relieved
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·lieved /rɪˈliːvd/ ●●○ adjective WORRIEDfeeling happy because you are no longer worried about something 宽慰的，不再忧虑的 → reliefgreatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news. 听到这个消息，她似乎大大松了一口气。relieved to see/hear/know something His mother was relieved to see him happy again. 看到他又高兴起来，他妈妈放心了。relieved (that) I felt relieved that Ben would be there. 本会在那儿，我就放心了。 A relieved smile spread over his face. 他脸上绽开了宽慰的笑容。n COLLOCATIONSadverbsgreatly/hugely relievedI was greatly relieved when he agreed.extremely/immensely relievedWe're all immensely relieved that the ordeal is over.mightily relieved (=greatly relieved)He was mightily relieved when they won.obviously/clearly/visibly relievedShe was obviously relieved to have escaped.somewhat/rather relieved (=fairly relieved – often used when someone is actually very relieved)I was somewhat relieved to hear the wine was £20, not £200 a bottle.verbsfeel relievedShe was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go.sound/look relievedJen looked relieved to see me.
Examples from the Corpus
relieved• Billy felt the wind rushing into the cab as the lorry trundled through the tunnel and he felt relieved.• I'd go so far as to say she seemed relieved.• By the time Lew left, Meier felt greatly relieved.• She imagined he looked almost relieved and she felt the same.• Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.• She was relieved but paradoxically slightly annoyed, too.• "Oh, " she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."• She was relieved, later, that they weren't published.• She started to count how many people, who might not confess it in simple language, were relieved MacQuillan had gone.• The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.• I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.• The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.• Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion.• Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.• I'm so relieved to see you!greatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved• At first there was no response to Cleo's knock, at which Dauntless was greatly relieved.• In many ways I was greatly relieved as it had become obvious to me that he wasn't well.• Glyn had come yesterday, but Shirley had already cooked, and he had looked extremely relieved at that.• Voice over Mrs Fitchew said she was extremely relieved not to have been sent to prison.• Had this been the case, it would have greatly relieved pressure on the remand population in prisons.• We were immensely relieved to find, in her next book, that her powers were still unimpaired.• The party was greatly relieved to get the whole business over and done with.re·lieved adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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relieved
re‧lieved /rɪˈliːvd/
adjective
feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something ⇨ relief
greatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved
She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news.
relieved to see/hear/know something
His mother was relieved to see him happy again.
relieved (that)
I felt relieved that Ben would be there.
A relieved smile spread over his face.
■ adverbs
▪greatly/hugely relieved I was greatly relieved when he agreed.
▪extremely/immensely relieved We're all immensely relieved that the ordeal is over.
▪mightily relieved (=greatly relieved) He was mightily relieved when they won.
▪obviously/clearly/visibly relieved She was obviously relieved to have escaped.
▪somewhat/rather relieved (=fairly relieved – often used when someone is actually very relieved) I was somewhat relieved to hear the wine was £20, not £200 a bottle.
■ verbs
▪feel relieved She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go.
▪sound/look relieved Jen looked relieved to see me.
re‧lieved /rɪˈliːvd/
adjectivefeeling happy because you are no longer worried about something ⇨ relief
greatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved
relieved to see/hear/know something
relieved (that)
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glad [ 指高兴、愉快、感激 ：◆ 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。 happy pleased about sth nice that you have to do or sth that has happened to sb 指对必须做的或发生于某人身上的事感到高兴、快乐 ：◆ 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。 pleased [ 指对已经发生或必须做的事感到高兴、愉快、满意 ：◆ 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。
glad, happy or pleased? 用 glad、happy 还是 pleased？
delighted very pleased about sth; very happy to do sth; showing your delight 指高兴的、乐意的、愉快的 ：◆ I'm delighted at your news. 听到你的消息我非常高兴。 NOTE Delighted is often used to accept an invitation.* delighted 常用于接受邀请 ：◆ 'Can you stay for dinner?' 'I'd be delighted (to).' “留下来吃晚饭好吗？” “我非常乐意。” proud pleased and satisfied about sth that you own or have done, or are connected with 指骄傲的、自豪的、得意的、满足的 ：◆ 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。 relieved feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this 指感到宽慰的、放心的、显得开心的 ：◆ 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。 thrilled [ ( extremely pleased and excited about sthrather
指非常兴奋、极为激动 ：◆ I was thrilled to be invited. 我获得邀请，感到非常兴奋。
delighted or thrilled? 用 delighted 还是 thrilled？
Thrilled may express a stronger feeling thandelighted , butdelighted can be made stronger withabsolutely ,more than oronly too .Thrilled can be made negative and ironic withnot exactly orless than .* thrilled 比 delighted 的情感更强烈，但 delighted 可与 absolutely、more than 或 only too 连用以增强语气。thrilled 与 not exactly 或 less than 连用可变为否定或含讽刺意味 ：◆ She was not exactly thrilled at the prospect of looking after her niece.想到要照料她的侄女，她就高兴不起来了。
Patterns
glad/happy/pleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled about sthpleased/delighted/relieved/thrilled at sthglad/happy/pleased/delighted/thrilled for sbglad/happy/pleased/delighted/proud/relieved/thrilled that…/to see/hear/find/know… very glad/happy/pleased/proud/relievedabsolutely delighted/thrilled