relieve學測 L4KK [rɪˈliv] ｜ /rɪˈliv/
減輕；緩解·接替；換班·免除；卸責
教科書必考動詞，義項多易混淆
Setting down his heavy backpack finally relieved his shoulders.
終於放下沉重的背包後，他的肩膀輕鬆多了。
一個畫面：卸下壓肩重擔
重擔壓肩痛苦或壓力壓在身上
換人接手有人接替，讓你先卸下
卸重如釋負擔卸下，感覺輕鬆
義項
熱水舒緩B2verb減輕；緩解
A hot bath after a long day can relieve the pain in her legs.
忙碌一天後洗個熱水澡，能減輕她腿部的痠痛。
relieve painrelieve stress
換班接替C1verb接替；換班
A new guard arrived at midnight to relieve the tired guard.
一位新警衛在午夜抵達，接替疲憊的警衛。
relieve the guard
卸下重擔B2verb免除；卸責
The manager decided to relieve John of the extra work so he could rest.
經理決定免除約翰額外的工作，讓他能休息。
relieve the burdenrelieve his workload
片語
relieve stress紓壓解悶 →舒緩壓力
relieve the pressure洩壓閥門 →減輕壓力負擔
relieve pain止痛見效 →減輕身體疼痛
relieve him of duty接替卸任 →接替並卸下職務
sigh of relief如釋重負 →鬆一口氣的感覺
你會不會這樣說？
'A hot bath can ___ the pain in her legs.' (relieve / relief)
看答案
relieve
relieve 是動詞，relief 是名詞；can 後面須接動詞原形。
'A new guard arrived at midnight to relieve the tired guard.' 這裡的 relieve 意思最接近？(A) 減輕痛苦 (B) 接替換班 (C) 免除責任
看答案
(B)
此句描述換人接手職務，對應「接替；換班」義項，非減輕疼痛或免除責任。
字族
relief 名詞：解脫；救濟・relieved 形容詞：如釋重負的
順路看看
release — 同樣有釋放的畫面，用法比 relieve 更廣ease — 語意相近，常表示程度上的減輕burden — 常與 relieve 搭配，表示卸下的重擔多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
櫃檯輪班
Ken will relieve the receptionist at noon so she can take her lunch break.
Ken 中午會接替櫃檯人員，讓她可以休息用餐。
工作重新分配
The manager relieved Amy of the task of preparing the weekly schedule.
經理讓 Amy 不再負責編排每週時程表。
詞族
relieve verb 減輕；接替；免除・relief noun 減輕；寬慰・relieved adjective 如釋重負的・relieving verb (present participle) 減輕；接替（現在分詞）
四選一
A colleague will ____ the receptionist during her lunch break.
看答案
relieve
will 後接原形動詞 relieve，此處表示暫時接替。relief 是名詞；relieved 是過去式、過去分詞或形容詞；relieving 是現在分詞，均不能直接接在 will 後完成此句。
同義改寫
Ken will relieve the receptionist during her lunch break. → Ken will take over the receptionist's duties during her lunch break.
relieve 在此指暫時接班；take over the receptionist's duties 保留相同工作與代班時段。
The manager relieved Amy of responsibility for preparing the weekly schedule. → The manager removed Amy's responsibility for preparing the weekly schedule.
relieve someone of responsibility 表示免除該人的某項責任；改寫僅移除指定工作責任，不暗示解僱。