relief 音标拼音: [rɪl'if] [ril'if]
n . 减轻,解除,救济,安慰,调剂,浮雕,换班,地势的起伏
减轻,解除,救济,安慰,调剂,浮雕,换班,地势的起伏
relief n 1 :
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced ; "
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief " [
synonym : {
relief }, {
alleviation }, {
assuagement }]
2 :
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (
especially after being relieved of distress ); "
he enjoyed his relief from responsibility "; "
getting it off his conscience gave him some ease " [
synonym : {
relief }, {
ease }]
3 : (
law )
redress awarded by a court ; "
was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury ?"
4 :
someone who takes the place of another (
as when things get dangerous or difficult ); "
the star had a stand -
in for dangerous scenes "; "
we need extra employees for summer fill -
ins " [
synonym : {
stand -
in }, {
substitute }, {
relief }, {
reliever },
{
backup }, {
backup man }, {
fill -
in }]
5 :
assistance in time of difficulty ; "
the contributions provided some relief for the victims " [
synonym : {
relief }, {
succor },
{
succour }, {
ministration }]
6 :
a pause for relaxation ; "
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests " [
synonym : {
respite }, {
rest },
{
relief }, {
rest period }]
7 :
a change for the better [
synonym : {
easing }, {
moderation },
{
relief }]
8 :
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped ; "
he has been on relief for many years "
9 :
the act of reducing something unpleasant (
as pain or annoyance ); "
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain " [
synonym : {
easing }, {
easement }, {
alleviation }, {
relief }]
10 :
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [
synonym : {
relief },
{
relievo }, {
rilievo }, {
embossment }, {
sculptural relief }]
11 :
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged ;
"
he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta "
Relief \
Re *
lief "\ (
r ?-
l ?
f "),
n . [
OE .
relef ,
F .
relief ,
properly ,
a lifting up ,
a standing out .
See {
Relieve },
and cf .
{
Basrelief }, {
Rilievi }.]
1 .
The act of relieving ,
or the state of being relieved ;
the removal ,
or partial removal ,
of any evil ,
or of anything oppressive or burdensome ,
by which some ease is obtained ;
succor ;
alleviation ;
comfort ;
ease ;
redress .
[
1913 Webster ]
He sees the dire contagion spread so fast ,
That ,
where it seizes ,
all relief is vain . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Release from a post ,
or from the performance of duty ,
by the intervention of others ,
by discharge ,
or by relay ;
as ,
a relief of a sentry .
[
1913 Webster ]
For this relief much thanks ; '
tis bitter cold .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
That which removes or lessens evil ,
pain ,
discomfort ,
uneasiness ,
etc .;
that which gives succor ,
aid ,
or comfort ;
also ,
the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another ;
a relay .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Feudal Law )
A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate ,
which ,
on strict feudal principles ,
had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Sculp . &
Arch .)
The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Relief is of three kinds ,
namely , {
high relief }
({
altorilievo }), {
low relief }, ({
basso -
rilievo }),
and {
demirelief } ({
mezzo -
rilievo }).
See these terms in the Vocabulary .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Paint .)
The appearance of projection given by shading ,
shadow ,
etc .,
to any figure .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 . (
Fort .)
The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch . --
Wilhelm .
[
1913 Webster ]
8 . (
Physical Geog .)
The elevations and surface undulations of a country . --
Guyot .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Relief valve },
a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam ,
gas ,
or liquid ;
an escape valve .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Alleviation ;
mitigation ;
aid ;
help ;
succor ;
assistance ;
remedy ;
redress ;
indemnification .
