correlate
verb (formal)- [intransitive]
if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other 相互关联影响；相互依赖 The figures do not seem to correlate. 这些数字似乎毫不相干。 - correlate with something
A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease. 高脂肪饮食与增加心脏病发作的风险密切相关。 The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused. 平均车速与所引起事故的严重程度密切相关。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- highly
- significantly
- …
- be found to
- be shown to
- to
- with
- [transitive] correlate something
to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc. 显示（两个或多个事实或数字等）的紧密联系 Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures. 研究人员正试图展示这两组数字的相关性。 Property values are negatively correlated to the tax rate. 财产价值与税率负相关。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative.