relation
noun
uk/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/relationnoun(FRIENDSHIP)
relations[plural]
B2
the way in which twopeopleorgroupsofpeoplefeelandbehavetowards each other:
(人际或团体之间的)关系,联系,交往Relationsbetweenhim and his newwifeareratherstrained.他和新娶的妻子之间的关系很紧张。
formalBritainenjoysfriendlyrelationswithCanada.英国和加拿大的关系非常友好。
- Ithinkshe's a relation of theirs.
- They're notbloodrelations, - they're onlyconnectedbymarriage.
- Scientistseventuallyproveda relation betweensmokingandlungcancer.
- Policeareinvestigatingapossiblerelation between themurderand arobberythat tookplacelastyear.
- Thepaintingbearsalmostno relation to thesceneit'ssupposedtoportray.
- We'veseenacontinuingdeteriorationin relations between the twocountries.
- ThecollapseofCommunismchangedEast-West relations forever.
- We'reenteringa newphaseininternationalrelations.
- We are on thethresholdof a newerainEuropeanrelations.
- Thissettlementwillresolveone of the mostvexatiousproblemsin thefieldofindustrialrelations.
Relationships: general words
- affiliative
- bond
- bromance
- communion
- dalliance
- date night
- establish
- interfamily
- interpersonal
- intimate
- intimately
- involved
- kinship
- platonic
- re-establish
- reconnect
- reconnection
- relationship
- tie
- well connected
relationnoun(CONNECTION)
B2[U]
theconnectionorsimilaritybetween two things:
关联;关系;联系;相似The relationbetweentheoriginalbookandthis newfilmis veryfaint.原著和这部新电影之间没太多联系。
Shebearsno relationto(= she is notsimilarto)herbrother.她和她弟弟性格迥异。
in/with relation tosomething
B2
inconnectionwith something:
关于,有关,涉及She used themaptodiscoverwhere she was in relation to hersurroundings.她对照地图看周围环境来确定她所处的位置。
Linking and relating
- affiliated
- AL
- appertain tosomething
- applicable
- around
- attach
- bond
- concern
- interconnected
- interconnectedness
- interconnection
- intercorrelate
- intercorrelation
- relatable
- relate tosomeone/something
- relationship
- relative
- relink
- tar
- tie
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Regarding and concerning
relationnoun(FAMILY MEMBER)
B1[C]
amemberofyourfamily:
亲戚,亲属Thefuneralwasattendedbyfriendsand relations.死者的亲友参加了葬礼。
She's a relationbymarriagebecause shemarriedmycousin.她是我的一个姻亲,因为她嫁给了我表哥。
your relatives
- relativeAll my relatives gather every year for a family reunion.
- extended familyHe has a very large extended family.
- relationShe is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how.
- kinHe remained true to his kin.
- mother's/father's side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family.
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- kinship
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
Idiom
have (sexual) relations (withsomeone)