relieve /ri'li:v/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) provide physical relief, as from pain
- (v.) free from a burden, evil, or distress
- (v.) take by stealing
Chinese translation
- vt. 减轻, 救济, 解除, 使免除, 换...的班, 使得到调剂, 使不单调, 衬托, 使显著
- vi. 救济, 当替补投手, 呈鲜明突出
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /ri'li:v/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.77 · Super Rare
Word forms
relieved, relieving, relieves
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Related words
relieved · religious · religion · relief · reliable · reliability · reliance · reliant
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