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relieved
(
adj
.)寬心的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·lieve
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Relieved
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Relieving
.]
1.
To
lift
up
;
to
raise
again
,
as
one
who
has
fallen
;
to
cause
to
rise
. [
Obs
.]
2.
To
cause
to
seem
to
rise
;
to
put
in
relief
;
to
give
prominence
or
conspicuousness
to
;
to
set
off
by
contrast
.
Her
tall
figure
relieved
against
the
blue
sky
;
seemed
almost
of
supernatural
height
.
--
Sir
W
.
Scott
.
3.
To
raise
up
something
in
;
to
introduce
a
contrast
or
variety
into
;
to
remove
the
monotony
or
sameness
of
.
The
poet
must
. . .
sometimes
relieve
the
subject
with
a
moral
reflection
.
--
Addison
.
4.
To
raise
or
remove
,
as
anything
which
depresses
,
weighs
down
,
or
crushes
;
to
render
less
burdensome
or
afflicting
;
to
alleviate
;
to
abate
;
to
mitigate
;
to
lessen
;
as
,
to
relieve
pain
;
to
relieve
the
wants
of
the
poor
.
5.
To
free
,
wholly
or
partly
,
from
any
burden
,
trial
,
evil
,
distress
,
or
the
like
;
to
give
ease
,
comfort
,
or
consolation
to
;
to
give
aid
,
help
,
or
succor
to
;
to
support
,
strengthen
,
or
deliver
;
as
,
to
relieve
a
besieged
town
.
Now
lend
assistance
and
relieve
the
poor
.
--
Dryden
.
6.
To
release
from
a
post
,
station
,
or
duty
;
to
put
another
in
place
of
,
or
to
take
the
place
of
,
in
the
bearing
of
any
burden
,
or
discharge
of
any
duty
.
Who
hath
relieved
you?
--
Shak
.
7.
To
ease
of
any
imposition
,
burden
,
wrong
,
or
oppression
,
by
judicial
or
legislative
interposition
,
as
by
the
removal
of
a
grievance
,
by
indemnification
for
losses
,
or
the
like
;
to
right
.
Syn:
--
To
alleviate
;
assuage
;
succor
;
assist
;
aid
;
help
;
support
;
substain
;
ease
;
mitigate
;
lighten
;
diminish
;
remove
;
free
;
remedy
;
redress
;
indemnify
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
relieved
adj
: (
of
pain
or
sorrow
)
made
easier
to
bear
[
syn
:
alleviated
,
eased
]
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