n.

1. （痛苦，負擔等的）緩和，減輕；解除[U][S1][（+of/from/on）]
   The pills gave her some relief.

   藥片減輕她一些痛苦。

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

   一聽到消息，他如釋重負地鬆了口氣。

3. 救濟；補助；解救[U]
4. 救濟物品，救濟金[U]
   Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas.

   救濟物品被空運到洪水泛濫區。

5. （對單調或緊張的）調劑；消遣[U][S1]
6. 解圍[U][（+of）]
7. 替換，接替[U]
   The relief driver has got here.

   接班的司機已經到了。

8. 替換者，接班者[C]
9. 【軍】接防部隊[the S][G]

n.

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

   這個年輕人刻了一座淺浮雕人像。

2. 浮雕作品[C]
   relief map

   地圖模型

3. （繪畫中的）凸現[U][（+against）]
4. 輪廓分明，對比鮮明[U][（+from/against）]
   His integrity stood out in relief from the corruption of certain officials.

   某些官員腐化墮落，相形之下他的廉正更引人矚目。

5. 地勢的起伏[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.