relate

[ri'leit]

v.叙述, 使有联系, 有关联

vt.

1. 讲, 叙述[(+to)]

To him we related our troubles, asking his advice.

我们向他讲述了我们的困难, 请他指导。

2. 使有联系[(+to/with)]

Can you relate what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind?

你能否把你童年时的遭遇同目前的心境相联起来?

vi.

1. 有关, 涉及[(+to)]

I don't know to what this relates.

我不知道这与什么有关。

2. 符合[(+with)]

Your statement does not relate well with the facts.

你的说法与事实不太符合。

3. 相处[(+to)]

She doesn't relate well to her peers.

她和同辈处不来。

She doesn't relate well to her mother.

她与她母亲相处不很和睦。

4. 认同; 欣赏

I just can't relate to these new fashions.

我就是没办法认同这些新的流行款式。

词形变化

形容词: relatable | 名词: relater | 动词过去式: related | 动词过去分词: related | 动词现在分词: relating | 动词第三人称单数: relates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.详述

tell  report  recount  narrate  recite  state  declare  

同义参见:

correlate  say  recount  pertain  deliver  inhere  sympathize  bracket  

英英释义

动词 relate:

make a logical or causal connection

同义词：associate, tie in, link, colligate, link up, connect

have to do with or be relevant to

同义词：refer, pertain, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on

give an account of

be in a relationship with

同义词：interrelate

have or establish a relationship to

短语词组

relate to/with

1. 有关

To what events did your remarks relate?

你的话指的是什么事?

补充

relaterelate英:[riˈleit] 美:[rɪˈlet]vt. & vi.1.(把…)联系起来His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.他说的话与讨论的问题无关。I can't relate those two ideas.我很难把这两种想法联系起来。It is difficult to relate the two cases.要把那两件事联系起来是很困难的。Can you relate what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind?你能将童年的经历与现在的心情联系起来吗?It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause.很难把结果与任何已知原因联系起来。vt.1.讲述; 叙述Then he related what had passed between them.然后他讲述他们之间发生的情况。He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

例句

1. She related her tale of living rough.她讲述了自己艰苦谋生的故事。 2. He related how he had received two phone calls from the embassy.他讲述了自己如何接到大使馆的两个电话。 3. At the end, we have a sense of names, dates, and events but no sense of how they relate.最后, 我们知道了名字、日期和事件, 但是却不知道怎么把它们联系到一起。 4. He's shy and finds it hard to relate.他很害羞, 觉得与人交往很难。 5. He related what he had seen in the theatre.他把在剧场中所看到的情况叙述了一遍。 6. The Belgian language is closely related to French.比利时语与法语密切相关。 7. She is concerned only about what relates to herself.她只关心与自己有关的事。 8. The two brothers can't relate to each other.兄弟二人互不体贴。 9. It is a problem that relates to geology.那是一个与地质学有关的问题。 10. These regulations do not relate to children under the age of twelve.这些规则不适用于十二岁以下儿童。 11. What he said did not relate with the facts.他说的话与事实不符。 12. They can't relate to modern literature.他们对现代文学很不理解。 13. various versions of the chilling story have been related by the locals.当地人对这可怕的事件有各种不同的说法。 14. he was related to my mother.他和我妈有血缘关系。 15. people who are related.亲戚。 16. high unemployment is related to high crime rates.高失业率和高犯罪率有因果关系。 17. the study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a whole.这项研究调查了城市内部的社会变革并将其与整个国家更大范围的发展联系起来。 18. the new legislation related to corporate activities.新立法与公司活动有关。 19. kids related to him because he was so anti-establishment.因为他非常反正统，所以年轻人都和他投缘。 20. 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。 21. 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。 22. Some teenagers find it hard to relate to their parents.有些青年人觉得很难理解父母。 23. relate cause and effect联系因果 24. Few of the people who became sick related their symptoms to the food they'd eaten the day before.生病的人一般都不会把他们的症状跟前一天所吃的食物联系起来。 25. "You must be feeling awful. I went through something similar myself last year, so I can relate."你一定很难受吧。去年我自己经历了类似的事，所以我能够理解。 26. I can relate to your feelings.我能理解你的感受。 27. I've never been able to relate to him very well.我从未能够很好地理解他。 28. The audience needs to be able to relate to the characters in the story.观众需要能够理解故事中的人物。 29. He writes songs that people can really relate to.他写一些真正能够引起人们共鸣的歌曲。 30. The book relates [=recounts] a tale of jealousy and heartache.这本书讲述一个有关嫉妒与悲伤的故事。 31. We listened eagerly as she related the whole exciting story.当她讲述这整个令人激动的故事时，我们听得很入迷。 32. The way a child relates to [=interacts with] her teacher can affect her education.孩子与老师的相处方式会影响她的学业。 33. They are very formal in the way they relate [=interact] with each other.他们之间相处的方式很拘谨。 34. The readings relate to the class discussions.这些读物与课堂讨论有关。 35. Their grudge relates back to a misunderstanding that took place years ago.他们的积怨始于多年前的一场误会。 36. other information relating to his performance与他的演出相关的其他信息 37. The survey suggests that financial success is closely/strongly/directly related to a person's level of education.调查显示，经济成就与一个人的教育水平有紧密/极大/直接的关联。