1 [U] [sing] relief (from sth) the feeling that you have when sth unpleasant stops or becomes less strong (不愉快感受的)解除,缓和 [sing]
What a relief! That awful noise has stopped.真叫人松了一口气!那讨厌的声音停了。 [sing]It was a great relief to know they were safe.知道他们平安无事,我觉得很安慰。to breathe a sigh of relief松一口气To my relief, he didn't argue with my suggestion at all.令我欣慰的是,他没有反驳我的建议。
2 [U] the removal or reduction of pain, worry, etc (痛楚、忧虑等的)消除,减轻:
These tablets provide pain relief for up to four hours.这些药片能缓和疼痛达四个小时。
3 [U] money or food that is given to help people who are in trouble or difficulty 救济物品或物资;救济金:
disaster relief for the flood victims为水灾灾民提供的赈济物资
4 [U] a reduction in the amount of tax you have to pay 税款减免
relief/rIˋlif; rIˈliːf/n 1 [singular 单数, U] the happy feeling you have when you are no longer worried or frightened [→ relieved] 〔忧虑或恐惧的〕解除﹔宽慰﹐宽心﹐轻松: a tremendous feeling of relief 莫大的宽慰It was a relief to be alone. 一个人待着真轻松。with/in relief I saw with relief that he wasn’t hurt. 我看到他没有受伤﹐就放心了。to sb's relief To my relief, she spoke English. 让我觉得庆幸的是﹐她会说英语。The news will come as a great relief to his family. 这消息会给他的家人带来极大的安慰。The car halted and I breathed a sigh of relief . 汽车停了下来﹐我如释重负地松了口气。2 [U] when pain or suffering is made less severe or stops for a time [→ relieve]〔疼痛或痛苦〕减轻﹐缓解: drugs for pain relief 缓解疼痛的药物+of the relief of suffering 减轻痛苦+from relief from the intense heat 缓解酷热3 [U] money, food, clothes etc given to people who need them 救济品﹔救援物品: famine/disaster/flood etc relief 饥荒/灾难/水灾等救济品Relief workers distributed rice. 救援工作者分发米饭。4 in relief a decoration that is in relief is higher than the surface around it〔装饰﹑雕刻等〕浮雕(的)
reliefreliefreliefsnoun (no plural)1the good feeling you have when pain or worry stops: It was a great relief to know she was safe.2food or money that is given to people who need it: Many countries sent relief to the victims of the disaster.