vt.解除;缓解;换班;(去厕所的一种委婉说法)方便;
例句:
We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.
长时间等待实在无聊,我们就打扑克来解闷儿。
The party leader has been relieved of his post.
这个党的领导人被免除了职务。
efforts to relieve poverty
缓解贫困的努力