與…協(xié)調(diào),與…相處得好,與…相適應(yīng) establish a social or sympathetic relationship with (a person or thing)
relate sb/sth to sb/sth
It is difficult to relate his argument to the facts.
很難把他的論證同事實(shí)聯(lián)系起來(lái)。
We must relate these principles with our everyday work.
我們必須把這些原則和我們的日常工作聯(lián)系起來(lái)。
The unemployment figures are not necessarily related to the rise in prices.
失業(yè)的數(shù)目同物價(jià)的上漲并沒(méi)有必然的聯(lián)系。
I am not related to him in any way.
我和他無(wú)任何關(guān)系。
She claims to be distantly related to a noble family by marriage.
她聲稱她同一個(gè)顯貴的家庭有遠(yuǎn)房聯(lián)姻關(guān)系。
relate to oneself/sth
We are interested only in what relates to ourselves.
我們只關(guān)心與我們有關(guān)的事。
His remarks didn\\\'t relate to the topic under discussion.
他說(shuō)的話與討論的問(wèn)題無(wú)關(guān)。
The new tax law does not relate to land used for farming.
新的稅收法不涉及到農(nóng)業(yè)用地。
Many changes in the national pattern of life have recently taken place, especially those relating to housing and jobs.
人們的生活方式最近發(fā)生了許多變化,特別是那些同居住和工作有關(guān)的。
He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把與這件事有關(guān)的全部信件都看了。
The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.
律師閱讀了與該案有關(guān)的全部文件。
relate to sb/sth
〔說(shuō)明〕 relate to常用于否定句。
She doesn\\\'t relate very well to her mother.
她和她母親關(guān)系不太融洽。
She finds it difficult to relate to her tutor and fellow-students.
她覺(jué)得自己很難與導(dǎo)師和同學(xué)們相處。
It\\\'s unfortunate when a father and son can\\\'t relate to each other.
父子之間關(guān)系不好是很不幸的。
It\\\'s too bad that you are unable to relate to your environment.
你不能適應(yīng)環(huán)境,這太糟糕了。