relieve
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verb with object
〈苦痛・心配・問題など〉を取り除く, 和らげる
e.g. the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain.
(苦痛・心配などを取り除いて)〈人〉を安心させる, ほっとさせる (!be ~dのような分詞形容詞用法については→ relieved) e.g. he was relieved by her change of tone.
⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖be ~d of A〗 〈人が〉A〈職務・地位など〉を解任される, 解かれる(⦅よりくだけて⦆ fire) e.g. another signalman relieved him at 5:30.
(敵から)〈町など〉を解放する; 〈場所〉から敵を追い払う
e.g. he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city.
〘野球〙 〈投手〉をリリーフする
⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖~ A of B〗 A〈人〉からB〈荷物など〉を取り除く
e.g. he relieved her of her baggage.
A〈人〉をB〈やっかいな事など〉から解放する, 楽にさせる
e.g. she relieved me of the household chores.
used euphemistically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something: ⦅おどけて⦆ ; 〖~ A of B〗 A〈人〉からB〈金品〉を盗む.
e.g. he was relieved of his world title.
〈退屈など〉を紛らわす
e.g. the bird's body is black, relieved only by white under the tail.
⦅やや古⦆ 小便をする; 排便する
e.g. train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to.
〈物〉を目立たせる, 際立たせる, 引き立たせる.
e.g. the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island.
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