elief
noun
[mass noun]
a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress
（忧虑或痛苦消除后感到的）宽慰,欣慰,放心
much to her relief,she saw the door open.
使她大感欣慰的是,她看到门开了.
■[count noun]a cause of or occasion for such a feeling
使人宽慰的因素；使人感觉轻松的场合
it was a relief to find somewhere to stay.
令人宽慰的是找到了住的地方.
■the alleviation of pain,discomfort,or distress
（疼痛、不便之处、痛苦等）缓解,减轻
tablets for the relief of pain.
解痛药片.
■(一般作 light relief)a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation
（对紧张或单调的）调剂,消遣
the comic characters aren't part of the plot but just light relief.
喜剧角色不是剧情的一部分,而只是轻松的调剂.
assistance,especially in the form of food,clothing,or money,given to those in special need or difficulty
救济；补助
raising money for famine relief.
为救济饥荒筹款.
[as modifier]relief workers.
救济工作人员.
■a remission of tax normally due
减税
employees who donate money to charity will receive tax relief.
向慈善事业捐款的雇员将受到减税照顾.
■(chiefly Law)the redress of a hardship or grievance
(主律)（对困苦、不公正遭遇等）依法补偿
■the action of raising the siege of a beseiged town
解围,救援
the relief of Mafeking.
马弗京的解围.
[usu.as modifier]a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty
接班人（或组）,换班人
the relief nurse was late.
接班护士迟到了.
■(Brit.)an extra vehicle providing supplementary public transport at peak times or in emergencies
(英)（高峰时或紧急需要时）临时加班公交车,机动车
the state of being very clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way
轮廓分明,对比鲜明
the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief.
夕阳把白雪皑皑的山峰照得轮廓分明.
■a method of moulding,carving,or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface,to a greater (high relief) or lesser (low relief) extent
浮雕（根据形象凸出于平面的程度分为深浮雕和浅浮雕）
■[count noun]a piece of sculpture in relief
浮雕作品
■a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or colour or shading
凸现（用线条、颜色或明暗表现的立体效果）
Latin
■(Geography)difference in height from the surrounding terrain
(地理)（地形的）凹凸,高低
the sharp relief of many mountains.
群山形成的凹凸起伏.
