n.

1. （痛苦，负担等的）缓和，减轻；解除[U][S1][（+of/from/on）]
   The pills gave her some relief.

   药片减轻她一些痛苦。

2. 轻松，宽心，慰藉[U][S1]
   Hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief.

   一听到消息，他如释重负地松了口气。

3. 救济；补助；解救[U]
4. 救济物品，救济金[U]
   Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.

   救济物品被空运到洪水泛滥区。

5. （对单调或紧张的）调剂；消遣[U][S1]
6. 解围[U][（+of）]
7. 替换，接替[U]
   The relief driver has got here.

   接班的司机已经到了。

8. 替换者，接班者[C]
9. 【军】接防部队[the S][G]

n.

1. 浮雕[U]
   The young man carved a figure in low relief.

   这个年轻人刻了一座浅浮雕人像。

2. 浮雕作品[C]
   relief map

   地图模型

3. （绘画中的）凸现[U][（+against）]
4. 轮廓分明，对比鲜明[U][（+from/against）]
   His integrity stood out in relief from the corruption of certain officials.

   某些官员腐化堕落，相形之下他的廉正更引人瞩目。

5. 地势的起伏[U]
6. 【印】凸版印刷[U]

n.

1. the alleviation or removal of pain, anxiety, or distress.
   ▸a feeling or cause of relief.
   ▸ (usu. light relief) a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation.
2. financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty.
3. a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty.
   ▸Brit. an extra vehicle providing supplementary public transport at peak times or in emergencies.
4. the raising of a siege on a town.
5. distinctness due to being accentuated.
6. 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.
   ▸a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line, colour, or shading.