| 词组 | relieve of |
| 释义 | relieve of 1. relieve sb of sth formal to help someone by taking a problem, responsibility etc, away from them: ▪ The doctors will do what they can to relieve him of pain, ▪ They have established a fund to pay her expenses, thereby relieving her of all the financial worries. ▪ The judge's decision relieved the company of any obligation to pay Maria the money. 2. relieve sb of sth formal to take away from someone something that they are holding or carrying: ▪ Carl jumped up to relieve Paula of her shopping bag. ▪ The captain said to Field, "I'll have to relieve you of your weapon." 3. relieve sb of their post/duties/command etc formal to officially take away someone's job from them, especially because they have done something wrong: ▪ Pravda revealed that the first secretary, Anatoly Gerasimov, had been relieved of his post. ▪ The board has decided to relieve you of your duties as head teacher with immediate effect. 4. relieve sb of sth literary to steal something from someone - used humorously: ▪ Be careful - this part of town is full of crooks who'll be happy to relieve you of your wallet! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑steal |
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