英语释义

• 1the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged;

  "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

• aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped;

  "he has been on relief for many years"

• a change for the better

• a pause for relaxation;

  "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);

  "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"

  "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"

• assistance in time of difficulty;

  "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

• (law) redress awarded by a court;

  "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);

  "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"

  "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance);

  "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced;

  "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"

• sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

片语

comic relief喜剧性穿插；喜剧性调剂

relief valve[机] 安全阀；减压阀

on relief接受救济

disaster relief赈灾；灾难援助

relief supplies救灾物资

stress relief[力] 应力消除

drought relief干旱救灾

tax relief[税收] 税款减免

pressure relief[机] 卸压；压力减低

Pain Relief疼痛缓解，止痛

relief model地形模型

emergency relief紧急救援；紧急救济

high relief高峻地形；高凸浮雕

Mercy Relief慈援组织

relief work救济工作

relief printing[印刷] 凸版印刷

relief map地势图；立体模型地图

relief effort救灾工作

relief materials救灾物资；救援物质（relief material的复数，常用复数）

tectonic relief构造起伏；构造地势

relief from减轻；解除

in relief显着地；鲜明地；浮雕一般；松了口气

relief angle后角；离隙角

pressure relief valve安全阀；[机] 卸压阀

Earthquake Relief抗震救灾

relief fund[劳经] 救济金

英汉例句

• the relief agency distributed food among the poor.

  救援机构在穷人中分发食物。

• even so, he joined the volunteer relief team on wednesday.

  即使这样，星期三他还是参加了灾民志愿救济队.

• for him the world stage is a relief from a fading economy at home, but it is no less a reminder of his powerlessness.

  对他而言,他在世界舞台的活动只不过是从本国经济衰退得到的一个安慰.但这也是他没有能力的一个提醒.

• what about relief agencies. can they obtain the food they need?

  那些救援机构能获得他们需要的粮食吗?

• for most of this year portugal has been a dead man walking as far as investors have been concerned, its decision to seek official relief a matter of when rather than if.

  今年大部分时间，葡萄牙在吸引投资方面一直没有任何起色，它寻求官方救援的决定实质上是一个何时行动而非行动与否的问题。

• do not go sightseeing through areas of damage. you will only hamper the relief effort.

  不要穿越受灾区域去看热闹，这样只会妨碍救援行动。

• if the universe really has no dark side , it will come as a relief to some theoretical physicists.

  如果宇宙被证明并没有一个阴暗面，那对很多理论物理学家来说都是一个安慰。

• the company also donates some proceeds from virtual goods to earthquake relief in haiti and other causes.

  公司还向海地地震救济及其他善事捐赠了一些来自虚拟商品的收入。

• but planning for the transition from relief to reconstruction must also begin with urgency now, especially as the areas hard hit move into the cold of winter.

  但是，现在也必须马上开始设计从救灾向重建过渡的计划了，尤其是受灾最严重的地区已经开始进入严冬了。

• the relief agency will distribute the food among several countries.

  救援机构将给几个国家发放食物。

• the doctor's treatment gave no relief to the patient.

  那医生的治疗并未使病人的病情减轻。

• if there are 20 people missing and they all worked in a building that collapsed due to a tremor, the relief workers might count those 20 people as dead.

  例如，发现20个人失蹤，而且他们都在同一座倒塌的建筑物里上班，救援人员就可能把这20人记录进死亡者名单。

• providing them with easy to understand information about projects and relief and compensation entitlements.

  向他们提供有关方案、救济以及救济金的简单易懂的数据和信息

• relief needsare so intense that almost anyone can fly to the scene to help.

  救济的需求是如此强烈，几乎任何人都可以前往现场协助。

• disaster relief trumps disaster prevention in brazil.

  在巴西，灾害救济胜过灾害预防。

• but, they report the extent of devastation caused by the powerful quake is hampering their relief efforts.

  但是，他们报告说，强烈地震造成的灾害程度阻碍着他们的救援努力。

• needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.

  穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。

• but how good is it, in terms of giving patients relief from the pain, breathing difficulty and fatigue of chronic sinusitis?

  但是，这种手术在给患者减轻呼吸困难和慢性鼻窦炎的痛苦方面究竟有多大的好处呢？

相似词

ease减轻，缓解；小心缓缓地移动；使容易；放松；（使）贬值；（股票价格、利率等）下降，下跌

change变化，改变；替代物；换洗衣物；零钱，硬币；换乘；全新体验；新月相的出现

replacement更换；复位；代替者；补充兵员

assistance援助，帮助；辅助设备

proxy代理人；委托书；代用品

alleviation缓和；镇痛物

help帮助；有用；招待

alternate（使）交替，（使）轮流

aid援助；帮助；有助于

release释放；发布；新发行的东西；排放；解脱；新闻稿；让予；宣泄；释放装置

substitution代替；[数] 置换；代替物

freedom(Freedom)人名；(英)弗里德姆