correlate
verb OPAL W
/ˈkɒrəleɪt/
/ˈkɔːrəleɪt/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they correlate | /ˈkɒrəleɪt/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it correlates | /ˈkɒrəleɪts/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪts/ |
| past simple correlated | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle correlated | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪd/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form correlating | /ˈkɒrəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- [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。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- highly
- significantly
- …
- be found to
- be shown to
- to
- with
- The figures do not seem to correlate.
- [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。
- Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.
词源mid 17th cent. (as a noun): back-formation from correlation and correlative.