relief

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柯林斯詞典

relief /r??li?f/ (reliefs)

1. N-UNCOUNT If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. 寬慰; 安心[also 'a' N]
I breathed a sigh of relief. 我安心地松了一口氣。
2. N-UNCOUNT If something provides relief from pain or distress, it stops the pain or distress. (痛苦、悲痛的) 解除
...a self-help programme which can give lasting relief from the torment of hay fever. …一個(gè)可以永久解除花粉熱折磨的自助療方。
3. N-UNCOUNT Relief is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster. 救濟(jì)金; 救濟(jì)物資
Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter, and agricultural equipment. 救濟(jì)機(jī)構(gòu)正在加緊努力提供食物、住處和農(nóng)業(yè)設(shè)備。
4. N-COUNT A relief worker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick. 換班人; 接替人
No relief drivers were available. 沒有換班的司機(jī)。
5. N-COUNT the projection of forms or figures from a flat ground, so that they are partly or wholly free of it
6. N-COUNT a piece of work of this kind

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劍橋詞典

relief noun (HAPPINESS)

We both heaved a sigh of relief when she left .
To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch .
She gave an audible sigh of relief.
The holiday was a welcome relief.
There was manifest relief among the workers yesterday at the decision not to close the factory .

relief noun (HELP)

In spite of the scale of the famine , the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism and commitment .
Campaigning to change government policy is ancillary to the charity's direct relief work .
The continuing civil war is frustrating the efforts of relief agencies to feed thousands of famine victims .
Charities are non-profit-making organizations and get tax relief.
Our organization is just one of many charities that are providing famine relief in the region .

relief noun (RAISED AREA)

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