指解除或缓解某人的病痛、担心或忧虑等，常用被动态。

They help relieve people of their life's burdens.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

And exercise releases hormones that can improve mood and relieve stress, which can also help learning.

2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

It's a great way for me to relieve stress and pressure, and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.

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Unfortunately, there is little that can be down to relieve muscle soreness.

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There she began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them.

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To relieve their pains and sufferings.

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It's an opportunity for relieving their tension.

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She said it relieved her feelings.

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Ask your pharmacist whether he can suggest a drug that will relieve the symptoms but that will not cause the adverse reaction.

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Big companies could relieve data security pressure.

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Governments could relieve their financial pressure.

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In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Programme, one of whose purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.

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Sunlight reflection may relieve global warming.

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The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for another season.

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Though heavy rains brought about by el nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

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to relieve the symptoms of a cold

减轻感冒的症状

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to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress

消除焦虑 / 内疚；缓解压力

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Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.

能够最后讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。

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efforts to relieve poverty

缓解贫困的努力

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to relieve traffic congestion

缓解交通拥堵

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We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.

长时间等待实在无聊，我们就打扑克来解闷儿。

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The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.

五彩缤纷的小花使得黑白图案不那么单调。

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to relieve a sentry

换岗

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You'll be relieved at six o'clock.

六点钟有人来换你的班。

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I had to relieve myself behind a bush.

我只好在树丛后面方便了一下。

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Let me relieve you of some of your bags.

我来帮你拿几个袋子吧。

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The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.

新来的秘书会减轻我们文案工作的一些负担。

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A boy with a knife relieved him of his wallet.

一个持刀的家伙偷了他的钱包。

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General Beale was relieved of his command.

比尔将军被解除了指挥权。

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Drugs can relieve much of the pain...

药物能够大大地缓解病痛。

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This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。

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A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices and paying bills.

雇一个兼职会计将使你摆脱追讨未付单据和支付账单的负担。

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A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。

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At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.

7点钟的时候夜班护士来接她的班。

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The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines...

那名相关的官员被免除了职务，因为他违反了要求严格的规章制度。

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The party leader has been relieved of his post.

这个党的领导人被免除了职务。

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The offensive began several days ago as an attempt to relieve the town.

进攻于几天前开始，试图解放这个城镇。

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It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command.

训练你的狗按指令大小便并非难事。

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It did not take the thieves long to relieve the passengers of all their money.

小偷们没用多长时间就把乘客们的钱偷了个精光.

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The engine is letting off steam to relieve the pressure in the boiler.

机车在放蒸汽,以减少锅炉的气压.

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It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.

这将给她解决一个巨大的负担.

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