relieve

/rɪˈliːv/VCE📚 3799 76 2四级六级考研托福
If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. 缓解; 减轻; 解除

verb [vt. 及物动词]缓解(疼痛或不快的感觉);减轻(问题的严重性);接替,替下;调剂,排遣; 给(城镇)解围,解救;救济,救援;使某人摆脱(烦人的责任);免去,解除;上厕所,排便

Drugs can relieve much of the pain.
药物可以大大缓解疼痛。Drugs helped to relieve the pain.

relieve 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 84 On strike relieve 动词: 减轻
Lesson 51 Predicting the future relieve 动词: 减轻
单词造句:

减轻

① vt. 缓解,减轻

  • This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
  • This medicine has relieved my toothache.

② vt. 使……宽心/宽慰,松一口气

  • He was much relieved to hear that the operation had been successful.
  • The news relieved te whole family.