relieve The doctor often relieve the poor. 那位医生经常救济贫民。 We did what we could to relieve the people in the flood-stricken areas. 我们尽了最大努力救济遭受水灾地区的人民。 release The prisoner … · Relieve someone of something = take it away completely. Give someone relief from something = take it away for a short time, or make it less bad/serious/painful.