Applying a cold compress to the sprained ankle helped relieve the swelling and dull the persistent ache.
在扭伤的脚踝上敷冷敷布有助于缓解肿胀并减轻持续的疼痛。
Which choice best defines “relieve”?
B — Ease pain or worry. “relieve” means ease pain or worry.
Which word means “ease pain or worry”?
B — relieve. “relieve” means ease pain or worry.
relieve — ease pain or worry. In Chinese: 缓解，减轻.
relieve is pronounced /rɪˈliːv/.
Applying a cold compress to the sprained ankle helped relieve the swelling and dull the persistent ache. (在扭伤的脚踝上敷冷敷布有助于缓解肿胀并减轻持续的疼痛。)
alleviate, ease, soothe — all close in meaning to relieve (ease pain or worry).
aggravate, intensify — each the opposite of relieve (ease pain or worry).
Yes. relieve is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(again)+lieve(lift lightly)