Word · Frequency #4260
Fully loadedrelieve
减轻，解除（痛苦、压力、负担等）
to free from pain, stress, or a burden; to make something less unpleasant
- 1.
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
解除(某人、某人的思想等)的精神痛苦；使(某人)不再焦虑或担忧,减轻其痛苦。
- 2.
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
缓解(某人、身体某部位等)的疼痛或不适。
- 3.
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
减轻(疼痛、痛苦、精神不适等)。
- 4.
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
为(有需要的人,尤其是贫困者)提供安慰或帮助。
- 5.
To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
免除(某人)的债务或法律义务；给予法律救济。
- 6.
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.
为(被围困的城镇)提供军事援助；解围。
- 7.
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
使(某人)摆脱困难、不想要的任务、责任等。
- 8.
To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
接替(某人)以使其离开岗位、任务等。
解除(某人、某人的思想等)的精神痛苦；使(某人)不再焦虑或担忧,减轻其痛苦。；缓解(某人、身体某部位等)的疼痛或不适。；减轻(疼痛、痛苦、精神不适等)。；为(有需要的人,尤其是贫困者)提供安慰或帮助。；免除(某人)的债务或法律义务；给予法律救济。
In use
The medicine helped relieve my headache.
Taking a walk relieved his stress after work.
She is relieving her anxiety by listening to music.
relieve sb of sth
表示解除某人的负担或责任，后接 of。
The new assistant relieved me of some administrative tasks.
新助手减轻了我一些行政任务。
relieve sth
直接接宾语，表示减轻痛苦、压力等。
This medicine should relieve the pain.
这种药应该能缓解疼痛。
relieve sb (from sth)
表示接替某人的工作或岗位，from 常省略。
The night nurse will relieve you at 11 p.m.
Connections
Collocations
- relieve pain
- 减轻疼痛
- The medicine helped relieve her pain.这种药帮助减轻了她的疼痛。
- relieve stress
- 缓解压力
- Yoga is a great way to relieve stress.瑜伽是缓解压力的好方法。
- relieve symptoms
- 减轻症状
- This treatment can relieve the symptoms of the disease.这种治疗可以减轻疾病的症状。
- relieve tension
- 缓解紧张
- A massage helps relieve muscle tension.按摩有助于缓解肌肉紧张。
- relieve someone of
- 解除某人的（负担、职务等）
- The secretary was relieved of her duties.秘书被解除了职务。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re-（再次）+ lieve（音似leave离开）→ 让痛苦或压力再次离开，即减轻、解除。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：[object Object]、[object Object] relieve 通常用于正式或半正式场合，多指减轻痛苦、压力或负担，在医学和日常语境中都较常见。
Grammar Note
常用结构: relieve sb of sth（解除某人...），relieve pain/stress（缓解疼痛/压力）
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'relieve' as they share the same stressed vowel /iː/ followed by /v/. Note the spelling variation between 'ieve' and 'eive'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.