relieved
US: /ɹiˈɫivd/, /ɹɪˈɫivd/
UK: /ɹɪlˈiːvd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
relieved- tính từ
- cảm thấy bớt căng thẳng, thể hiện bớt căng thẳng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective~ (to see, hear, find, etc. sth)
~ (that ...) feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this: She sounded relieved. + You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. + I'm just relieved that nobody was hurt. + They exchanged relieved glances. + He was clearly relieved when we offered to pay for the damage.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 ease, lessen, reduce, diminish, abate, lift, raise, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soften, soothe:
Business will suffer if nothing is done to relieve the burden of high interest rates. The doctor gave me something to relieve the pain.
2 disburden, free, rid, liberate, disencumber, unburden, rescue, save, release:
Winning the lottery relieved me of any immediate worries of poverty.
3 help, aid, assist, support, succour, rescue, save, deliver:
Will the cavalry arrive in time to relieve the fort, which is under attack?
4 stand in (for), replace, substitute for, take over for or from, US spell, Colloq sub for:
I thought you were coming to relieve me at noon.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
ADV.
extremely, greatly, hugely, immensely, mightily, profoundly, very | almost | a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | clearly, obviously, visibly | secretly
I was secretly relieved when Ed said it was time to turn back.
PREP.
at
We were greatly relieved at the news of their safe return.
Concise dictionary
relieves|relieved|relievingrɪ'lɪːvverb
+provide physical relief, as from pain
+free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
+grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
+lessen the intensity of or calm
+save from ruin, destruction, or harm
+relieve oneself of troubling information
+alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
+provide relief for
+free from a burden, evil, or distress
+take by stealing
+grant exemption or release to
