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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。
缓解物；止痛药
relievers — plural of reliever
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缓解物；止痛药
something that relieves pain, stress, etc.
She is a reliever of pain and suffering.
她是缓解痛苦和苦难的人。
缓解物；止痛药
Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
救援投手
A relief pitcher.
替补者；代班者
Someone who fills in for another.
After the long illness, the nurse was a great reliever for the family.
在漫长的疾病之后，护士对家人来说是一个很大的安慰者。
The counselor was a reliever for the students' stress.
辅导员是学生压力的缓解者。
The team brought in a reliever in the eighth inning.
球队在第八局派上了一名救援投手。
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。
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。
用于棒球语境中的救援投手动作。
The reliever pitched three scoreless innings.
救援投手投了三局无失分。
Not this
I want to reliever my pain.
Use this
I want to relieve my pain.
‘reliever’ 是名词，表示‘解除痛苦的人’，而此处需要用动词‘relieve’ 表示‘减轻’疼痛。
Not this
He is reliever for the team.
Use this
He is a reliever for the team.
‘reliever’ 是可数名词，前面需要加冠词 ‘a’ 表示‘一个’，中文学习者容易遗漏冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
中继投手
The middle reliever pitched two scoreless innings.
那名中继投手投了两局未失分。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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