relatere•late /rɪ'leɪt/

vt

1. 正式 讲述，叙述

• He related his adventure to his children. 他将自己的冒险经历说给他的孩子听。

2. 使…相互关联，与…相联系

• It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause. 很难弄清这些后果与什么已知缘由有关联。

• The report seeks to relate the rise in crime to the increase in unemployment. 这份报告想把犯罪上升与失业增加联系起来。

vi

1. 有关联

• How on earth do his remarks relate to what we are discussing now? 他的评语和我们现在所讨论的事情究竟有什么关系呢？

2. (和人)友好相处，(互相)合得来；适应(环境等)

• She doesn't relate very well to her mother. 她和她母亲处得不太好。

3. 美口 理解；认同

• I can't relate to his idea at all. 我完全不能理解他的想法。

• He tried to project an image the audience could relate to. 他想塑造一个观众可以认同的形象。

词组relating to 有关，关于，涉及

• all the documents relating to this case 有关这件案子的所有文件