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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   relieve

   • IPA[rəˈlēv]

   美式

   • v.
     cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious；cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious about something

   • verb: relieve, 3rd person present: relieves, gerund or present participle: relieving, past tense: relieved, past participle: relieved

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain 同義詞 alleviate, mitigate, assuage, allay, soothe, ... 更多soften, palliate, appease, ease, dull, reduce, lessen, diminish反義詞 aggravate
   • ▪ cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious about something he was relieved by her change of tone
   • 2. release (someone) from duty by taking their place another signalman relieved him at 5:30 同義詞 replace, take over from, take the place of, stand in for, act as stand-in for, ... 更多fill in for, substitute for, act as a substitute for, deputize for, be a proxy for, cover for, provide cover for, act as locum for, hold the fort for, do something in someone's place/stead
   • ▪ bring military support for (a besieged place) he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city
   • ▪ (of a relief pitcher) take the place of (another pitcher) during a game.
   • 3. take (a burden) from someone he relieved her of her baggage 同義詞 free of/from, set free from, release from, liberate from, exempt from, ... 更多excuse from, absolve from, let off, extricate from, discharge from, unburden of, disburden of, disencumber of, deliver from, rescue from, save from, raredisembarrass of反義詞 put an extra burden on
   • ▪ free someone from (a tiresome responsibility) she relieved me of the household chores 同義詞 replace, take over from, take the place of, stand in for, act as stand-in for, ... 更多fill in for, substitute for, act as a substitute for, deputize for, be a proxy for, cover for, provide cover for, act as locum for, hold the fort for, do something in someone's place/stead
   • ▪ used euphemistically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something he was relieved of his world title
   • 4. make less tedious or monotonous by the introduction of variety or of something striking or pleasing the bird's body is black, relieved only by white under the tail 同義詞 counteract, reduce, alleviate, mitigate, brighten, ... 更多lighten, sweeten, bring respite to, make something bearable, interrupt, punctuate, vary, break up, stop, bring an end to, cure, dispel, prevent反義詞 exacerbate, emphasize
   • 5. urinate or defecate (used euphemistically) train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to
   • 6. archaic make (something) stand out the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island