relieving
present participle ofrelieve
| 单词 | relieving |
| 释义 | relieving present participle ofrelieve relieve verb uk/rɪˈliːv/us/rɪˈliːv/relieveverb(MAKE BETTER)C2[T] to make anunpleasantfeeling, such aspainorworry, lessstrong: She was given ashotofmorphineto relieve thepain. She relieved herboredomathomebylearninghow totype. [T] toimproveanunpleasantsituation: Newtollroadscouldhelprelievecongestionon otherroutes.
Becoming and making less strong
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things better relieveverb(HELP)[T] toproviderelieffor abadsituationor forpeoplein need: emergencyfoodaidtohelprelieve thefamine [T] to take theplaceof someone andcontinuedoingtheirjoborduties: I'm ondutyuntil 2 p.m. and then Peter is coming to relieve me. [T]formal tofreeaplacethat has beensurroundedby anenemyarmybymilitaryforce: Anarmouredbattalionwassentto relieve thebesiegedtown. Making things better
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Replacing and exchanging Attacking & invading relieveverb(URINATE)relieve yourself polite wordforurinate: Heproceededto relieve himself against atree. Animal physiology: urine & urinating
Phrasal verbrelievesomeoneofsomething Examplesofrelievingrelieving In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Rather than simply closing the septal defect,relievingthe pulmonary stenosis, and performing an atrial switch, univentricular repair was preferred in these patients. From theCambridge English Corpus However, along with this focus on the micro level consequences of unemployment, researchers have largely forgotten about the role of state intervention inrelievingunemployment. From theCambridge English Corpus The first three months of 1842 alone saw themrelievingover 10,000 casuals, at a cost of nearly £2,000. From theCambridge English Corpus The politics of the poor rate implied the exclusion of poor strangers in the interests ofrelievingthe ancient settled poor. From theCambridge English Corpus For instance, when physicians prepare to disconnect a ventilator, they often administer painrelievingmedications to the patient in amounts that may hasten death. From theCambridge English Corpus The left lateral position can improve fetal blood -ow byrelievingaortocaval compression. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, the political ambivalence betweenrelievingdistress and controlling threats and inefficiency has persisted throughout. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the extent to which these nutrients limit crop yields, and the role organic inputs may play inrelievingthem, are poorly documented. From theCambridge English Corpus The shape of a flatmount depends greatly on the placement ofrelievingcuts in the cerebral hemisphere. From theCambridge English Corpus As far asrelievingpoverty in old age is concerned, the 1948 settlement was doomed from the outset. From theCambridge English Corpus Technology is applied as a means of achieving a specific result, such asrelievinganxiety, avoiding litigation, or promoting one's own career. From theCambridge English Corpus The study reported in this paper aims atrelievingthe work involved with the bisimulation proof method. From theCambridge English Corpus All three models, then, give both doctor and patient moral work to do with the aim of restoring the patient's health orrelievingsuffering. From theCambridge English Corpus Cold stratification is also efficient forrelievingseeds from secondary dormancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Opium came to be used widely by the migrant workers, partly as a medicine effective against malaria, and forrelievingpain. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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