英语词汇“relative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	relative
释义	relative —relative /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ aep /-t̬ɪv/ Ⅰ adjective _FORMAL (COMPARING) 1 C1 being judged or measured in comparison with something else: » We weighed up the relative advantages of driving there or going by train.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Comparing and contrasting 2 F0 true to a particular degree when compared with other things: » Since I got a job, I've been living in relative comfort (= more comfort than before).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Comparing and contrasting • • • Extra Examples:» The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.» We've lived here for 15 years, but we're relative newcomers to the village.» Now that the civil war is over, relative normality has returned to the south of the country.» He rose from relative obscurity to worldwide recognition.» There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children. Ⅱ adjective _FORMAL (CONNECTED) relative to 1 C2 If something is relative to something else, it changes according to the speed or level of the other thing: » The amount of petrol a car uses is relative to its speed.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Linking and relating , ↑Regarding and concerning 2 F0 If something is relative to a particular subject, it is connected with it: » Are these documents relative to the discussion?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Linking and relating , ↑Regarding and concerningWord Builder:–Nouns: relation, relationship, relative–Adjectives: related, unrelated, relative–Verbs: relate–Adverbs: relatively Ⅲ noun [C] ► B1 a member of your family: » I haven't got many blood relatives (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).» All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Family relations in generalWord Builder:–Nouns: relation, relationship, relative–Adjectives: related, unrelated, relative–Verbs: relate–Adverbs: relatively • • • Extra Examples:» The children are being cared for by a relative.» There weren't many people at the funeral - just close family relatives.» I live in Cambridge, but my relatives live up north in Manchester.» It is women who mainly shoulder responsibility for the care of elderly and disabled relatives.» Sundry distant relatives, most of whom I hardly recognized, turned up for my brother's wedding.
随便看	coexistence C of E coffee coffee bar coffee bean coffee break coffee cake coffee-coloured coffee grinder coffee house coffee klatch coffee machine coffee mill coffee morning coffee pot coffee shop coffee table coffee-table book coffer cofferdam ↑Remembering, reminding and reminders ↑Removing and extracting ↑Removing and getting rid of things ↑Removing the skin or seed from fruit and vegetables ↑Renaissance: 1501 to 1899

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