| 单词 | relate |
| 释义 | relate verbadverb | verb + relate | preposition | phrases adverb➤closely密切相关▸➤directly, specifically直接／明确相关◆the issues raised in the report relate directly to age concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。➤somehow有某种联系◆all these works relate somehow to the artist's emotional life.所有这些作品都与该艺术家的感情生活存在着某种联系。➤primarily主要相关◆our work primarily relates to product design.我们的工作主要与产品设计相关。verb + relate➤be able to, can能联系起来；可以联系起来▸➤attempt to, try to尝试／试图联系▸➤be difficult to, find sth difficult to难以联系起来；发现将⋯联系起来很难◆i found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.我发现要将这两种观点联系起来相当困难。preposition➤to和⋯联系起来◆our product needs an image that people can relate to.我们的产品需要一个让人认同的形象。phrases➤the ability to relate to sb/sth把⋯联系起来的能力▸➤an attempt to relate sth把⋯联系起来的尝试◆attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like.试图将对动物的研究和对人类的研究联系起来并不是对两种相似的事物进行比较。 relate /rɪleɪt/ verb [transitive] to show or make a connection between two or more things 联系；使有联系；把…联系起来◆in the future, pay increases will be related to productivity. 以后，加薪将和业绩挂钩。◆we use a database to relate products and pricing. 我们使用数据库将产品和定价联系起来。 syn connect ●relate to sth/sbto be connected with sth/sb; to refer to sth/sb 涉及；与…相关；谈到◆both companies are pursuing legal action relating to the merger. 两家公司正就并购一事提起诉讼。☞ relate relate verbrelate ♦︎ associate ♦︎ link ♦︎ match ♦︎ connectthese words all mean to show or make a connection between two or more things.这些词均表示联系、使有联系、把⋯联系起来。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to relate / link / match / connect sth to sth◆to associate / link / match / connect sth with sth◆to relate / associate / link / match / connect (sth) directly◆to relate / associate / link / connect sth specifically◆to relate / associate / link sth explicitly◆to associate / link / connect sth firmly■ relate [transitive] (rather formal) to show or make a connection between things联系；使有联系；把⋯联系起来◆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。◆in future, pay increases will be related to productivity.以后，加薪将和效率挂钩。ⓘ relate is often used in business texts, describing how one thing will change according to how much sth else changes. * relate 常用于商务文本，描述一事物因另一事物变化而跟着变化的关系◆performance-related pay与业绩挂钩的薪酬◆income-related benefits与收入相关联的福利◆an earnings-related pension scheme与收入挂钩的养老金计划■ associate /əsəʊʃieɪt, əsəʊsieɪt; name əsoʊʃieɪt/ [transitive] (rather formal) to make a connection between people or things in your mind联想；联系◆i always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。◆he is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.在公众心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。 ➡ see also association → association ■ link [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to state that there is a connection between people or things说明（两人或两事物之间）有联系（或关系）◆detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.侦探认为这起入室盗窃案与去年此地区一起类似案件有关。◆newspapers have linked his name with the singer.报纸报道把他的名字与那个歌手连在一起。ⓘ link is often used in newspapers to talk about people possibly being involved in a particular crime, or knowing sb who has been involved in a crime. * link 常用于报纸报道，指涉案或认识涉案者。■ match [transitive] to find sb/sth that goes together with or is connected with another person or thing找对应（或相关）的人（或物）；配对◆the aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.比赛的要求是把引文及其作者配对起来。◆the control group in the experiment was matched for age and sex.实验中对照组的年龄和性别与试验组是匹配的。■ connect [transitive] (rather formal) to notice or make a connection between people or things注意到与⋯有关联；把⋯联系起来◆there was nothing to connect him with the crime.他与那起犯罪毫无关联。◆i was surprised to hear them mentioned together: i had never connected them before.听到有人把他们牵扯在一起我很吃惊，我以前从未想过他们会有关联。note 辨析 relate, associate or connect?when you associate two things in your mind, it just happens, often because of experiences you have already had. when you relate or connect two things in your mind, it requires more of an effort because the connection is not so obvious or natural to you. * associate 指常因过往的经验自然而然地产生某种联想。relate 或 connect 指将关系不太明显的两个事物联系起来，这种关联不是自然而然就想到的，需要多一点心思去发掘◆i always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。◆i always relate/connect the smell of baking with/to my childhood. ◆i found it hard to relate / connect the two ideas in my mind.我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。◆i found it hard to associate the two ideas in my mind. relate can also be used to talk about a deliberate decision to make two things dependent on each other. * relate 亦可指故意使两件事情互相影响◆pay increases will be related to productivity.加薪将和效率挂钩。◆pay increases will be associated with/connected with productivity. connect can also be used to talk about facts or evidence that provide a link between things. * connect 亦可指事实或证据显示不同事物之间有关联◆there was nothing to connect him with the crime.他与那起犯罪毫无关联。◆there was nothing to relate/associate him to/with the crime. relate [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened叙述；讲述◆she relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.她在开头几章中讲述了自己童年的经历。◆he related the whole conversation to the police.他向警方陈述了谈话的全部内容。note 辨析 tell, recount or relate? recount and relate are more formal than tell. recount is used more often than relate to talk about telling an informal and sometimes entertaining story about events that you have experienced. * recount 和 relate 比 tell 正式。与 relate 相比，recount 更常指讲述有关亲身经历的，有时妙趣横生的小故事◆brian and i recounted the awful story.我和布赖恩讲述了那次可怕的经历。 relate is often used to talk about more formal, neutral accounts. * relate 常指比较正式的不带倾向性的述说◆an audio-visual presentation relates the story of the battle of hastings.用视听演示简报讲述了黑斯廷斯战役的故事。relate [transitive] (rather formal) to show or make a connection between things联系；使有联系；把⋯联系起来◆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。◆in future, pay increases will be related to productivity.以后，加薪将和效率挂钩。ⓘ relate is often used in business texts, describing how one thing will change according to how much sth else changes. * relate 常用于商务文本，描述一事物因另一事物变化而跟着变化的关系◆performance-related pay与业绩挂钩的薪酬◆income-related benefits与收入相关联的福利◆an earnings-related pension scheme与收入挂钩的养老金计划relate/rɪˈleɪt ||; rɪˈlet/verb[t] 1. relate a to/with b to show or make a connection between two or more things 显示…与…有关；使有关联: ◇the report relates heart disease to high levels of stress. 这报告显示心脏病与精神压力过重有关。 2. (formal 正式)relate sth (to sb) to tell a story to sb 讲述；叙述: ◇he related his side of the story to a journalist. 他向记者讲述了他就这件事所知道的情况。 relate to sb/sth 1. to be concerned or involved with sth 与某人或某事物有关 2. to be able to understand how sb feels 领略或理解别人的感受: ◇some teenagers find it hard to relate to their parents. 有些青年人觉得很难理解父母。 re·late /rɪ`let; rɪˈleɪt/v 1. [i,t] to be connected or to show that two or more things are connected （使）联系; 证明…有关联:◇i don't understand how the two ideas relate. 我不明白这两个想法是怎样联系起来的。 2. [t] formal to tell a story or talk about something that happened 【正式】 讲述［故事］; 谈论［发生的事］relate to sb/sth1 to be connected or concerned with something 和［某事物］有关，涉及:◇this point relates to environmental ideas. 这一点和环境方面的概念有关。2 to be able to understand someone's problems, feelings etc 理解［某人］:◇i find it hard to relate to kids. 我觉得很难理解孩子。 |
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