relief
UK/ri'li:f/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A feeling of comfort after anxiety or pain is removed; help given to people in need; replacement of a person on duty.
宽慰；解脱；救济；换班
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
liefroot
=relief
Common Collocations
- 1.sigh of relief如释重负地叹气
- 2.relief effort救援行动
- 3.bring relief带来慰藉／缓解
- 4.disaster relief灾难救援
Example Sentences
- 1.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her son had arrived home safely.
- 2.
International organizations rushed to provide relief to victims of the earthquake.
- 3.
The medication brought some relief from the chronic pain she had endured for years.