relate

verb

OPAL W

/rɪˈleɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they relate	/rɪˈleɪt/ /rɪˈleɪt/
he / she / it relates	/rɪˈleɪts/ /rɪˈleɪts/
past simple related	/rɪˈleɪtɪd/ /rɪˈleɪtɪd/
past participle related	/rɪˈleɪtɪd/ /rɪˈleɪtɪd/
-ing form relating	/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

show or make a connection between two or more things联系；使有联系；把…联系起来 synonym connect
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- directly
- specifically
- …
verb + relate
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- the ability to relate to somebody/something
- an attempt to 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。
- An 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。

词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin relat- ‘brought back’, from the verb referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’.

Relate

/rɪˈleɪt/

a British organization that gives advice to people who are having difficulties in a relationship, and has a number of centres around the country where couples can talk with trained staff. It also gives advice by phone and on its website. It was formed in 1938 as the Marriage Guidance Council and changed its name in 1988.有关系：一家英国组织，为有关系困难的人提供建议，并在全国各地设有许多中心，夫妻可以与经过培训的工作人员交谈。它还通过电话和在其网站上提供建议。它成立于1938年，当时是婚姻指导委员会，并于1988年更名。