relieved
adjective /rɪˈliːvd/
/rɪˈliːvd/
- feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this
感到宽慰的;放心的;显得开心的 - She sounded relieved.
她听上去很放心。 - relieved to see, hear, find, etc. something You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.
现在知道你们的工作保住了,可以放心了。 - relieved (that)… I'm just relieved that nobody was hurt.
谁都没有受伤,我深感宽慰。 - They exchanged relieved glances.
他们如释重负地彼此看了看。 - He was clearly relieved when we offered to pay for the damage.
当我们提出赔偿损失时,他显然松了一口气。
Synonyms gladglad- happy
- pleased
- delighted
- proud
- relieved
- thrilled
- glad [not usually before noun] happy about something or grateful for it:
- He was glad he’d come.
他很高兴他来了。 - She was glad when the meeting was over.
会议结束时她很高兴。
- He was glad he’d come.
- happy pleased about something nice that you have to do or something that has happened to somebody:
- We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
我们高兴地宣布,我们的女儿订婚了。
- We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
- pleased [not before noun] happy about something that has happened or something that you have to do:
- She was very pleased with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。 - You’re coming? I’m so pleased.
你要来呀?我太高兴了。
- She was very pleased with her exam results.
Feeling pleased can suggest that you have judged somebody/something and approve of them. Feeling glad can be more about feeling grateful for something. You cannot be ‘glad with somebody’: The boss should be glad with you. Happy can mean glad, pleased or satisfied.用 glad、happy 还是 pleased? - delighted very pleased about something; very happy to do something; showing your delight:
- I’m delighted at your news.
听到你的消息我非常高兴。
- I’m delighted at your news.
- proud pleased and satisfied about something that you own or have done, or are connected with:
- proud parents
自豪的父母 - He was proud of himself for not giving up.
他为自己没有放弃而自豪。
- proud parents
- relieved feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this:
- You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.
现在你们知道工作保住了,可以放心了。
- You’ll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.
- thrilled [not before noun] (rather informal) extremely pleased and excited about something:
- I was thrilled to be invited.
我获得邀请,感到非常兴奋。
- I was thrilled to be invited.
Thrilled may express a stronger feeling than delighted, but delighted can be made stronger with absolutely, more than or only too. Thrilled can be made negative and ironic with not exactly or less than: She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece. Patterns用 delighted 还是 thrilled? - glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about something
- pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at something
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for somebody
- glad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know…
- very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relieved
- absolutely delighted/thrilled
Topics Feelingsb2- I was secretly relieved when Tony said it was time to turn back.
听到托尼说该回去了时我偷偷松了口气。 - We were greatly relieved at the news of their safe return.
听说他们平安归来后,我们如释重负。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- She sounded relieved.