relatives

英 [ˈrɛlətɪvz] 美 [ˈrɛlətɪvz]

n.  亲戚; 亲属; 同类事物
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 亲戚;亲属;家属
    Your relatives are the members of your family.
    1. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?...
      你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗？
    2. Get a relative to look after the children.
      找一个亲戚来照看孩子。
  2. ADJ 相对的
    You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind.
    1. The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm...
      战斗在相对平静的一段时间之后再次打响。
    2. It is a cancer that can be cured with relative ease...
      这是一种相对来说比较容易治疗的癌症。
    3. Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety.
      步行区域意味着孩子们可以在那里相对安全地玩耍。
  3. ADJ 相对的;比较而言的
    You use relative when you are comparing the quality or size of two things.
    1. They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live...
      他们聊起了伦敦和巴黎两座城市相比较都有哪些宜居的优点。
    2. I reflected on the relative importance of education in 50 countries.
      我思考了50个国家相对而言对教育的重视程度。
    3. ...the relative strength of the central and state governments.
      中央政府和州政府的相对力量
  4. PREP-PHRASE 与…相比;与…有关;涉及;关于
    Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
    1. Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's...
      日本利率随美国利率上浮。
    2. House prices now look cheap relative to earnings...
      相对收入而言房价现在看起来比较便宜。
    3. The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
      相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。
  5. ADJ-GRADED 相对的;比较而言的
    If you say that something is relative, you mean that it needs to be considered and judged in relation to other things.
    1. Fitness is relative; one must always ask 'Fit for what?'...
      “适合”是相对而言的;应该常常问一问“适合什么？”
    2. Truth is relative.
      真理是相对的。
  6. N-COUNT 亲缘动物（或植物、语言、发明等)
    If one animal, plant, language, or invention is a relative of another, they have both developed from the same type of animal, plant, language, or invention.
    1. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
      雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。
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双语例句

  1. Women are more likely than men to be carers of elderly dependent relatives.
    和男人相比，女人更有可能照看无法独立生活的年老亲戚。
  2. After both their parents died, one of their father's relatives carted off the entire contents of the house
    他们父母都去世后，父亲这边的一个亲戚把他们家里的东西全都拉走了。
  3. She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen since she married.
    她打算回都柏林，去看望一下结婚后就再没见过面的亲戚。
  4. His distraught parents were being comforted by relatives.
    亲戚们正在安慰他那心急如焚的父母。
  5. They thought that their relatives would be able to fix the visas
    他们以为他们的亲戚们会把签证办好。
  6. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to all the relatives.
    我对所有的亲人表示由衷的慰问。
  7. Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add
    亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。
  8. Names of the dead and injured are being withheld pending notification of relatives
    在正式通知亲属前，伤亡人员名单暂时保密。
  9. He visited relatives at their summer house on the river.
    他拜访了住在河畔避暑别墅的亲戚。
  10. He was brought up by pious female relatives.
    他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
  11. None of Olive's relatives looked likely to pop off for the time being, thank God.
    感谢上帝，奥利芙所有的亲戚看上去暂时都没有翘辫子之虞。
  12. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?
    你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗？
  13. She immediately started ringing round her friends and relatives.
    她马上开始给亲戚朋友们打电话。
  14. Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
    举目无亲的人只好四处游荡，露宿街头。
  15. The woman, who needs constant attention, is cared for by relatives
    那个需要长期照料的女人由亲戚们照看着。
  16. Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told
    警方昨天拒绝在通知亲属前透露死亡男孩的姓名。
  17. He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
    他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
  18. The people most closely affected are the passengers who were injured and, worst of all, those who lost relatives.
    受影响最大的是受伤的乘客，那些失去亲人的乘客尤为甚。
  19. He has neither friends nor relatives.
    他没有朋友也没有亲人。
  20. She remarried against her relatives 'wishes.
    她的再婚违背了亲属们的愿望。
  21. Nominally they are close relatives, but they don't see much of each other.
    他们应名儿是近亲，实际上不大来往。
  22. The old woman was anxiously awaiting the return of her relatives.
    老妇人望眼欲穿地盼望亲人归来。
  23. Even the emperor has his poor relatives.
    皇帝也有草鞋亲。
  24. Grant our brothers and relatives their saving petitions and eternal life.
    满全我们众弟兄亲属对救恩的期求，并赏赐他们永恒的生命。
  25. Do I have to ask all my relatives to the wedding?
    我必须邀请所有的亲戚参加婚礼吗？
  26. In hard times; they used to beg for help from relatives and friends.
    荒时暴月，他们就向亲友乞哀告怜。
  27. None of his relatives are close by.
    他的亲戚没有一个关系密切的。
  28. He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.
    他心血来潮，突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
  29. They have relatives on the mainland.
    他们在大陆有亲戚。
  30. Our two families are relatives.
    我们两家是亲戚。
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