n. 1.(难民、贫民等的)救助,救济,救护;救济品。 2.(痛苦、忧虑等的)解除,减轻;【化学】减压。 3.慰藉,安慰,安心;解闷,消遣。 4.调班,换班,替换;替换者,接班者,接班兵;救援,解围;救兵,援兵;【军事】换防;接防部队。 5.【电学】卸载;释放;【机械工程】放泄;离隙。 6.〔委婉语〕性满足。 短语和例子 a relief fund 救济(基)金。 This medicine will give you relief. 这药会使你舒服的。 A comic scene follows by way of relief. 接着来一个喜剧场面以资调剂。 feel a sense of relief 放下心,如释重负。 find relief from 从…中摆脱出来。 for the relief of 为了救济…。 give a sigh of relief 宽慰地舒一口气。 to my great relief 使我大为欣喜[放心]的是。 n. 1.【雕刻】凸起;浮起,浮雕;浮雕品;【绘画】人物凸现,轮廓鲜明。 2.鲜明,生动,显著,卓越。 3.地形,地势,起伏;【筑城】壁高;【摄影】调剂画面。 短语和例子 high [grand] relief 高[深]浮雕。 low relief 低[浅]浮雕。 His deeds stand out in relief. 他功绩显赫。 micro-relief 小区地形,小区起伏。 blank wall without relief (无门无窗的)平墙。 bring [throw] into relief 使突出,使鲜明,使显著。 bring out the fact in full relief 把事实十分鲜明地摆出来。 in relief 浮雕一般;鲜明地,显著地。 stand out in bold [strong] relief 鲜明地突现出来。 The snowy Alps stand out in bold relief against the blue sky. 白雪皑皑的阿尔卑斯山在蓝色天空的衬托下鲜明地耸立着。
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" 同义词:easing, easement, alleviation,
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years"
assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" 同义词:succor, succour, ministration,
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background 同义词:relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief,
a change for the better 同义词:easing, moderation,
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" 同义词:alleviation, assuagement,
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" 同义词:stand-in, substitute, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in,
(law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" 同义词:ease,
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" 同义词:respite, rest, rest period,
Relief, or relievo rilievo, is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise.
例句与用法
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A comic scene follows by way of relief . 接着来一个喜剧场面以资调剂。
2.
Faith is an uncertain relief . 信仰实在是一种解救,虽然看来有点渺茫。
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Her feelings were part anger , part relief . 她既感愤怒又觉宽慰。
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An idea came to my relief . 我突然有了一个主意,这下给我解了围。
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Please give generously to famine relief . 请为饥荒账款慷慨捐赠。
6.
His humor provided some welcome light relief . 他的幽默可使人松了一口气。
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Both the letters were almost a relief to him . 这两信使他觉得轻松了一些。
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The remark gave me some relief . 这句话多少使我心里踏实了一些。
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He gives them a relief from good manners . 他把他们从繁文缛节中解脱出来。
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The strains will build up without relief . 应力如果得不到释放,会积蓄起来。