relieved 音标拼音: [rɪl'ivd] [ril'ivd]
adj . 宽心的
宽心的
relieved adj 1 : (
of pain or sorrow )
made easier to bear [
synonym :
{
alleviated }, {
eased }, {
relieved }]
2 :
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary ; "
the jutting limb of a tree "; "
massive projected buttresses "; "
his protruding ribs "; "
a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck " [
synonym : {
jutting }, {
projected }, {
projecting },
{
protruding }, {
relieved }, {
sticking (
p )}, {
sticking out (
p )}]
Relieve \
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p . {
Relieved }
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pr . &
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n . {
Relieving }.] [
OE .
releven ,
F .
relever to raise again ,
discharge ,
relieve ,
fr .
L .
relevare to lift up ,
raise ,
make light ,
relieve ;
pref .
re -
re -
levare to raise ,
fr .
levis light .
See {
Levity },
and cf .
{
Relevant }, {
Relief }.]
1 .
To lift up ;
to raise again ,
as one who has fallen ;
to cause to rise . [
Obs .] --
Piers Plowman .
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2 .
To cause to seem to rise ;
to put in relief ;
to give prominence or conspicuousness to ;
to set off by contrast .
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Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky ;
seemed almost of supernatural height . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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3 .
To raise up something in ;
to introduce a contrast or variety into ;
to remove the monotony or sameness of .
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The poet must . . .
sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection . --
Addison .
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4 .
To raise or remove ,
as anything which depresses ,
weighs down ,
or crushes ;
to render less burdensome or afflicting ;
to alleviate ;
to abate ;
to mitigate ;
to lessen ;
as ,
to relieve pain ;
to relieve the wants of the poor .
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5 .
To free ,
wholly or partly ,
from any burden ,
trial ,
evil ,
distress ,
or the like ;
to give ease ,
comfort ,
or consolation to ;
to give aid ,
help ,
or succor to ;
to support ,
strengthen ,
or deliver ;
as ,
to relieve a besieged town .
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Now lend assistance and relieve the poor . --
Dryden .
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6 .
To release from a post ,
station ,
or duty ;
to put another in place of ,
or to take the place of ,
in the bearing of any burden ,
or discharge of any duty .
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Who hath relieved you ? --
Shak .
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7 .
To ease of any imposition ,
burden ,
wrong ,
or oppression ,
by judicial or legislative interposition ,
as by the removal of a grievance ,
by indemnification for losses ,
or the like ;
to right .
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Syn :
To alleviate ;
assuage ;
succor ;
assist ;
aid ;
help ;
support ;
substain ;
ease ;
mitigate ;
lighten ;
diminish ;
remove ;
free ;
remedy ;
redress ;
indemnify .
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