| 词汇 | relief |
| 释义 | relief noun uk /rɪˈliːf/ us /rɪˈliːf/ reliefnoun (HAPPINESS)B2[ S or U ] a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended: （不快过后的）宽慰，宽心，轻松，解脱 [ + to infinitive ]It was such a relief to hear that Marta was found safe and well.听到玛尔塔安然无恙被找到，真是如释重负。 sense of reliefAfter the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief.考试过后，我感到轻松无比。 that is a relief"James can't come tonight." "Well, that's a relief!"“詹姆斯今晚不能来了。”“噢，真是太好了！” relief fromto seek/find/provide relief from the heat/cold/pain/noise寻找／找到／提供避暑之地／暖和的地方／止痛的方法／清静之地 We both heaved a sigh of relief when she left.她离开后我们俩都松了一口气。 To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. She gave an audible sigh of relief.大家听到她如释重负地舒了一口气。 The holiday was a welcome relief. There was manifest relief among the workers yesterday at the decision not to close the factory. Relieved and thankful all's well that ends wellidiom appreciate appreciative appreciative of something appreciatively beholden bless you!idiom count gratitude gratitude journal I owe you (one)idiom in acknowledgment of something in debt to someone/something mind release thank God, goodness, heaven(s), etc.idiom thank your lucky starsidiom thankful thankfully thankfulness reliefnoun (HELP)C2[ C or U ] food, money, or services that provide help for people in need: 救济；救济品；救济金 relief operationThe international relief operation is racing to improve shelter for hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims. relief agencyWe work directly with relief agencies to help those in need. relief suppliesRelief supplies have been airlifted to the earthquake-stricken region. famine reliefMusicians have raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa.歌星们已经筹集了数百万英镑的善款救济非洲饥民。 Synonyms to someone'said assistance help succourUKliterary support(HELP) [ C or U ] In baseball, if a pitcher(= a player who throws the ball)pitches in relief or pitches a number of innings of relief, they join the game and throw the ball after another pitcher has left the game: pitch in reliefHe has never pitched in relief in his entire career. inning of reliefLowe pitched three innings of relief. See also relief pitcher In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism and commitment. Campaigning to change government policy is ancillary to the charity's direct relief work.除了直接采取救援行动外，慈善组织还大力开展活动，促成政府改变其政策。 The continuing civil war is frustrating the efforts of relief agencies to feed thousands of famine victims. Charities are non-profit-making organizations and get tax relief. Our organization is just one of many charities that are providing famine relief in the region.我们的组织只是给这个地区提供饥荒救济的众多慈善组织中的一个。 Helping and co-operating abet accommodative any port in a stormidiom assist assist with something attend bridge carry errand errand of mercyidiom facilitate facilitation financial assistance leg reach out (to someone) recourse run errandsidiom share a platformidiom sponsor start (something) off You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Baseball & rounders reliefnoun (RAISED AREA)[ U ] a method of raising shapes above a flat surface so that they appear to stand out slightly from it: 浮雕;浮雕法 in reliefCoins have pictures on them in relief.硬币上面有浮雕图案。 [ C ] art specialized a sculpture made from a flat surface in which the forms are raised above the surface: 浮雕作品 stone reliefs石头浮雕作品 Moritz Wolf/GettyImages Sculpture bas-relief carve carving cherub cupid gesso hew installation kore maquette mould sculpt sculptor sculptural sculpturally sculpture sphinx tiki torso waxwork Idiomsbe on relief stand (out) in relief relief | American Dictionaryrelief noun us/rɪˈlif/ reliefnoun (HAPPINESS)[ U ] a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended: She breathed a sigh of relief when she finished her exams. [ U ] Relief also means the reduction or end of pain: Aspirin may give you some relief. reliefnoun (HELP)[ U ] food, money, or services for people in need: disaster relief reliefnoun (WORK OF ART)[ C/U ] the building up of parts of a surface to form a picture or design that can be seen above the background, or a work of art made by this method: [ C ]the reliefs of the Parthenon relief | Business Englishrelief noun[ U ] uk /rɪˈliːf/us FINANCE financial help that is given to people, companies, or countries that cannot pay their taxes or debts: All of the more than 3 million people who file income taxes in Virginia will be eligible for the $100 relief when they file their returns for the last fiscal year. Congress must reach consensus quickly on the issue of economic relief for the airline industry. Satellite-television subscribers should get relief from some of the taxes on their monthly bills under new legislation. give/offer/provide relief (to sb)Tax-cut proposals could offer relief to homeowners get/obtain relief (from sth)Because of the Fed's move to cut interest rates, people whose mortgages are adjusting may get some relief. relief packages/measures GOVERNMENT, FINANCE US financial help that the government gives to people who are poor, unemployed, etc.: grant/give/provide relief (to sb)Lawmakers are being lobbied by pressure groups, urging them to grant additional relief to seniors. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY money, food, and clothing that is sent to people who are in a difficult situation because of a war, flood, very bad storm, etc.: How can we be sure that relief will help those who are most in need? In the last five days we have undertaken a massive relief effort to bring water, medicine, and food to the refugees. disaster/emergency/flood relief a relief agency/organization/worker See alsodebt relief double taxation relief mortgage relief rate relief tax relief Examples of reliefrelief Only quick action would transfer people from relief to work as the president wanted. Local relief is characterized by low altitude sedimentary plateaux (chapadas), which are broken by a network of peripheral or intermontane depressions. And families who were ready for the relief of death, but were still caring for parents who hadn't yet finished saying good-bye. Effects such as those related to relief may be more evident on longer-term follow-up. Secondary biliary cirrhosis resolved upon the relief of such obstruction. They were economically utterly dependent-for ordinary employment and emergency relief. Significantly, the proportion of relief in kind did not diminish over the course of the eighteenth century. We saw above that the number of elderly individuals who depended on poor relief increased over the course of the eighteenth century. In the other parts of the country the free poor relief funds dominated. But wax modelling of plants and flowers belongs to a larger artistic history that includes modelling portraits, effigies, reliefs, and medals. These interests include diaspora groups that claim the refugee for themselves, and international relief organisations and charitable agencies that speak on behalf of the refugee. Of these, four had a good result following the second dilation and the remaining two underwent elective surgical repair because of inadequate relief of obstruction. The balance between which measurements could be defined as prerequisites for the relief mission and which were additional science was difficult to achieve. Of course, vestrymen might have realized that outdoor relief was cheaper than institutionalization. Moreover, a combination of ineptness and outright corruption tarnished relief efforts across the states. See all examples of relief These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withreliefreliefThese are words often used in combination with relief. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. bronze relief The bronze relief in the courtyard below the church shows the memorable scene of the discovery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. carved relief On top of the well was fixed a carved relief star. disaster relief When the (very loosely defined) hurricane policy community is active, discussion centers on the adequacy of federal disasterrelief efforts. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with relief |
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