relate[ri'leit]

• vt.
  • 讲，叙述：

    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。

  • 使联系；显示…之间的关系：

    The Belgian language is closely related to French.

    比利时语与法语密切相关。

• vi.
  • 与…有某种联系(或关系)(常与to连用)：

    She is concerned only about what relates to herself.

    她只关心与自己有关的事。

  • 相处得好；体贴，关怀；适应(常与to连用)：

    The two brothers can't relate to each other.

    兄弟二人互不体贴。

  • 涉及；与…有关(常与to连用)：

    It is a problem that relates to geology.

    那是一个与地质学有关的问题。

  • 适用；溯及既往：

    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。

  • 符合；互相一致：

    What he said did not relate with the facts.

    他说的话与事实不符。

  • 发生共鸣；认同；欣赏；理解：

    They can't relate to modern literature.

    他们对现代文学很不理解。

• 近义词:

  tell

• 短语:
  • relating to 关于；有关；涉及
  • strange(curious, horrible)to relate 说来奇怪(有趣，骇人)
• 变形:

  vt.related.relating