| 单词 | relative |
| 释义 | relative nounadjective | verb + relative | phrases adjective➤close, near近亲◆the succession passed to the nearest surviving relative.继承权传给在世的关系最近的亲属。➤distant远亲▸➤blood, family血亲；家庭成员◆if you die without a will, only a husband, wife, children and blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property.如果去世时没立遗嘱，只有丈夫、妻子、子女及血亲才能继承财产。➤immediate直系亲属◆the deceased's immediate relatives will inherit her estate.死者的直系亲属将继承她的财产。➤living, surviving在世的／依然健在的亲属➤deceased已故亲属▸➤elderly, old上了年纪的／年老的亲戚▸➤young年轻的亲戚▸➤female, male女性／男性亲属➤long-lost长久不见的亲戚◆he greeted me like a long-lost relative.他跟我打招呼，就像久未见面的亲戚一样。➤poor (often figurative) 同类中较次者◆he believes that interior design is the poor relative of (= inferior to) architecture.他认为室内装潢设计较建筑学来说要低一等。➤dependent (especially bre) 受扶养的亲戚◆the increase in dependent elderly relatives需要扶养的老年亲戚的增多➤disabled, ill, sick伤残的亲戚；有病的亲戚◆people who care for a sick or disabled relative照料病残亲戚的人➤bereaved, grieving (both especially bre) 刚刚丧失亲人的／悲恸的亲属verb + relative➤have有亲戚◆i have no parents or close relatives.我没有父母或近亲。➤lose失去亲人◆an organization that helps people who have lost relatives (= whose relatives have died) 专门帮助失去亲人者的机构➤care for, give support to, help, look after, support, take care of (especially name) 照料亲属；供养亲属；帮助亲属；赡养亲属◆she's caring for an elderly relative.她正照料一个年迈的亲戚。➤live with与亲戚住在一起▸➤stay with, visit暂时住在亲戚家；拜访亲戚▸➤find, trace (especially bre) 找到／查找亲属◆the police are trying to find the relatives of the deceased.警方正试图寻找死者的亲属。➤contact, inform联系／告知亲属◆the names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed.受害者名单要在通知其亲属后才公布。phrases➤friends and relatives, friends or relatives亲戚朋友◆an intimate reception for close friends and relatives宴请亲朋好友的私人招待会➤a relative by marriage姻亲relative [countable] a person who is in the same family as sb else; a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else亲戚；亲属；同类事物◆i have close relatives.我有近亲。◆she's looking after an elderly relative.她在照料一位年老的亲戚。◆the ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat.北山羊与石山羊有较远的亲缘关系。▸ related adjective◆we're distantly related.我们是远亲。◆the llama is related to the camel.美洲驼和骆驼是亲缘物种。relativeconsidered according to its position or connection with sth else; considered and judged by being compared with sth else; that exists or has a particular quality only when compared with sth else相对的；相关联的；相比较而言的；相比之下存在（或具有）的◆the position of the sun relative to the earth太阳与地球的相对位置◆you must consider the relative merits of the two plans.你必须考虑相比较之下两个计划各自的优点。◆they now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before).他们现在过得比较舒适。◆it's all relative though, isn't it? we never had any money when i was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us.不过，一切都是相对的，是不是？我们小时候根本没钱，500 块对我们就是很大一笔钱了。▸ relatively adverb◆at first glance the poem seems to be relatively straightforward.乍一看，这首诗似乎比较直白。◆the colleges had become, relatively speaking, short of funds.相对来说，这些学院资金开始紧拙。relative¹/ˈrelətɪv ||; ˈrɛlətɪv/adj1. relative (to sth) when compared to sb/sth else 与…相比的；比较上的；相对的: ◇the position of the earth relative to the sun 地球相对于太阳的位置◇they live in relative luxury. 他们的生活过得比较奢华。 2. (grammar语法) referring to an earlier noun, sentence or part of a sentence 与前述名词、短语或句子相关联的；表示关系的: ◇in the phrase ‘the lady who lives next door’, ‘who’ is a relative pronoun and ‘who lives next door’ is a relative clause. 在the lady who lives next door这个短语中，who是关系代词，who lives next door是关系从句。 for more information about relative pronouns and clauses, look at the quick grammar reference section at the back of this dictionary. 有关关系代词和关系从句的详细用法，参看本词典末“语法便览”部份。 relative²/ˈrelətɪv ||; ˈrɛlətɪv/noun [c] a member of your family 亲戚；亲属: ◇a close/distant relative 近亲；远亲 [syn] relation 同义词为relationrelativesee ⇨ compare 2☞ relative¹☞ relative² |
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