詞彙精選：relieve的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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緩和，減輕；解除 [T]

例句：

The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.

這筆款項是用於解救洪水災民的困苦的。

例句：

This lotion relieves itching.

這藥水可止癢。

換...的班，接替 [T]

例句：

The guard will be relieved at midnight.

守衛要在午夜換班。

例句：

The corporal will relieve the sentry in an hour.

下士一小時後接替衛兵。

調劑，使不單調乏味 [T]

例句：

The brown hills were relieved by patches of green.

褐色的山上點綴着一片片的綠色植物就不顯得單調了。

救濟；救援；解圍 [T]

例句：

Rescue workers were sent to relieve the trapped coal miners.

搶險人員被派去解救被困在井下的煤礦工人。

例句：

It was feared that food supplies would give out before the besieged town could be relieved.

恐怕那城市解圍之前就要斷糧了。

使寬慰，使放心 [T]

例句：

Knowing the truth relieved the anxious parents.

知道事情的真相使焦急的父母大爲寬心。

襯托，使顯目；使成浮雕 [T]

例句：

A black sash relieves a white gown.

白色的長袍上配上黑色的腰帶更顯潔白。

解除職務 [T]

例句：

The minister was relieved of his post.

部長被解除了職務。

二、詞義辨析：

comfort,console,ease,soothe,relieve

這些動詞均含有“給人以幫助以減輕痛苦或悲傷”之意。comfort普通用詞，指用語言或行動對痛苦者給予鼓勵、勇氣和力量，從而減輕其痛苦或悲傷，得到安慰。console較正式用詞，側重緩和或減輕別人的痛苦或悲傷。ease正式用詞，指減輕身心的痛苦、不安和憂慮。soothe着重以安慰減輕悲痛、憤怒或激動，使人理智地平靜下來。也可指藥物等減輕病痛。relieve指解除或緩解某人的病痛、擔心或憂慮等，常用被動態。

三、相關短語：

relieve oneself

v.大小便

四、參考例句：

This medicine will relieve your headache.

這種藥將減輕你的頭痛。

This medicine can also relieve diarrhoea.

這種藥還可以緩解腹瀉。

who can relieve me from the bramble?

誰可以釋放在荊棘中的我?

But nothing could quite relieve her isolation.

儘管如此，還是沒有任何東西可以緩解她的孤獨。

The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve ache.

藥劑師建議使用一種鎮痛劑。

Day-dream can be an effective way to relieve daily pressure.

白日做夢可能是緩解日常壓力的有效途徑。

It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.

這有助於緩解一些發展中國家的饑荒情況。【CET-4 2006.06 聽力】

The corporal will relieve the sentry in an hour.

下士一小時後接替衛兵。

All this was done to relieve women of household chores.

這一切都是爲了把婦女從家務勞動中解放出來。

The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve the ache.

藥劑師建議配一種止痛劑。