promote ► rele-ga-tion
/.reli'geij'n/
noun [U] ： teams threatened u/ith rdegarion有降级危险的球队
re-lent
/n'lent/
verb [V] 1 to finally agree to sth
after refusing 终于答应；不再拒绝 mn give in _ cWell, just for a
little while then,' she said, finally relenting. “好 吧，不过只能待一会儿。”她最后終于答应了。2 to become less determined, strong，etc•变缓和；-变温和；
减弱：Mer two days the rain reie/ited.两天后，雨势减
弱了。◊ TTie poZice wiH
not reZent in their against crime.瞀方将继续严厉打击犯罪活动。
re-lent-less /n'lentlas/ adj. 1 not stopping or
getting less strong不停的；持续强烈的；不减弱的HEIunre- lenting ： her reZeitrtess pursuit qf pe/fection 她对完美 的不懈追求◊ The sun was rdentiess•太阳还是那么热。
2 refusing to give up or be less strict or
severe 不放弃
的；严格的；苛刻的；无情的：a re〖ent?ess enemy残酷 的敌人► re.lent.less.丨y flt/v.
rele-vant (Hr /'relavant/ adj.
~ (to sth/sb) 1 closely connected with the subject you are
discussing or the situation you are thinking about 紧密相关的；切题的：a re〖mmt suggestion/question/ point相关的提议/问题/观点◊ These comments
are not directly
relevant to this enquiry.
有直接联系。you have the rdevant experience?你 有相关的经历吗？ rim irrelevant 2 having ideas that are
valuable and useful to people in their lives and work有价值的；有意义的：Her nove〖 is sriH re/^vcmt today.她的小说今天仍有现实意义。►rele‘vance/-ans/ noun [U] ： I don't see the
relevance of your question. 我不li你这个问题有什么意义。◊ What /ie safe! has no diVect rdevance to the
matter in hand.他所说的话与眼
下的事没有直接关:系。◊ a dassfc 〇/ contemporary reZevance在当代仍有价值的古典戏倉ij relevantly at/v.: The
applicant has experience in teaching and, more reZevant〖y, I'n industry.这名申请者有教学经验，更重要的
是：也有企业工作的经验。
re-li-able /n'laiebl/ adj. 1 that
can be trusted to do sth well; that you can rely on可信赖的；可依靠的Hn dependable ： We are looking for
someone who is reli- aWecmdhard-woHdng.我们在物色可靠而又勤奋的人。◊ a reZiaWe _/Hend 可信赖的朋友◊ Aty car’s not as
reHabZe as ft used to be.我车不像过i那样靠得住了。2 that is likely to be correct or true 真实可信的；■可靠的：Our information comes from
a reliable source. ^
来源可靠。◊ a
rdiabZe witness可信的目击4人PTin unreliable ► re-li-abil-ity /ri.laia'bilati/ noun [U] ： The incident cast
doubt on her motives and reliability,
使人怀疑她有何动机，以及她是否可靠。◊77ierdiab山‘iy 〇/these
resuZts /z〇5 been quesrioned.这些结果的可信舍
度已爱到质疑。re.li.ably /-9bli/ adv.: J am
rdiaWy informed (= told by sb who knows
the facts) that the company is being soW.有知情人告诉我公司要被卖掉。
re.li.ance /ri’lawns/
now/? [U, sing.] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) the state of needing
sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.; the
fact of being able to rely on sb/sth 依赖；依叙；信任 EDO dependence : Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are
building up a busi- ness.创业时过分依赖某一个客户是有风险的。◊ Such learning methods encourage too great a
reliance upon the teacher.这样的学习方法会造成对老师的过分依赖。oTTie study programme
concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on (= depends less on) lectures.
