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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。
减轻，解除（痛苦、压力、负担等）
relieved — past of relieve
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减轻，解除（痛苦、压力、负担等）
to free from pain, stress, or a burden; to make something less unpleasant
The new assistant relieved me of some administrative tasks.
新助手减轻了我一些行政任务。
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。
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
缓解(某人、身体某部位等)的疼痛或不适。
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
减轻(疼痛、痛苦、精神不适等)。
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
为(有需要的人,尤其是贫困者)提供安慰或帮助。
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
relieve
Base
原形
relieves
3rd person
第三人称单数
relieving
-ing
现在分词
relieved
Past
过去式
relieved
Past participle
过去分词
This medicine relieves pain quickly.
这种药能迅速减轻疼痛。
The news relieved her anxiety.
这个消息缓解了她的焦虑。
He is relieving the guard at noon.
他正在中午替换警卫。
常用于表示减轻压力、痛苦或替换他人
The medicine helped relieve my headache.
这药帮助缓解了我的头痛。
Taking a walk relieved his stress after work.
下班后散步缓解了他的压力。
She is relieving her anxiety by listening to music.
她正在通过听音乐来缓解焦虑。
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。
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。
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.
夜班护士会在晚上11点接你的班。
Not this
I took a pill to relieve the pain to go away.
Use this
I took a pill to relieve the pain.
中文学习者常误将'relieve'与不定式连用，但'relieve'是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要补充'to go away'。
Not this
Listening to music can relax my stress.
Use this
Listening to music can relieve my stress.
中文中'放松压力'的'放松'常被直译为'relax'，但英语中'relax'不能与'stress'搭配，应用'relieve'表示'减轻压力'。
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减轻疼痛
The medicine helped relieve her pain.
这种药帮助减轻了她的疼痛。
缓解压力
Yoga is a great way to relieve stress.
瑜伽是缓解压力的好方法。
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。
缓解紧张
A massage helps relieve muscle tension.
按摩有助于缓解肌肉紧张。
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。
上厕所；解手
He stopped by the side of the road to relieve himself.
他在路边停下来解手。
解除某人的负担（或任务）；偷某人的东西
Let me relieve you of that heavy bag.
让我帮你拿那个重包吧。
调剂单调；打破沉闷
We played some games to relieve the monotony of the long journey.
我们玩了点游戏来调剂长途旅行的单调。
我解除你的指挥权。
Michael Corleone says this line to a subordinate in *The Godfather Part II* (1974).
迈克尔·柯里昂在《教父2》（1974年）中对下属说了这句话。
我得去方便一下。
Chandler Bing says this line in the TV show *Friends* (Season 2, Episode 15).
钱德勒·宾在电视剧《老友记》第二季第15集中说了这句话。
Use relieved naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
re-（再次）+ lieve（音似leave离开）→ 让痛苦或压力再次离开，即减轻、解除。
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。
常用结构: relieve sb of sth（解除某人...），relieve pain/stress（缓解疼痛/压力）
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