relieve

1. V-T If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. 緩解; 減輕; 解除

Drugs can relieve much of the pain. 葯物可以大大緩解疼痛。

2. V-T If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficult task, they take it from you. 使解脫; 使擺脫

A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices. 一名兼職簿記員將使你擺脫追討欠款的負(fù)擔(dān)。

3. V-T If you relieve someone, you take their place and continue to do the job or duty that they have been doing. 接 (某人) 的班; 接替

At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her. 7點(diǎn)鍾時(shí)值夜班的護(hù)士進(jìn)來(lái)接了她的班。

4. V-T If someone is relieved of their duties or is relieved of their post, they are told that they are no longer required to continue in their job. 使解除 (職務(wù)); 使免除 (職位)[正式] [usu passive]

The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines. 該名軍官因違反了嚴(yán)格的準(zhǔn)則而被解除了職務(wù)。