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relief
- IPA[rəˈlēf]
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- a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress；a cause of or occasion for relief
noun: relief, plural noun: reliefs
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- 1. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress much to her relief, she saw the door open 同義詞
- ▪ a cause of or occasion for relief it was a relief to find somewhere to stay
- ▪ the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress tablets for the relief of pain 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation the comic characters aren't part of the plot but just light relief 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. assistance, especially in the form of food, clothing, or money, given to those in special need or difficulty raising money for famine relief relief workers 同義詞
- ▪ a remission of tax normally due people who donate money to charity will receive tax relief
- ▪ the redress of a hardship or grievance.
- ▪ the action of raising the siege of a besieged town the relief of Mafeking
- 3. a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty the relief nurse was late 同義詞
- ▪ the role of a relief pitcher.
- 4. the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief
- ▪ a method of molding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief) or lesser (bas-relief) extent he cast them in relief from molten metal
- ▪ a piece of sculpture in relief.
- ▪ a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or color or shading.
- ▪ difference in height from the surrounding terrain; the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area the sharp relief of many mountains
- see relief
Oxford American Dictionary
- a map indicating hills and valleys by shading rather than by contour lines alone.
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- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections: between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief
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- humorous content in a dramatic or literary work that is intended to offset more serious episodes: between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief
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- carved, molded, or stamped so as to stand out from the surface
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- a method of moulding, carving, or stamping in relief a design in which figures project to half ... the tower is modern, with a top of green copper and geometric columns in half-relief
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- a map indicating hills and valleys by shading rather than by contour lines alone.
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- a road taking traffic around, rather than through, a congested urban area.
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- a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress: much to her relief, she saw the door open
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