/rɪˈli:v ||; rɪˈliv/verb [T] to make an unpleasant feeling or situation stop or get better 解除，舒缓（痛苦、困境）: This injection should relieve the pain. 这一针应可减轻疼痛。We played cards to relieve the boredom. 我们玩纸牌消遣。 relieve sb of sth(formal 正式) to take sth away from sb 从某人身上取去某物: to relieve sb of responsibility 免除某人的责任