| 词汇 | relieve somebody of something |
| 释义 | relieve somebody of somethingrelieve somebody of something phrasal verbphr v a) formalHELP to help someone by taking something from them, especially a job they do not want to do or something heavy that they are carrying 解除〔某人〕的负担 A secretary was hired to relieve her of some of the administrative work. 一个秘书被雇来为她减轻一些行政工作的负担。 He rose and relieved her of her bags. 他站起来接过她手中的包。 b) relieve somebody of their post/duties/command etc formalLEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION to take away someone’s job because they have done something wrong 解除某人的职务/职责/指挥权等 After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command. 战败之后，迈耶将军被解除了指挥权。 c) STEALto steal something from someone – used humorously 偷窃〔幽默用法〕 A couple of guys relieved him of his wallet. 几个家伙偷了他的钱包。 Examples from the Corpus relieve of • The effect of this was to relieve the debtor of all liability for their debts.• In March 1985 two important changes on the Soviet side helped to relieve the image of an unremitting East-West struggle.• Estrogen replacement relieves such symptoms of menopause as hot flashes and night sweats, reduces bone loss and relieves vaginal dryness.• A study suggests Prozac relieves symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. 9 -- U. S. Marines rescue Capt.• Marijuana is said to relieve some of the adverse side effects of those diseases.• It is both logical and touching, and relieves the movie of the awkwardness apparent in the earlier efforts.• Such comprehensive supervision and reporting can actually reduce client costs, and relieve clients of the problems inherent in cleaning any premises.• To relieve policyholders of this burden, we have now index-linked everyone's cover. → relieve somebody of something at relieve(2) |
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