relation

英 [rɪˈleɪʃn] 美 [rɪˈleɪʃn]

n.  (人、团体、国家之间的)关系,联系,交往; (事物之间的)关系,关联; 亲戚; 亲属

复数:relations

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.719 / COCA.1118



牛津词典

noun

  1. (人、团体、国家之间的)关系,联系,交往
    the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other
    1. diplomatic/international/foreign relations
      外交 / 国际 / 对外关系
    2. US-Chinese relations
      美中关系
    3. Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
      目前,与邻国的关系正处于紧张状态。
    4. We seek to improve relations between our two countries.
      我们寻求改进我们两国间的关系。
    5. teacher-pupil relations
      师生关系
    6. to have sexual relations (= to have sex)
      发生性关系
  2. (事物之间的)关系,关联,联系
    the way in which two or more things are connected
    1. the relation between rainfall and crop yields
      降雨量和农作物产量之间的关系
    2. the relation of the farmer to the land
      农民和土地的关系
    3. The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved.
      他们支付的酬金和所需的工作量无关。
    4. I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning) this matter.
      关于这件事我有几点看法。
    5. Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body.
      和它的身体相比,它的大脑很小。
  3. 亲戚;亲属
    a person who is in the same family as sb else
    1. a close/near/distant relation of mine
      我的一位近亲 / 远亲
    2. a relation by marriage
      姻亲
    3. a party for friends and relations
      亲戚朋友的聚会
    4. He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related) .
      他也叫布雷迪,但我们不是亲戚。
    5. Is he any relation to you?
      他是你的什么亲戚吗?

柯林斯词典

  1. See also: Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel... Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved... The company has a track record of good employee relations. industrial relations public relations race relations
  2. N-COUNT (两者之间的)关系,联系,关联
    If you talk about the relation of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.
    1. It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
      这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。
    2. ...a relation between youthful unemployment and drug-related offences...
      年轻人失业与毒品相关犯罪之间的关联
    3. This theory bears no relation to reality.
      这个理论和现实没什么联系。
  3. See also: ...visits to friends and relations... In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant (no relation). poor relation
  4. PREP-PHRASE 与…相比
    You can talk about something in relation to something else when you want to compare the size, condition, or position of the two things.
    1. The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
      他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。
    2. ...women's position in relation to men in the context of the family...
      在家庭范围内女人相对于男人的位置
    3. You are given a map so that you can see where your villa is in relation to the swimming pool.
      你会拿到一张地图,这样你就能了解自己的别墅与游泳池的相对位置。
  5. PREP-PHRASE 关于;涉及
    If something is said or done in relation to a subject, it is said or done in connection with that subject.
    1. ...a question which has been asked many times in relation to Irish affairs...
      被问过多次的关于爱尔兰事务的问题
    2. He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
      他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。

双语例句

  1. For many software packages, the price bears little relation to cost.
    对于很多软件包来说,价钱和成本没有什么联系。
  2. Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
    水彩画似乎仍比油画略逊一筹。
  3. Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved
    很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。
  4. The company has a track record of good employee relations.
    公司有员工关系良好的记录。
  5. It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
    这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。
  6. This theory bears no relation to reality.
    这个理论和现实没什么联系。
  7. In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant ( no relation).
    在美国,他们把休·格兰特吹捧为第二个加里·格兰特(两人并无亲属关系)。
  8. The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
    他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。
  9. You are given a map so that you can see where your villa is in relation to the swimming pool.
    你会拿到一张地图,这样你就能了解自己的别墅与游泳池的相对位置。
  10. He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
    他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。
  11. He had a relation who lived up the road.
    他有个亲戚住在这条马路上。
  12. The principle of economic legality is mainly regard to the economic legal relation.
    经济合法原则主要是就经济法律关系来说的。
  13. Psychosocial factors have a close relation to affective psychosis.
    社会心理因素和情感性精神病有密切的关系。
  14. What is your relation with him?
    他是你什么人?
  15. There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.
    在两国外交关系建立之前,已经有些间接的接触。
  16. The relation between the chlorinity and porosity may be approximated by a hyperbola.
    含氯量和孔隙度之间的关系图式也许近似于一条双曲线。
  17. A binary relation on a set that is reflexive and symmetric is called a compatible relation.
    一个集合上的二元关系,如果它是自反的也是对称的,可称它为相容关系。
  18. Montesquieu's awareness of the relation of the social to the political effectively yielded a classification of governments and societies.
    孟德斯鸠对社会与政治的关系的认识,实际上产生一种对各种政体与社会的分类法。
  19. She paid a circular visit among her relation.
    她逐一拜访她的亲友。
  20. There is no relation at all between the two.
    二者了无干涉。
  21. A brother is a near relation.
    兄弟是近亲。
  22. The results showed that the eco-economic relation intensity between cities of spark industrial belt in Gansu Corridor were relatively low and polarization significantly.
    结果表明,产业带城市生态经济联系强度整体偏低,两极分化显著。
  23. Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.
    或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
  24. I can't tolerate the relation between you and her.
    我不能忍受你和她之间的关系。
  25. The relation between the two classes is also represented in this diagram.
    图中表示了这两种类间的关系。
  26. OLPC's story also points out the importance of considering cost in relation to value.
    OLPC的案例也表明了价值和成本的关系的重要性。
  27. And now I have a relation between df and dt.
    现在得到了df和dt的关系。
  28. I believe I can deal with relation of love and learnng.
    我相信我能处理好学习和爱情的关系。
  29. In the higher-dimensional theory, however, the relation between curvature and density changes.
    但是在更高维度的理论中,曲率和密度的关系则改变了。
  30. Study and analyse the relation between the ontology of pansystems, the pansystems relativity and the science of calculator.
    分析研究了泛系本体论,泛系相对性与计算机科学的关系。

英英释义

noun

  1. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

    1. (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
      1. international relations

    2. the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman

        Synonym:    sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcopulationcoituscoitionsexual congresscongresssexual relationcarnal knowledge

      1. (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
        1. his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed

        Synonym:    relation back

      2. an act of narration
        1. he was the hero according to his own relation
        2. his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable

        Synonym:    tellingrecounting

      3. a person related by blood or marriage
        1. police are searching for relatives of the deceased
        2. he has distant relations back in New Jersey

        Synonym:    relative