relate
[rɪ'leɪt] verb transitive
CONNECT 联系
■to find or show the connection between two or more things 找到联系；证明…有联系•Researchers are trying to relate low exam results and/to/with large class sizes.研究者们正试图证明学生考分低和班级规模大有关系。
[rɪ'leɪt] verb transitive
TELL 讲述 formal
■to tell a story or describe a series of events 讲述；叙述；讲•She related the events of the previous week to the police.她对警方讲述了上个星期发生的事情。 •[+ question word] He relates how at the age of 23 he was interned in a prison camp.他讲述了他在23岁时被关押在战俘营中的经历。
[rɪ'leɪt] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs relate to sb/sth
IMPROVER
■to be connected to, or to be about someone or something 涉及；与…相关；有关•Chapter nine relates to the effects of inflation on consumers.第九章的内容是关于通货膨胀对消费者的影响的。 relating to
■connected with something 有关，关于；涉及•Anything relating to maths is a complete mystery to me.和数学有关的任何东西对我来说都完全是天书。
[rɪ'leɪt] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs relate to sb
■to understand someone and be able to have a friendly relationship with them 理解（某人）；体恤（某人）•Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers.很多父母感到，当孩子到了十几岁的时候，就很难理解他们了。
[rɪ'leɪt] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs relate to sth
■to understand a situation or someone's feelings because you have experienced a similar situation or similar feelings 理解；认同；与…产生共鸣•The culture that he describes is so different from mine that I sometimes find it hard to relate to.他所描述的那种文化和我所处的文化如此迥异，有时我觉得很难理解。 |