relate

英 [rɪˈleɪt]

美 [rɪˈleɪt]

v.  联系; 使有联系; 把…联系起来; 叙述; 讲述; 讲(故事)

现在分词：relating　过去分词：related　第三人称单数：relates　过去式：related　

高考CET4CET6考研GREIELTSTEM4TEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.747 / COCA.1080

同义词辨析

linkconnectjoinrelateunite【导航词义：联合，连接，联系】

短语用例

relate to sth/sb

• 涉及；与…相关；谈到
  to be connected with sth/sb; to refer to sth/sb
  1. I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.
     我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。
  2. In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity.
     以后，工资的增加将和业绩挂钩。
• 能够理解并同情；了解；体恤
  to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb/sth
  1. She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.
     在开始的几章中，她描述了自己童年的经历。
  2. He related the facts of the case to journalists.
     他给记者们讲述了这件事的实际情况。
  3. She related how he had run away from home as a boy.
     她追述了他小时候是如何离家出走的。

牛津词典

verb

• 联系；使有联系；把…联系起来
  show or make a connection between two or more things
  1. I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.
     我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。
  2. In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity.
     以后，工资的增加将和业绩挂钩。
• 叙述；讲述；讲（故事）
  to give a spoken or written report of sth; to tell a story
  1. She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.
     在开始的几章中，她描述了自己童年的经历。
  2. He related the facts of the case to journalists.
     他给记者们讲述了这件事的实际情况。
  3. She related how he had run away from home as a boy.
     她追述了他小时候是如何离家出走的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 涉及;关于
  If somethingrelates toa particular subject, it concerns that subject.
  1. Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored...
     其他建议涉及此类信息储存方面的一些细节。
  2. It does not matter whether the problem you have relates to food, drink, smoking or just living...
     不管你的问题是由食物、饮料、吸烟引起，或仅仅是生活引起，都无关紧要。
  3. I had papers relating to the children which my wife and I had to sign.
     我有一些关于孩子的文件需要我和妻子签字。
• V-RECIP-ERG 相关;有关联
  The way that two thingsrelate, or the way that one thingrelates toanother, is the sort of connection that exists between them.
  1. More studies will be required before we know what the functions of these genes are and whether they relate to each other...
     要弄清这些基因的功能以及它们彼此之间是否关联，我们还需要开展更多的研究。
  2. Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes...
     康奈尔大学开设了一门研究语言与特定文化符号之间如何关联的课程。
  3. Many Christians today feel the need to relate their experience to that of the Hindu, the Buddhist and the Muslim.
     如今，许多基督徒感到有必要把自身的体验与印度教徒、佛教徒和伊斯兰教徒的体验相联系。
  4. ...a paper called 'Language and Freedom' in which Chomsky tries to relate his linguistic and political views...
     一篇题为“语言和自由”的论文，文中乔姆斯基试图把他的语言学观点和政治观点联系起来
  5. At the end, we have a sense of names, dates, and events but no sense of how they relate.
     最后，我们对名字、日期和事件有了些认识，但并不清楚它们之间的关联。
• VERB 产生共鸣;认同
  If you canrelate tosomeone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily.
  1. He is unable to relate to other people...
     他无法理解他人的想法。
  2. I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to...
     我认为对孩子们来讲有可以相互理解沟通的兄弟姐妹很重要。
  3. When people are cut off from contact with others, they lose all ability to relate.
     一个人与其他人隔绝后，会失去全部的沟通能力。
• VERB 叙述;讲述
  If yourelatea story, you tell it.
  1. There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story...
     有一些官员会听他讲述整个故事。
  2. She related her tale of living rough.
     她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。

英英释义

verb

• make a logical or causal connection
  1. I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
  2. colligate these facts
  3. I cannot relate these events at all
  Synonym:associatetie inlinkcolligatelink upconnect
• give an account of
  1. The witness related the events
• have or establish a relationship to
  1. She relates well to her peers
• be relevant to
  1. There were lots of questions referring to her talk
  2. My remark pertained to your earlier comments
  Synonym:referpertainconcerncome tobear ontouchtouch onhave-to doe with
• be in a relationship with
  1. How are these two observations related?
  Synonym:interrelate

双语例句

• There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story
  有一些官员会听他讲述整个故事。
• I had papers relating to the children which my wife and I had to sign.
  我有一些关于孩子的文件需要我和妻子签字。
• That's why you can't relate to him.
  这就是为什么你不能和他有关联。
• The development of green laser and theories that relate to this subject were Introduced.
  介绍了绿光激光器的发展历程和有关基本理论。
• The first part of the idea does not relate to the other.
  观念的第一个部分和其他部分没有关系。
• All of these errors relate to incomplete specification of the receive and reply activities.
  所有这些错误都与不完整的receive活动和reply活动规范有关。
• Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes
  康奈尔大学开设了一门研究语言与特定文化符号之间如何关联的课程。
• Many entries relate to the two world wars.
  很多条目与两次世界大战有关。
• The previous hook defines the new data structure, but does not describe how it and a node relate.
  前一个钩子定义了新的数据结构，但没有描述它与一个节点的关系。
• She related her tale of living rough.
  她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。