relate /rɪˈleɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( relating, related, relates )

• 1. 

  V-I If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject. 与…有关

  例：

  Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored.

  其他建议与如何存储这种数据的一些细节有关。

• 2. 

  V-RECIP The way that two things relate, or the way that one thing relates to another, is the sort of connection that exists between them. 发生联系; 与…相联系

  例：

  I don't think he understood the dynamics of how the police and the city administration relate.

  我认为他不理解警方与市政部门如何发生联系的动态原理。

  例：

  Trainees should be invited to relate new ideas to their past experiences.

  应该要求实习生把新想法与他们的以往经历相联系。

• 3. 

  V-RECIP If you can relate to someone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily. 与…息息相通

  例：

  He is unable to relate to other people.

  他不能够与别人沟通。