relate
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they relate | |
| he / she / it relates | |
| past simple related | |
| past participle related | |
| -ing form relating |
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show or make a connection between two or more things 联系；使有联系；把…联系起来 - relate something
I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. 我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。 - relate A to B
In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity. 以后，工资的上涨将和业绩挂钩。 Attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like. 试图将对动物的研究和对人类的研究联系起来并不是对两种相似的事物进行比较。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- directly
- specifically
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- to
- the ability to relate to somebody/something
- an attempt to relate something
- relate something
- (formal)
to give a spoken or written report of something; to tell a story 叙述；讲述；讲（故事） - relate something
Then he related a story about his days working in a research laboratory. 然后他讲述了一个他在研究实验室工作的故事。 She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters. 在开始的几章中，她叙述了自己童年的经历。 - relate something to somebody
He related the facts of the case to journalists. 他给记者们讲述了这件事的实际情况。 - relate how, what, etc….
She related how he had run away from home as a boy. 她追述了他小时候是如何离家出走的。 - relate that…
The story relates that an angel appeared and told him to sing. 这个故事讲述一个天使现身，叫他唱歌。
Extra ExamplesAn audio-visual presentation relates the story of the Battle of Hastings. 用视听演示简报讲述了黑斯廷斯战役的故事。 He related the whole conversation to the police. 他向警方陈述了谈话的全部内容。
- relate something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin relat- ‘brought back’, from the verb referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’.