1. | [u][sing] （不快过后的）宽慰，轻松；解脱the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen |
a sense of relief 解脱感 | |
We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. 他走了以后，我们大家都如释重负地松了口气。 | |
She sighed with relief. 她松了口气。 | |
Much to my relief the car was not damaged. 令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。 | |
News of their safety came as a great relief. 他们平安的消息给大家带来了巨大的安慰。 | |
It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it. 能和别人谈谈这件事，感到舒心多了。 | |
What a relief ! 可轻松了！ |
2. | [u] ~ (from/of sth) （焦虑、痛苦等的）减轻，消除，缓和the act of removing or reducing pain, anxiety, etc. |
modern methods of pain relief 消除疼痛的新办法 | |
the relief of suffering 痛苦的消除 |
3. | [u] （给灾区或交战地区人民提供的）救济，救援物品food, money, medicine, etc. that is given to help people in places where there has been a war or natural disaster |
famine relief 饥荒救济物资 | |
a relief agency/organization/worker 救助机构╱组织╱工作者 |
4. | [u] 救济金financial help given by the government to people who need it |
5. | [u] （暂时替代单调乏味事物的）调剂，轻松场面something that is interesting or enjoyable that replaces sth boring, difficult or unpleasant for a short period of time |
a few moments of light relief in an otherwise dull performance 沉闷的表演中几处轻松的情节 | |
There was little comic relief in his speech. 他的演讲少有轻松幽默的地方。 | |
The calm of the countryside came as a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of city life. 离开喧嚣忙碌的城市生活，来到宁静的乡村，是一种令人愉快的调剂。 |
6. | [cspv] 替班者；接替人；换班者a person or group of people that replaces another when they have finished working for the day or when they are sick |
The next crew relief comes on duty at 9 o'clock. 下一批换班的员工 9 点钟接班。 | |
relief drivers 换班的司机 |
7. | [sing] ~ of… （被困城镇等的）解困，解围the act of freeing a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it |
8. | [u][c] 浮雕；浮雕法；浮雕作品a way of decorating wood, stone, etc. by cutting designs into the surface of it so that some parts stick out more than others; a design that is made in this way |
The column was decorated in high relief(= with designs that stick out a lot) with scenes from Greek mythology. 柱子上饰有描述希腊神话中的场面的高浮雕。 | |
The bronze doors are covered with sculpted reliefs. 青铜门上复有浮雕。 |
9. | [u] （光和色彩等产生的）醒目效果；醒目；光彩夺目the effect of colours, light, etc. that makes an object more noticeable than others around it |
The snow-capped mountain stood out in sharp relief against the blue sky. 白雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。 |
10. | [u] 突出的品质；令人注目的特征the quality of a particular situation, problem, etc. that makes it more noticeable than before |
Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis. 目前的危机使得他们的分歧更加引人注目。 |
