relieve
英[rɪ'liːv]，美[rɪ'liv]
- vt. 减轻, 救济, 解除, 使免除, 换...的班, 使得到调剂, 使不单调, 衬托, 使显著
vi. 救济, 当替补投手, 呈鲜明突出
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relieve (v.) - 14世纪晚期，"alleviate (pain, etc.)，mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of"，also "give alms to, provide for"；也作比喻，"take heart, cheer up"；源自古法语relever "to raise, relieve" (11世纪) 并直接源自拉丁语relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden"，源自re-，加强前缀 (参看：re-)，+ levare "to lift up, lighten"，源自levis "not heavy" (源自PIE词根*legwh- "not heavy, having little weight")。The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble"。大约1400开始表示 "advance to the rescue in battle"；also "return from battle; recall (troops)"。含义 "release from duty" 始于15世纪早期。同根词：relieved; relieving。
1. relieve : 来自拉丁语relevare,减轻，来自re-,表强调，levare,举起，词源同lever,lighten,relevant.
1. 中文解释：减轻，缓解
记忆方法：re想成“阿姨”，lieve发音想成“理我”（阿姨开始理你了，说明你们之间的关系有所缓解，矛盾有所减轻）
2. 【口诀】比利湖被丈夫抛弃
比利湖对丈夫很believe（信任）
离婚协议却receive(收到)
哀叹被他deceive(欺骗)
谁来把她来relieve（安慰）
3. relieve:(re再+lieve→再轻→减轻)
4. relieve : [re-=back 回；liev=to raise 举高；-e。“to raise back-ward 往回举，放下”→]
5. relieve : 来自拉丁语relevare,减轻，来自re-,表强调，levare,举起，词源同lever,lighten,relevant.
relievevt.1.■减轻(痛苦、忧虑等)；解除(痛苦、忧虑等)；使得到解脱；使(身心)恢复健康：My headache has been relieved.我的头痛已经轻些了。The war was over;the tension was relieved.战争结束了，紧张气氛缓和下来了。2.■使宽慰；使放心：We were relieved to hear you were admitted to a university.听说你考上了大学我们就放心了。3.■减轻…上的压力(或重量等)；使(压力、重量等)减轻；帮助拿；[戏谑语]偷走：You had better open your mouth to relieve the pressure on your eardrums.你最好张开嘴以减轻耳朵鼓膜所受的压力。Let me relieve you of your luggage.让我帮你拿行李。4.■救济；援救：They are trying to build up funds to relieve the poverty-stricken families.他们设法筹集资金来救济非常贫困的家庭。More troops were sent to relieve the besieged city.为了援救这座被围的城市派去了更多的部队。5.■给…解除负担(或义务等)；帮助…摆脱；帮助…卸下(心理上的负担等)：A citizen must not be relieved from fulfilling the fundamental duties of citizens.一个公民不能不履行公民的基本义务。Children cannot be relieved from supporting their parents.子女不能不履行赡养父母的义务。6.■发泄(感情等)：She relieved her feelings by throwing down her husband's books on the floor.她把丈夫的书扔在地板上以发泄她的不满情绪。7.■接替；更换；(尤指棒球)更换投手；替补；[委婉语]解除…的职务：The watchman of the storehouse will be relieved at 10 p.m.库房的看守人将于晚上十点换班。The editor in chief was relieved from his post at the age of sixty-five.总编辑在六十五岁时被解除职务。8.■使不单调；调剂：They often danced to relieve the dull evening.他们晚上无聊时常常以跳舞来调剂。9.■衬托；使显著：The white building was relieved against the blue sky.这座白色建筑物在蓝天的衬托下显得十分突出。10.■[委婉语][relieve oneself]上厕所,大、小便：He used to relieve himself in the garden when he was a boy.他小时候常在花园里大小便。近义词alleviatelightenassuagemitigateallayrelieve oneself(或 nature)解手，大、小便，上厕所relieve one's feelings见feeling变形vt.relievedrelieving
