/rɪˈli:v ||; rɪˈliv/verb
[T] to make an unpleasant feeling or situation stop or get better 解除,舒缓(痛苦、困境):
This injection should relieve the pain.这一针应可减轻疼痛。We played cards to relieve the boredom.我们玩纸牌消遣。relieve sb of sth(formal 正式) to take sth away from sb 从某人身上取去某物:
to relieve sb of responsibility免除某人的责任