| 短语 | relieve sb of |
| 释义 | relieve sb of sth 1. formalto help someone by taking something from them, especially a job they do not want to do or something heavy that they are carrying解除〔某人〕的负担:•A secretary was hired to relieve her of some of the administrative work.雇了一个秘书来减轻她一些行政工作的负担。•He rose and relieved her of her bags.他站起来接过她手中的包。2. relieve sb of their post / duties / command etc formalto take away someone's job because they have done something wrong解除某人的职务/职责/指挥权等:•After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command.战败之后，迈耶将军被解除了指挥权。3. to steal something from someone – used humorously偷窃〔幽默用法〕:•A couple of guys relieved him of his wallet.几个家伙偷了他的钱包。relieve sb of解除某人的(负担等);减轻或解除某人的(痛苦、困难等)：The government has made an appropriation to relieve flood victims of distress.政府已经拨款救济水灾灾民。 |
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