relieve

和らげる、軽減する

痛みや圧迫感など、不快な感覚を弱める。

やさしい英語で： To make pain, pressure, or another unpleasant feeling less strong.

• This cream relieves pain.
• A warm bath helped relieve the tension in her shoulders.
• Will these tablets relieve my headache?

類義語： ease, reduce, alleviate

反対語： worsen, aggravate

よく使う表現： relieve pain, relieve pressure, relieve stress

安心させる

人の心配や恐怖を減らし、安心させる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel less worried or afraid.

• The good news relieved her.
• I was relieved to see him smiling.
• They felt relieved when their son came home.

使い方： be relieved to do something (I was relieved to hear that everyone was safe.); be relieved that… (She was relieved that the test was over.); be relieved by something (His parents were relieved by the good news.)

類義語： reassure, comfort

反対語： worry, distress

よく使う表現： relieve someone's worries, relieve someone's mind, relieve someone's anxiety

交代する

相手が仕事をやめたり帰ったりできるように、その人に代わって働く。

やさしい英語で： To take someone's place at work so they can stop working or leave.

• I'll relieve you at noon.
• A fresh team relieved the guards.
• Who will relieve the night nurse tomorrow?

使い方： relieve someone (Another nurse will relieve you at six.); relieve someone of something (Her colleague relieved her of the morning watch.)

類義語： replace, take over from

よく使う表現： relieve the guard, relieve someone of duty, relieve someone at midnight

排尿する、用を足す

「relieve oneself」で、体から尿を出すことを表す。

やさしい英語で： If you do this to yourself, you let urine leave your body.

• I need to relieve myself.
• She found a private place to relieve herself.
• The dog went outside to relieve itself.

使い方： relieve oneself (He stopped behind a bush to relieve himself.)

類義語： urinate, pee

よく使う表現： relieve yourself, relieve himself, relieve herself

救済する、援助する

貧しい人や苦しんでいる人に、援助や食べ物、慰めを与える。

やさしい英語で： To give help, food, or comfort to someone who is poor or suffering.

• The charity works to relieve the poor.
• Local donors relieved hungry families with gifts of food.
• The fund was established to relieve people in need.

類義語： help, aid, assist

よく使う表現： relieve the poor, relieve the needy, relieve suffering families