relief/rɪ'liːf/

n. the feeling you have when sth bad stopped or did not happen

n. [U; S] 宽慰，宽心，解脱：Her child has been found. What a relief! 她的孩子找到了，真让人宽心！

◇breathe a sigh of relief 如释重负地舒一口气

构词relieve + f

音组-ief/-iːf/

belief; relief; brief; chief; thief

巧记 同类构词法believe→belief