relieve
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they relieve | |
| he / she / it relieves | |
| past simple relieved | |
| past participle relieved | |
| -ing form relieving |
- relieve something
to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain 解除，减轻，缓和（不快或痛苦） to relieve the symptoms of a cold 减轻感冒的症状 to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress 消除焦虑／内疚；缓解压力 Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her. 最后能够讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。
Extra ExamplesThey try to relieve the symptoms of depression by drinking. 他们试图通过饮酒来消除抑郁症状。 Don't resort to alcohol to relieve stress. 不要靠饮酒来缓解压力。 Take painkillers and hot drinks to relieve the symptoms. 服用止痛药、喝热饮以缓解症状。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- temporarily
- completely
- partially
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- help (to)
- …
- relieve something
to make a problem less serious 减轻（问题的严重性）；缓和；缓解 efforts to relieve poverty 缓解贫困的努力 to relieve traffic congestion 缓解交通拥堵 Aid workers called for further effort from governments to relieve the famine. 救援人员呼吁各方政府进一步努力赈济饥荒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- temporarily
- completely
- partially
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- help (to)
- …
- relieve something
to make something less boring, especially by introducing something different 调剂；使有趣 - relieve somebody
to replace somebody at the end of their period of duty 接替；给…换班 - relieve something
to free a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it 将（城镇从敌人的围困中）解围 - relieve yourself
a polite way of referring to going to the toilet （去厕所的一种委婉说法）方便，解手
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French relever, from Latin relevare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + levare ‘raise’ (from levis ‘light’).