1N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN]宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱 If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. 宽慰;安心;欣慰;解脱
I breathed a sigh of relief.
我如释重负地松了口气。
The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities. [+ to]
这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气。
To his relief a loud knock on the door spared him from giving an explanation.
一声重重的敲门声让他松了一口气,他可以不用解释了。
It's a relief to get out of the office once in a while.
3N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN n, n NOUN]救济;救援物资Relief is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster. 救济;救援物资
Relief agencies are stepping up efforts to provide food, shelter and agricultural equipment.
救济机构正加大力度提供食物、住所和农用器械。
...famine relief.
饥荒救济
4N-COUNT [usually NOUN n]代班人;换班工人 A relief worker is someone who does your work when you go home, or who is employed to do it instead of you when you are sick. 代班人;换班工人