| 单词 | relation |
| 释义 | relationrelation /rɪˈleɪʃən/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1in relation to something used when comparing two things or showing the relationship between them: Women’s pay is still low in relation to men’s.2[countable, uncountable] a connection between two or more things: relation between There is a direct relation between smoking and lung cancer. His account bore no relation to (=was not connected to) the truth. The study found little relation between IQ and achievement. → see Word Choice at relationship3relations [plural] a)the way in which people or groups of people behave toward each other: relation between/among Relations among the two groups have improved recently.relation with What are your relations with your ex-husband like? The city has made efforts to improve race relations. b)official connections between companies, countries, etc.: Japan established diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1965. a politician with experience in international relations4[countable] a member of your family SYN relative: She invited all her friends and relations. Is Max a relation of yours? His name’s Johnson too, but he’s no relation to (=not a relative of) us.► see thesaurus at family1 → see also blood relative5have (sexual) relations with somebody old-fashioned to have sex with someone6[countable] math, algebra a set of ordered pairs of numbers, symbols, words, etc., which shows the relationship between the pairs → see also public relations |
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