Word · Frequency #12227
reliever
缓解物；止痛药
something that relieves pain, stress, etc.
- 1.
Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
缓解物；止痛药
- 2.
A relief pitcher.
救援投手
- 3.
Someone who fills in for another.
替补者；代班者
救援投手；后援投手；接替者；顶替者；救援投手；替补者；代班者；解除痛苦的人
In use
After the long illness, the nurse was a great reliever for the family.
The counselor was a reliever for the students' stress.
The team brought in a reliever in the eighth inning.
reliever of [something]
常用于描述缓解负面情绪或症状的人。
She is a reliever of pain and suffering.
她是缓解痛苦和苦难的人。
a/an [adjective] reliever
形容词前可加品质或角色描述。
He is an effective reliever in the bullpen.
他是牛棚中有效的救援投手。
the reliever [verb]
用于棒球语境中的救援投手动作。
The reliever pitched three scoreless innings.
Connections
Collocations
- pain reliever
- 止痛药；缓解疼痛的药物
- She took a pain reliever for her headache.她因头痛服了一片止痛药。
- stress reliever
- 缓解压力的方法/事物
- Exercise is a great stress reliever.运动是很好的减压方式。
- middle reliever
- 中继投手
- The middle reliever pitched two scoreless innings.那名中继投手投了两局未失分。
- left-handed reliever
- 左投后援投手
- They brought in a left-handed reliever to face the batter.他们派上一名左投后援投手面对击球员。
- temporary reliever
- 临时顶替者；代班者
- He worked as a temporary reliever for the receptionist.他临时顶替接待员的工作。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
reliever = relieve（缓解）+ -er，指带来缓解的人或物：救援投手上场救急，止痛药镇痛，代班者让人松口气。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：药品/疼痛缓解、棒球比赛、工作/临时顶替 reliever 的语体随语境变化，整体比较中性。最常用在 pain reliever（止痛药）中，药品说明和日常对话都自然；棒球里指救援投手，属于体育常听到的说法；表示“顶替者”时多用于口语或非正式场合，正式写作更常用 substitute 或 stand-in。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 reliever 押韵：重读元音为 /iː/，后面跟着 /və/。注意不要被拼写误导：relief /rɪˈliːf/、relieve /rɪˈliːv/、relevant /ˈreləvənt/ 拼写相近但读音不同。
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。
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