个学习计划较注重小组活动而不倚重讲座。◊ JwouWn’t place too much reliance
on (= trust) these figures. |!c^ 会$相蓓这些数字的。
re.li.ant
/ri'larant/
••〜on/upon sb/sth needing sb/sth in order to survive, be
successful, etc.依赖性的；依靠的
EDC3 dependent ： The hostel is heavily reliant upon charity.这家收容所在很大程度上依赖赞助。一see also
SELF-RELIANT
relic
/'relik/
noun 1 ~ (of/from sth) an object, a tradition, etc. that has
survived from a period of time that no longer exists 遗物；遗迹；遗风；遗俗：ITie buiWing stands as the last
remaining relic of the town's cotton industry.这座建筑物是小镇棉纺业仅备的遗迹。2 a part of the body or clothing of a holy person, or
sth that they owned, that is kept after their death
and respected
[1679 relieve
as a religious object 圣髑；圣骨；圣人遗物：hoiy reZfcs
圣人遗物
re-lief /rrmf noun
►
REMOVAL OF ANX丨ETY/PAIN 焦虑 /
痛苦的消除 1
[U, sing.] the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or
3oes not happen (不快过后的）宽
慰，轻松；解脱：a sense 〇/ reHe/解脱感◊ We aH breathed a
sigh 〇/reife/ when he Ze/M也走 了以后，我们
大家都如释重负地松了 口气。◊ She s&hed with rdie/. 她松了 口气。◊ Much to my reHe/ the car w〇5 not damaged.令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。◊ Wem 〇/ t/iefr sa/e(y came as a great reZie/•他们干安的消息给大秦
带来了 巨夫的安慰。◊ ft was a reHe/ to be
aWe to toifc to someone about it.能和别人谈谈这件事，感到舒心多了。
◊
What a reKe// 可轻松了！ 2 [U]〜（from/of sth) the act of
removing or reducing pain，anxiety, etcv
(―虑、痛
苦等的）减轻，消除，缓和：modem methods 〇/pain rdie/消除疼痛的新办法◊ the re〖i‘e/o/suj5Tering痛苦的 消除
►
HELP 帮助 3 [U] food, money，medicine，etc. that is given to help people
in places where there has been a war or natural disaster (给灾区或交战地区人民提供
的）救济，救援物品S33 aid: /amine reife/饥荒救济
物资◊ a reHe/agenty/orgcmizatioit/worfcer 救助机构 / M织 / 工作者 4 [U] (espec/fl//y AMmf) financial
help given by the government to peopie who need it 救济金
►
ON TAX 税收 5 [U] = tax relief : relief on mortgage interestpayments女付按揭利息的税收滅免
►
STH DIFFERENT 变化 6 [U，sing.]〜（from sth) something that is interesting or
enjoyable that replaces sth boring, difficult or unpleasant for a short period
of time (暂时 替代单调乏味秦物的）调剂，轻松每面：a/ew moments o/Zight reiie/ in an
otherwise duH pe/formance 沉闷的表
备中几处轻松的情节◊ There was ZittZe comic
reife/in his speech•他的演缶少有轻松幽默的地方。◊ 77ie
caZm qft/ie countryside came as a
welcome relief from the hustle and bu5tZeo/d〇^/e.离开喧嚣忙碌的城市生活，来到宁静的
乡村，是一种令人愉快的调剂。
►
WORKERS .r.人 7 [C+sing./pl.
V.] (often used as an adjective 常用作 形容词） a person or group of people that
replaces another when they have finished working for the day or when they are
sick 替班者；接替人；换班
者：The next crew relief
comes on duty at
►
FROM ENEMY 从敌人手中 8 [sing.]〜of ... the act of freeing a town,
etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it (被困城镇等的）解困，解围
►
IN ART 艺术 9 [U, C] a way of decorating wood,
stone, etc. by cutting designs into the surface of it so that some parts stick
out more than others; a design that is made in this way浮雕；浮雕法；浮雕作品：77ie co〖umn was decorated in high
relief (= with
designs that stick out a lot) with scenes 介om Greek mythology.柱子上■饰有
描述希腊神话中的场面的髙浮雕。◊ r/ie bronze doors are
covered wi‘th scu〖pted reh‘e/s.青铜门上覆有浮雕。
►
MAKING STH NOTICEABLE 使醒目 10 [U] the effect of colours,
light, etc. that makes an object more notice- able than others around it (光和色彩等产生的）醒目效
:果；醒目；光彩夺目：I7ie snow-capped
mountain stood out. in sharp retie/ against the Wue
sfcy•白雪覆盖的高
山在蓝天的映衬卡格外醒目。11 [U] the quality of a particular situation, problem,
etc. that makes it more noticeable than before突出的品质；令人法目的特征：
Their
differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.,目前的危机使得他们的分歧更加引，人 注目。
relief map noun a map that uses various
colours, etc. to show the different heights of hills, valleys, etc. 1用
不^颜色表示地势高低的）地形图，地势图，地貌图
re'lief road noun [Br£) a road that vehicles
can use to avoid an area of heavy traffic, especially a road built for_ this
purpose (交通高峰时减缓拥挤的）疏导路，旁道
re-lieve /n'liiv/ verb [\/H] 1 to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling
or pain解除，减轻，缓和（不快或痛
苦to relieve the symptoms o/a co〖d 减轻感冒的症状
◊
to relieve murfety/gui〖t/stress 消除焦虑 / 内疚；缓“
.•压力◊ Being abZe to
teH the truth at Z〇5t seemed to