relieve是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 减轻， 解除， 援救， 救济， 换班，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'My last supplication of all, is this; and with it, I will relieve you of a visitor with whom I well know you have nothing in unison, and between whom and you there is an impassable space.
-- My first act was to put out my hand to relieve her breathing; and in moving the scarf aside, the embroidery in the corner caught my sight.
-- I knew what Court influence was, and what 470 A tale of two citiesthe immunities of the Nobles were, and I expected that the matter would never be heard of; but, I wished to relieve my own mind.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was absolutely convinced that nothing could be done to prolong his brother's life or to relieve his suffering.
-- Kitty tried in every possible way to relieve him, to soothe him; but it was all in vain, and Levin saw that she herself was exhausted both physically and morally, though she would not admit it.
-- But now no physical craving or suffering received relief, and the effort to relieve them only caused fresh suffering.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I suppose it must be wonderful to relieve suffering.
-- He told himself that however much he might relieve the sick, essentially he was a business man, in rivalry with Dr. Winter of Leopolis and Dr. Hesselink of Groningen; that though they might be honest, honesty and healing were less their purpose than making money; that to get rid of avoidable disease and produce a healthy population would be the worst thing in the world for them; and that they must all be replaced by public health officials.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The door on to the stairs was open to relieve them a little from the clouds of tobacco smoke which floated in from the other rooms and brought on long terrible fits of coughing in the poor, consumptive woman.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Peggotty, to relieve it, took twoprodigious lobsters, and an enormous crab, and a large canvas bagof shrimps, out of his pockets, and piled them up in Ham's arms.
-- which did not by any means relieve my anxiety.
-- The good Doctor said she wasnervous, and, to relieve her, proposed a round game at cards; ofwhich he knew as much as of the art of playing the trombone.
-- 'Oh, what a reward it is,' said Uriah,drawing up one leg, at the risk of bringing down upon himselfanother visitation from my aunt, 'to be so trusted in!But I hope Iam able to do something to relieve him from the fatigues ofbusiness, Master Copperfield!'
-- My telling him so,appeared to relieve him; and he shook hands with me.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She had half a mind to resent; but an instant's ob-servation convinced her that it was really said only to relieve his own feelings, and not meant to provoke; and therefore she let it pass.
-- If she could not have been angry with Frank Churchill too, it would have been dreadful. As for Jane Fairfax, she might at least relieve her feelings from any present solicitude on her ac-count.
-- She might assist his resolution, or reconcile him to it; she might give just praise to Harriet, or, by representing to him his own independence, relieve him from that state of indecision, which must be more intoler-able than any alternative to such a mind as his. They had reached the house.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Oak was just thinking that whatever he himself might have suffered from Bathsheba's marriage, here was a man who had suffered more, when Boldwood spoke in a changed voice that of one who yearned to make a confidence and relieve his heart by an outpouring.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I will write instantly and relieve them from the anxiety they must feel.'
-- Relieve me from the sight of your detested form.'
-- 'Thus I relieve thee, my creator,' he said, and placed his hated hands before my eyes, which I flung from me with vi-olence; 'thus I take from thee a sight which you abhor.
-- The girl met him at the door, helped to relieve him of his burden, and taking some of the fuel into the cottage, placed it on the fire; then she and the youth went apart into a nook of the cottage, and he showed her a large loaf and a piece of cheese.
-- ''Enter,' said De Lacey, 'and I will try in what manner I can to relieve your wants; but, unfortunately, my children are from home, and as I am blind, I am afraid I shall find it difficult to procure food for you.'
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Melanie and Charles, who were on excellent terms with their uncle, had frequently offered to relieve herof this ordeal, but Pitty always set her babyish mouth firmly and refused.
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