| 单词 | relate |
| 释义 | relate (rɪleɪt ) Word forms: relates , relating , related 1. verb If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject. Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored. [VERB + to] I had papers relating to the children which we had to sign. [VERB to noun] 2. verb The way that two things relate, or the way that one thing relates to another, is the sort of connection that exists between them. He understands building and cities, the spaces between them and how they relate to each other. [plural-noun VERB] The course investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes. [VERB + to] He felt the need to relate his experience to that of people from different cultures. [VERB noun + to] ...a paper in which the writer tries to relate his linguistic and political views. [VERB noun] At the end, we have a sense of names, dates, and events but no sense of how they relate. [VERB] 3. verb If you can relate to someone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily. He is unable to relate to other people. [VERB + to] When people are cut off from contact with others, they lose all ability to relate. [VERB] 4. verb If you relate a story, you tell it. [formal] There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story. [VERB noun + to] She related her tale of living rough. [VERB noun] Collocations: relate a tale They relate the tale of human activities from the first beginnings until 1911, being compiled at first privately but later by officials of state. The Times Literary Supplement I relate this tale, not in idle boast, but hoping our experience will serve as a caution to other couples that have made a similar purchase. Times, Sunday Times After an introductory dance, the leading couple proceed to relate the tale, sometimes using verse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then returns to his own time to relate his tale to a circle of contemporaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They returned to relate the tale of bad news to their king. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 与…有关 Japanese: 関係する |
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