to relieve the symptoms of a cold

减轻感冒的症状

to relieve anxiety'/guilt'/stress

消除焦虑 / 内疚；缓解压力

Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.

能够最后讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。

efforts to relieve poverty

缓解贫困的努力

to relieve traffic congestion

缓解交通拥堵

We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.

长时间等待实在无聊，我们就打扑克来解闷儿。

The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.

五彩缤纷的小花使得黑白图案不那么单调。

to relieve a sentry

换岗

You'll be relieved at six o'clock.

六点钟有人来换你的班。

I had to relieve myself behind a bush.

我只好在树丛后面方便了一下。

Let me relieve you of some of your bags.

我来帮你拿几个袋子吧。

The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.

新来的秘书会减轻我们文案工作的一些负担。

A boy with a knife relieved him of his wallet.

一个持刀的家伙偷了他的钱包。

General Beale was relieved of his command.

比尔将军被解除了指挥权。

Drugs can relieve much of the pain...

药物能够大大地缓解病痛。

This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。

A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices and paying bills.

雇一个兼职会计将使你摆脱追讨未付单据和支付账单的负担。

A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。

At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.

7点钟的时候夜班护士来接她的班。

The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines...

那名相关的官员被免除了职务，因为他违反了要求严格的规章制度。

The party leader has been relieved of his post.

这个党的领导人被免除了职务。

The offensive began several days ago as an attempt to relieve the town.

进攻于几天前开始，试图解放这个城镇。

It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command.

训练你的狗按指令大小便并非难事。

It did not take the thieves long to relieve the passengers of all their money.

小偷们没用多长时间就把乘客们的钱偷了个精光.

The engine is letting off steam to relieve the pressure in the boiler.

机车在放蒸汽,以减少锅炉的气压.

It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.

这将给她解决一个巨大的负担.

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The doctor often relieve the poor.
   那位医生经常救济贫民。
2. He devoted himself to relieving the distressed.
   他致力于救济受苦受难的人。
3. We did what we could to relieve the people in the flood-stricken areas.
   我们尽了最大努力救济遭受水灾地区的人民。
4. The doctors did their best to relieve the patient.
   医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。
5. He thinks it is his duty to relieve the sickness.
   他认为消除疾病是他的职责。
6. Tears relieves her.
   流泪减轻了她的痛苦。
7. The soldiers were sent to relieve the besieged city.
   已派了军队去援救那个被围的城市。
8. They decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine.
   他们决定不依靠外援救灾。
9. They could suggest nothing to relieve the crisis.
   他们提不出办法来缓和危机。
10. Rather than relieving the situation, his action aggravated it.
    他的行动不仅没有缓和局势反而加剧了局势。
11. His humorous remark relieved the tension in the room.
    他讲的那些幽默的话缓和了室内的紧张气氛。
12. The good news relieved us.
    这个好消息使我们放心了。
13. It would relieve my mind if some sort of understanding was reached between us.
    如果我们之间能达成某种谅解,我就会宽心了。
14. No words can relieve her sorrow.
    什么话也不能减轻她的悲痛。
15. Shout if you want to, it will relieve your feelings.
    要喊你就喊吧,这样你会好受些。
16. They can also relieve spasm.
    它们还可以治痉挛。
17. Can you give me something to relieve my headache?
    你能不能给我点药把我的头痛止住?
18. They are effective in relieving pain.
    它们止疼很有效。
19. Cool water relieves the pain of minor burns.
    凉水可以减轻轻度烧伤的疼痛。
20. He will relieve a sickness teacher tomorrow.
    他明天要为一个生病的老师代课。
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21. Anxiety may be relieved by talking to a friend.
    和朋友交谈可以减轻忧虑。
22. They were relieved at the news.
    听到这一消息,他们放心了。
23. She felt relieved at the prospect.
    看到这样的前景,她感到宽慰。
24. The brown hills are relieved by patches of green.
    褐色的小山上点缀着一块块的绿色,显得不那么单调。
25. The guard will be relieved at midnight.
    这卫兵要到午夜才换班。
26. You will be relieved at 12.
    在12点钟会有人来替换你。
27. The sentry is relieved at regular intervals.
    哨兵每隔一段时间就换岗。

S+be ～ed+to- v /that-clause

1. We were relieved to hear that she was out of danger.
   听说她脱险了,我们的心才放下来。
2. I was relieved to see them back.
   看到他们回来我才放心。
3. I was relieved to see that he seemed almost himself again.
   看到他又恢复理智,我总算放心了。
4. She seemed relieved that things were better.
   情况好转了,她似乎放心了。
5. Mother was relieved that you had come back safely.
   你平安归来了,妈妈感到宽慰了。
6. Now she looked relieved that she began to talk about her life in the countryside.
   这时候她显得轻松了些,开始谈起她在农村的生活。

relieve against (v.+prep.)

在…的映衬下 be in the reflect
relieve sth against sth

The mountain is relieved against the blue sky.

在蓝天的映衬下,这座山轮廓分明。

The picture is relieved against the background.

这幅画有背景衬托分外醒目。

relieve from (v.+prep.)

将(某人)免职 dismiss (sb) from (a position, often responsible)

relieve of (v.+prep.)

盗取(某人)的(东西) humor to rob (sb) of (sth)

relieve oneself

上厕所 pass water or empty the bowels

～+名词

• relieve%20the%20boy%27s%20arm%20of%20pain">relieve the boy's arm of pain减轻了孩子手臂的疼痛

～+副词

• relieve%20economically">relieve economically经济上减轻
• relieve%20effectually">relieve effectually有效地减轻
• relieve%20greatly">relieve greatly大为减轻
• relieve%20nationally">relieve nationally民族地去除
• relieve%20painlessly">relieve painlessly无痛地除去
• relieve%20spiritually">relieve spiritually精神上减轻
• relieve%20ultimately">relieve ultimately最后解除

～+介词

• relieve%20against">relieve against在…衬托下
• relieve%20at">relieve at因…感到宽慰
• relieve%20by">relieve by镶在…边上
• relieve%20sb%20from">relieve sb from使摆脱,解除
• relieve%20sb%20from%20anxiety">relieve sb from anxiety消除某人的忧虑
• relieve%20_2E_2E_2Eof">relieve ...of使摆脱,解除
• relieve%20of%20sb%27s%20command">relieve of sb's command解除某人的指挥权
• relieve%20sb%20of%20the%20burden">relieve sb of the burden减轻某人的负担
• relieve%20with">relieve with用…来衬托

• Behold the hand..Stretch'd to relieve the..Poor.

  出自：Pope

• Neither trees nor bushes to relieve the eye from the russet..of absolute sterility.

  出自：Sir W. Scott

• The successes of convergent Allied Armies in North Africa would relieve Malta.

  出自：D. Fraser