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词汇 relieve of
释义
Idiom
relieve ofrelieve (you) of (something)
to steal something from you.
This morning, a pickpocket relieved me of $100.

Phr V
relieve of
relieves, relieving, relieved
relieve sb of sth
formal to take a problem away from someone
I was glad to be relieved of the responsibility for making that decision.
formal to dismiss someone from a position or job because they have done something wrong
The general was relieved of his command and sent home in disgrace.
humorous to help someone by taking something heavy {e.g. bag} from them
Let me relieve you of your bag.
phraserelieve of1. 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

relieve (someone or oneself) of (something)

1. To remove or lessen a burden on someone or oneself. Simply talking to someone can go a long way toward relieving yourself of stress or anxiety.
2. To remove someone or oneself from a job or set of responsibilities. The chief of police has been relieved of duty in the wake of the investigation into departmental corruption. I decided to relieve myself of the position to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.
3. To rob someone of something. There are plenty of thieves willing to relieve you of your belongings if you aren't paying attention.

relieve someone of something

 
1. Lit. to unburden someone of something. Here, let me relieve you of that heavy box. At last, he could relieve himself of the problem.
2. . Fig. to lessen someone's responsibilities. I will relieve you of some of the responsibility you have carried for so long. Let me relieve you of that job. You have enough to do.

relieve of

v.
1. To take or lift a burden from someone: The bellhop relieved us of our heavy luggage. Their rudeness relieved me of the burden of having to invite them.
2. To dismiss someone from a job, office, or position: After the scandal, the army relieved him of his post.
3. To rob or deprive someone of something: Pickpockets relieved the tourist of her money.
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