vt. 解除;緩解;換班;(去廁所的一種委婉說法)方便;
?? re再+lieve提高,變輕→再輕→減輕
"She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life."
她天天靠看電視來解悶兒。
近義:heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell
反義:appal, appall, astonish, astound, oppress, overburden
n. 壓(力);壓力;氣壓(或血壓)(的縮略形式);壓(迫)感;
vi. 施加壓力;迫使;使(機艙等)增壓;
?? press擠壓+ure名詞后綴,表行為、狀態 →壓力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在別人的逼迫之下改變了主意.
近義:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping
n. 程度;長度;廣大地域;扣押;
?? ex出+tent伸展;擴大→伸出去的范圍 → 范圍;程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
損失情況難以全面估計。
近義:largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach