Relief

[rɪˈliːf]
  • n.

    宽慰,解脱;减轻;救济;轻松场面;接替人;解围;浮雕;醒目;突出品质;

  • 单词变形

    复数: reliefs


  • 词义辨析

    relief, help

    这两个词都有“帮助”的意思:同relief相比, help提供的帮助有更加急迫需要的意思,并带有出于好心慷慨施予的含义。

    comfort,ease,leisure,relaxation,relief,rest

    这些名词都含“舒适,安逸、悠闲”之意。
    comfort通常指在摆脱烦人、痛苦的事情,或在要求、愿望得到满足后所感到的舒适。
    ease指因没有担心和忧虑而轻松。
    leisure专指闲暇时间或悠闲状态。
    relaxation强调消除肌肉疲劳或思想的紧张状态,使身心松弛,得到休息。
    relief侧重有消除痛苦、不适或困难的负担,常暗含不利因素已不存在的意味。
    rest与work相对,强调消除身心疲劳,不着重休息方式。

  • 双语例句
1、

It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing.

渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

2、

They hope the new drug will prove especially efficacious in the relief of pain.

他们希望这种新药能在缓解疼痛方面产生特效。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

3、

The Chinese Red Cross contributed a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled.

中国红十字会慷慨捐赠一笔巨款以救济残疾人.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

4、

Announcing our engagement was a relief.

宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。

柯林斯例句

5、

Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.

救援机构称最紧迫的问题不是食物匮乏,而是运输不畅。

柯林斯例句

6、

All of those who received the true acupuncture experienced pain relief.

所有接受了针刺治疗的人都感到疼痛减轻了。

——柯林斯例句

7、

Relief workers are still searching through collapsed buildings looking for victims.

救援人员仍然在倒塌的建筑中搜寻罹难者。

柯林斯例句

8、

No relief drivers were available.

找不到代班司机。

柯林斯例句

9、

The undulating planes of the countryside provide relief from the hard horizontals and verticals of the urban scene.

乡村起伏不平的地势使人们摆脱了城市刻板的横平竖直景象。

——柯林斯例句

10、

Skillfully placed lights throw the marble figures into clear relief.

巧妙配置的灯光把大理石雕像映衬得栩栩如生.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

11、

We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.

我们给饥荒赈济基金捐了款.

——《简明英汉词典》

12、

She constantly invoked death for her relief and deliverance.

她常常想在死亡中寻求解脱.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

13、

Butler and Stone concur that the war threw people's lives into a moral relief.

巴特勒和斯通一致认为这场战争使人们的生命得到了道义上的解脱。

——柯林斯例句

14、

The proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief.

音乐会的收入将用于救助饥荒。

——柯林斯例句

15、

It took some effort to conceal her relief.

她好不容易才掩饰住宽慰的心情。

——柯林斯例句

16、

They turned to one another with the same expression of dawning comprehension, surprise, and relief.

他们相互看了看,脸上都是同一种表情,恍然大悟、惊讶,而又如释重负。

——柯林斯例句

17、

His words provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech.

他的话给极沉闷的讲话增添了几分轻松的气氛.

《简明英汉词典》

18、

There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off.

有种充满希望和解脱的奇妙感觉,好似卸下了一副千斤重担。

——柯林斯例句

19、

The UN system will be in a position to support the extensive relief efforts needed.

联合国将能满足全面救济需求。

——柯林斯例句

20、

The general hastened to the relief of the fortress.

将军火速前往救援该要塞.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

21、

The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.

短暂的缓解之后接着是更为剧烈的痛苦.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

22、

They send relief to those who made homeless by floods.

他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资.

《简明英汉词典》

23、

A doctor's task is to work for the relief of patient's suffering.

医生的工作是解除病人的痛苦.

——《简明英汉词典》

24、

The president is sending in almost 20,000 military personnel to help with the relief efforts.

总统将派出近2万名军事人员协助救灾工作。

——柯林斯例句

25、

Good weather leading to good grain harvests should win the country relief from food shortages.

能带来粮食丰收的好天气应该可以让该国的缺粮状况得到缓解。

——柯林斯例句

26、

We all make a sigh of relief when we heard that he was safe.

听说他平安无事,我们都松了一口气.

——《简明英汉词典》

27、

They made no plea for relief.

他们并没有申请救济.

——《简明英汉词典》

28、

Relief goods were quickly handed out to the people in the stricken area.

救灾物资很快发放到灾区人民手里.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

29、

I leave with a guilty sense of relief.

我带着一种罪恶的解脱感离开。

——柯林斯例句

30、

temporary relief from pain

短暂的解痛

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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