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relative

[英] [ˈrelətiv] [美] [ˈrɛlətɪv] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. N-COUNT 亲戚;亲属;家属 Your relatives are the members of your family. 
  • Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?...

    你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗?

  • 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. 
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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. 
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • ...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. 
  • Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's...

    日本利率随美国利率上浮。

  • 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。

  • 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. 
  • 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?”

  • 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. 
  • The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.

    雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

Noun

1. a person related by blood or marriage;

  • "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
  • "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Adjective

1. not absolute or complete;

  • "a relative stranger"

2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to';

  • "punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime"
  • "earnings relative to production"

体育

  • 1.比较的
  • 2.相对的

计算机

  • 1.【修】相对,有关
1. A stranger who is kind is a relative;an unkind relative is a stranger.
善良的陌生人是亲戚,冷漠的亲戚是陌生人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbour.
远亲不如近邻。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. All things are relative.
一切事物都是相比较而存在的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. For holidays, I prefer the relative seclusion of the countryside.
度假的时候,我较喜欢乡间相对的幽静。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He retired and lived in relative isolation.
他退休后,生活比较孤寂。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. I have a distant relative in this small town.
在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. If he dies without making a will, his closest relative will inherit.
如果他没有立下遗嘱就去世了,他的至亲将成为其继承人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. In the endless flow of absolute truth there are innumerable relative truths.
在绝对真理的长河中有无数相对真理。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. Let's make a relative study of the two languages.
让我们将这两种语言作一下比较研究。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.
运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. My uncle is my nearest relative.
叔叔是我最近的亲人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Relative pronouns and adverbs introduce attributive clauses.
关系代词和关系副词引导定语从句。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Relative to atypical antipsychotic use, conventional antipsychotic use was associated with a higher risk for death at all time points.
相对于非标准运用抗精神病药物而言,传统的抗精神病药物运用在各个时间点上均与死亡高风险性相关。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.
与其面积相比,这个城市的人口是稀少的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The relative items in this report will be referred to the committee for discussion.
把这份报告中的有关事项提交委员会讨论。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
后来米灵顿医生问那位打电话的人他是否是病人的亲属。

来自《用法词典》

17. These are the facts relative to the problem.
这些都是与这问题有关的事实。

来自《简明英汉词典》