[
1913 Webster ]
339 Moby Thesaurus words for "
relief ":
ADC ,
CYSP sculpture ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
abatement ,
agent ,
aid ,
aid and comfort ,
alimony ,
allayment ,
alleviation ,
allotment ,
allowance ,
alterative ,
alternate ,
alternative ,
anaglyph ,
anaglyptics ,
anaglyptography ,
analeptic ,
analogy ,
annuity ,
appeasement ,
architectural sculpture ,
assist ,
assistance ,
assuagement ,
assurance ,
auxiliaries ,
backup ,
balm ,
balsam ,
bas -
relief ,
bellying ,
benefit ,
benevolence ,
boldness ,
bone -
carving ,
boss ,
bounty ,
bout ,
break ,
bulging ,
cameo ,
cameo glass ,
casting ,
cavo -
rilievo ,
ceroplastics ,
chance ,
change ,
changeling ,
chasing ,
clay sculpture ,
clemency ,
coffee break ,
comfort ,
commiseration ,
comparison ,
compassion ,
condolence ,
configuration ,
consolation ,
contour ,
contrast ,
copy ,
corrective ,
counterfeit ,
cradle -
to -
grave security ,
cure ,
cut glass ,
decorative sculpture ,
delineation ,
deliverance ,
depletion allowance ,
deputy ,
disburdening ,
disencumberment ,
dole ,
double ,
downtime ,
dummy ,
earth art ,
ease ,
easement ,
easing ,
elevation ,
embossing ,
embossment ,
eminence ,
encouragement ,
engraving ,
equal ,
equivalent ,
ersatz ,
exchange ,
excrescence ,
excrescency ,
extrusion ,
fake ,
favor ,
features ,
feeling ,
fellowship ,
figuration ,
figure ,
fill -
in ,
financial assistance ,
forbearance ,
forgiveness ,
founding ,
framework ,
garden sculpture ,
gem -
cutting ,
gestalt ,
ghost ,
ghostwriter ,
gibbosity ,
gibbousness ,
glass sculpture ,
glyph ,
glyptic ,
glyptograph ,
go ,
good offices ,
grace ,
grant ,
grant -
in -
aid ,
guaranteed annual income ,
guaranteed income ,
half time ,
half -
time intermission ,
hand ,
healing agent ,
healing quality ,
health insurance ,
help ,
high relief ,
holiday ,
humanity ,
imitation ,
inning ,
innings ,
intaglio ,
intaglio rilevato ,
intaglio rilievo ,
interim ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
intermission ,
intermittence ,
interregnum ,
interruption ,
interval ,
ivory -
carving ,
kindness ,
leniency ,
letup ,
liberation ,
lift ,
lightening ,
lineaments ,
lines ,
locum tenens ,
lost -
wax process ,
low relief ,
lull ,
main features ,
makeshift ,
mask ,
medal ,
medallion ,
mercy ,
metal sculpture ,
metaphor ,
metonymy ,
ministration ,
ministry ,
mitigation ,
modeling ,
molding ,
mollification ,
monumental sculpture ,
next best thing ,
off -
time ,
office ,
offices ,
old -
age assistance ,
old -
age insurance ,
opportunity ,
outline ,
paper sculpture ,
pardon ,
pathos ,
pause ,
pecuniary aid ,
pension ,
personnel ,
phony ,
pinch hitter ,
pity ,
place ,
plaquette ,
plaster casting ,
plastic art ,
plateau ,
point of repose ,
portrait sculpture ,
prescription ,
price support ,
profile ,
projection ,
prominence ,
protection ,
protrusion ,
protuberance ,
protuberancy ,
proxy ,
public assistance ,
public welfare ,
quarter ,
quiet spell ,
reassurance ,
receipt ,
recess ,
recipe ,
redress ,
reinforcements ,
release ,
relief -
carving ,
relievo ,
remedial measure ,
remedy ,
remission ,
replacement ,
representative ,
reprieve ,
rescue ,
reserve forces ,
reserves ,
respite ,
resting point ,
restorative ,
retirement benefits ,
ringer ,
round ,
ruth ,
salience ,
salient ,
say ,
scholarship ,
sculptor ,
sculpture ,
sculptured glass ,
sculpturing ,
second string ,
secondary ,
self -
pity ,
service ,
shapes ,
shell -
carving ,
shred of comfort ,
sickness insurance ,
sign ,
silhouette ,
skeleton ,
social insurance ,
social security ,
social welfare ,
socialized medicine ,
softening ,
solace ,
solacement ,
sovereign remedy ,
spares ,
specific ,
specific remedy ,
spell ,
stand -
in ,
state medicine ,
statuary ,
stipend ,
stone sculpture ,
stonecutting ,
sub ,
subsidization ,
subsidy ,
substituent ,
substitute ,
substitution ,
subvention ,
succedaneum ,
succor ,
superseder ,
supplanter ,
support ,
surrogate ,
symbol ,
sympathy ,
synecdoche ,
tax benefit ,
therapy ,
third string ,
time ,
time at bat ,
time off ,
time out ,
token ,
tournure ,
tuberosity ,
tuberousness ,
turn ,
unballasting ,
unburdening ,
understudy ,
unemployment compensation ,
unemployment insurance ,
unfreighting ,
unlading ,
unloading ,
unsaddling ,
untaxing ,
utility player ,
vacation ,
vicar ,
vice -
president ,
vice -
regent ,
welfare ,
welfare aid ,
welfare capitalism ,
welfare payments ,
welfare state ,
welfare statism ,
welfarism ,
whack ,
whittling ,
wire sculpture ,
womb -
to -
tomb security ,
wood carving ,
xyloglyphy
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