這句古怪的由衷之言倒把索姆斯拉回現實的懷抱。

讀完女兒的來信,懷特太太寬慰地松了口氣。

這個年輕人刻了一座淺浮雕人像。

接著來一個喜劇場面以資調劑。

接班的司機已經到了。

【串】不(b-拼音“不”)簡潔(brief),哥(g-拼音“哥”)悲傷(grief),阿姨(re諧音“阿姨”)說謊(lie)為緩解(relief) 【記】※ belief-信念,relief-緩解:堅定的信念能緩解痛苦 ※ belief-信仰,relief-救濟:信仰失落者,特需要救濟 ※ re-諧音“阿姨”,li-拼音“里”,ef-拼音“姨夫”:阿姨在家里讓姨夫覺得很欣慰

relief n 1 [U, sing] ~ (from sth) lessening or removing of pain, distress, anxiety, etc （痛苦、 困苦、 憂慮等的）減輕或解除 bring, seek, find, give, feel relief 帶來、 尋求、 得到、 予以、 感到解脫 doctors working for the relief of suffering, hardship, etc 為解除病痛、 痛苦等而工作的醫生 The drug gives some relief from pain. 這種藥可以減輕一些痛苦. I breathed/heaved a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe. 我聽到他平安的消息時才松了一口氣. To my great relief/Much to my relief, I wasn't late. 我最慶幸的是沒有遲到. It's a great relief to find you here. 見到你在這兒也就放心了. `What a relief!' she said, as she took her tight shoes off. 她把夾腳的鞋脫下時說: ｀可松快了!＇ 2 [U] that which brings relief(1); assistance given to people in need or to a disaster area 減輕或解除痛苦等的事物; 向需要幫助者或災區提供的援助 send relief (eg food, tents, money, etc) to those made homeless by floods 給水災中無家可歸的人發送救援物資（如食品、 帳篷、 金錢等） provide relief for refugees 賑濟難民 go/come to the relief of earthquake victims 救濟地震災民 committees for famine relief 饑荒賑災委員會 [attrib 作定語] re`lief funds, projects, supplies 救濟金、 賑災計畫、 救濟品. 3 [U] ~ (from sth) thing that reduces tension, relieves monotony or brings pleasing variety 緩和緊張、 克服單調或帶來可喜的變化的事物 His jokes provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech. 他說的笑話給極沉悶的講話增加幾分輕松氣氛. Two comedians followed (eg in a variety show) by way of light relief. 兩名喜劇演員接著上場使觀眾輕松一下（如雜耍演出中）. 4 [C] (a) person taking over or following after another's turn of duty 換班人; 接替人; 輪班人 stand in as Peter's relief 準備接替彼得 [attrib 作定語] a re`lief driver, crew, etc 輪換的駕駛員、 乘務組人員等. (b) bus, train, etc supplementing a regular service （正常運營之外）增開的公共汽車、 火車等; 加班車 The coach was full so a relief was put on. 長途汽車已滿員, 所以增開了一輛. [attrib 作定語] a re`lief bus, service, etc 增加的公共汽車、 運營服務等. 5 [sing] ~ (of sth) ending or raising of the siege (of a town, fort, etc) （城鎮、 要塞等的）解圍 the relief of Mafeking 馬弗京城的解圍. relief n 1 (a) [U] method of carving ormoulding in which a design stands out from a flat surface浮雕（法） in high/low relief, ie with the background cut out deeply/shallowly 深[淺]浮雕. (b) [C] design or carving made in this way 浮雕圖; 浮雕品. 2 [U] (in drawing, etc) appearance of being done in relief by the use of shading, colour etc （繪畫等中）凸現（用明暗、 色彩等方法造成的如浮雕般的效果） (fig 比喻) The hills stood out in sharp relief against the dawn sky. 拂曉時, 群山的輪廓在天空的映襯下顯得很突出. The MI5 scandal throws the security issue into stark relief, ie draws attention to its real nature. 英國安全局丑聞發生後, 安全問題顯得格外突出. 3 [U] differences of height between hills and valleys, etc 山和山谷等的高度的差異: a re`lief map 地形圖 The relief is clearly shown on this plan. 在這張平面圖上, 地勢的起伏表示得很清楚.

不b簡潔(brief)，哥g悲傷(grief)，阿姨re說謊lie為緩解(relief)

*[ri'li:f]n. 減輕, 解除, 救濟, 安慰, 調劑, 浮雕, 換班, (地勢的)起伏【醫】 緩減, 減輕, 浮雕(繪畫中)【經】 換班, 救濟, 減輕