To establish such a chronology, it is necessary to determine the relative amounts of land ice that existed at various times in the Earth's past.
为了建立这样一个年表，有必要确定地球过去不同时期存在的陆冰的相对数量。
Many businessmen think that a world where relative prices never varied would be nirvana.
很多商人认为，一个相对价格从来不变的地方会是极乐世界。
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us.
不过，一切都是相对的，是不是？我小的时候，我们根本没有钱，500块钱对于我们来说就是很大的一笔财富了。
This second chimpanzee is not a relative of the first chimpanzee, and they've never seen each other before.
第二只黑猩猩不是第一只黑猩猩的亲戚，它们以前也从来没见过面。
In 1983 Argonia's currency, the argon underwent a reduction in value relative to the world's strongest currencies.
1983年，相对于世界上最强的货币，阿贡尼亚的货币argon 贬值了。
When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facility—a moment few parents or children approach without fear—what you would like is to have everything made clear.
当你年长的亲戚需要进入某种长期的护理机构时——这时父母或子女都害怕处理这个问题——你要做的是弄清楚所有事情。
You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one.
如果你拥有红发或金发、浅色皮肤、蓝色或绿色眼睛、或者容易晒伤、又或者有近亲患此疾病，那么你患此病的风险就会相对较高。
Chetty has not yet issued a comprehensive analysis of the relative predictive power of each of these factors.
切蒂还没有对这些因素中每一个的相对预测能力进行全面分析。
The doctor may seek the concurrence of a relative before carrying out the procedure.
医生可以征得亲属的同意后再施行此项手术。
In 'the man who came', 'who' is a relative pronoun and 'who came' is a relative clause.
在themanwhocame中，who是关系代词，而whocame是关系从句。
The pheasant is a close relative of the guinea hen.
这种雉鸡和这种珍珠鸡是亲缘物种。
The hypothesis is not undermined by observations that sea levels are falling relative to the Scandinavian coast by four millimeters a year.
尽管海平面被观测到相对斯堪的纳维亚海岸每年下降4毫米，这一假设并没有受到破坏。
In practice in Tokyo, because of the relative concentration of schools, there is some competition to get into the "better" school in a particular area.
在东京的惯例中，由于学校相对集中，在某个特定地区进入“更好”的学校存在一些竞争。
Isn't that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some relative gives a toast that amounts to "marriage is hard work”?
这是不是就像你在你的婚宴上试图保持微笑，而一些亲戚给你敬酒，相当于告诉你“婚姻是件苦差事”？
As a result, its activities are shifted relative to the external cycle of the new environment.
因此，它的活动相对于新环境的外部循环发生了转移。
He points out that it is possible to identify specific factors as the primary causes of a particular historical event only relative to an initial set of background conditions.
他指出，只有相对于初始的背景条件，才有可能将特定因素确定为特定历史事件的主要原因。
That lack of curiosity produces a relative lack of knowledge, and the lack of knowledge is difficult if not impossible to compensate for later on.
好奇心的缺乏导致了相应知识不足，而知识的缺乏即便可以弥补，但真正做到也是很难的。
Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level, which is below a given proportion of average family income.
相对贫困一般被认为是家庭收入水平低于平均家庭收入的特定比例。
Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level which is below a given proportion of average family income.
相对贫困一般被认为是家庭收入水平低于平均家庭收入的一定比例。
Longan is a tropical tree found in China, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia. The fruit is close relative to litchi.
龙眼是长在中国、印度尼西亚和东南亚的一种热带果树。果实与荔枝极其相近。
The remaining 22% lived in the home of another family member (such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling), a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.
剩下22%的人住在另一个家庭成员家里（如祖父母、姻亲或兄弟姐妹）、非亲属成员家里、或是像大学宿舍一样的集体住房里。
Unfortunately this revelation about the hippopotamus apparently contradicts the fossil record, which suggests that the hippopotamus is only a very distant relative of the whale, not an ancestor.
很不幸，关于河马的这一发现显然与化石记录相矛盾，化石记录表明河马只是鲸鱼的一个远亲，并不是祖先。
It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative when he or she cries.
因为当朋友或亲戚哭泣时，它可以支撑他们的头。
In the end, Oliver discovers that the kind old man is a relative, and he goes to live with him in the city.
最后，奥利弗发现这位善良的老人是他的亲戚，于是他和老人一起在城市里生活。
I asked where he came from, he replied weakly that he was from the countryside about 10 kilometers from here and came to visit a relative.
我问他从哪里来，他虚弱地回答说，他从离这里10公里左右的乡下来探亲。
A close relative to the lemur, the aye-aye's shaggy fur, huge ears, and long, thin fingers make it one of the world's strangest animals.
作为狐猴的近亲，狐猴蓬松的毛皮、巨耳加上纤细狭长的手指让它称为是世界上最奇异的动物之一。
Theophylline, a close structural relative of caffeine and the major stimulant in tea, was one of the most effective compounds in both regards.
茶碱是咖啡因的近亲，也是茶中的主要兴奋剂，它在这两方面都是最有效的化合物之一。
If there's a factory which destroys the environment, we can tell the relative department or the police about it.
如果有工厂破坏环境，我们可以把它告诉有关部门或警察。
Decubiti are also promoted by inhibited healing resulting from a relative catabolic state.
由相对分解代谢状态引起的抑制的愈合也促进了褥疮。
Decubiti are also promoted by inhibited healing resulting from a relative catabolic state.
由相对分解代谢状态引起的抑制的愈合也促进了褥疮。
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