relation
[rɪ'leɪ.ʃən] noun
FRIENDSHIP 友好关系
relations [plural]
ESSENTIAL
■the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other （人际或团体之间的）关系，联系，交往•Relations between him and his new wife are rather strained.他和新娶的妻子之间的关系很紧张。 •formal Britain enjoys friendly relations with Canada.英国和加拿大的关系非常友好。 Common Learner Errors relation or relationship?Warning: Choose the right word!To talk in the singular about the way in which people feel and behave towards each other, don't say 'a relation', say a relationship :
✗ He has a very good relation with his colleagues.
[rɪ'leɪ.ʃən] noun
CONNECTION 关联
IMPROVER uncountable
■the connection or similarity between two things 关联；关系；联系；相似•The relation between the original book and this new film is very faint.原著和这出新电影之间没太多联系。 •She bears no relation to (= She is not similar to) her brother.她和她弟弟性格迥异。 in/with relation to sth
■in connection with something 关于；至于；就…而言•She used the map to discover where she was in relation to her surroundings.她对照地图看周围环境来确定她所处的位置。
[rɪ'leɪ.ʃən] noun
FAMILY MEMBER 亲戚
IMPROVER countable
■a member of your family 亲戚；亲属•The funeral was attended by friends and relations.死者的亲友参加了葬礼。 •She's a relation by marriage because she married my cousin.她是我的一个姻亲，因为她嫁给了我表哥。
[rɪ'leɪ.ʃən] noun
have (sexual) relations (with sb) formal
■to have sex or a sexual relationship with someone （与某人）有（性）关系•The couple had been having sexual relations for a year.这对夫妇在婚前就已经有一年的性关系了。 |