feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this 感到宽慰的;放心的;显得开心的 She sounded relieved. 她听上去很放心。 - relieved to see, hear, find, etc. something
You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了,可以放心了。 - relieved (that)…
I'm just relieved that nobody was hurt. 谁都没有受伤,我深感宽慰。 They exchanged relieved glances. 他们如释重负地彼此看了看。 He was clearly relieved when we offered to pay for the damage. 当我们提出赔偿损失时,他显然松了一口气。
Synonyms gladglad- happy
- pleased
- delighted
- proud
- relieved
- thrilled
- glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it:
He was glad he’d come. 他很高兴他来了。 She was glad when the meeting was over. 会议结束时她很高兴。
- happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody:
We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter. 我们高兴地宣布,我们的女儿订婚了。
- pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do:
She was very pleased with her exam results. 她对考试成绩非常满意。 You’re coming? I’m so pleased. 你要来呀?我太高兴了。
glad, happy or pleased? Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged somebody/something and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for something. You cannot be ‘glad with somebody’: The boss should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad, pleased or satisfied.用 glad、happy 还是 pleased? - delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight:
I’m delighted at your news. 听到你的消息我非常高兴。
- proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with:
proud parents 自豪的父母 He was proud of himself for not giving up. 他为自己没有放弃而自豪。
- relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this:
You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在你们知道工作保住了,可以放心了。
- thrilled [not before noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about something:
I was thrilled to be invited. 我获得邀请,感到非常兴奋。
delighted or thrilled? Thrilled may express a stronger feeling than delighted, but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely, more than or only too. Thrilled can be made negative and ironic with not exactly or less than: She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece. Patterns用 delighted 还是 thrilled? - glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about something
- pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at something
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for somebody
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know…
- very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relieved
- absolutely delighted/thrilled
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2I was secretly relieved when Tony said it was time to turn back. 听到托尼说该回去了时我偷偷松了口气。 We were greatly relieved at the news of their safe return. 听说他们平安归来后,我们如释重负。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at