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relate to sth/sb涉及；与…相关；谈到；理解
relate something to something 把两件不同的事联系起来
relate something to somebody 讲述某事情给某人
relate to somebody/something 表示可以理解或认同 某事/某人的事情
in relation to sth 对某事物而言
1. 涉及；与…相关；与……相符；谈到；关系融洽，相处的很好
We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case.
我们应针对我们的具体情况来讨论这个问题。
Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored...
其他建议涉及此类信息储存方面的一些细节。
These two events were related to each other.这两个事件相互有联系。
The second paragraph relates to the situation in Scotland.
第二段谈到苏格兰的形势。
The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies.
唯一的要求是你选的题目必须与你的研究科目有关。
The llama is related to the camel.
美洲驼和骆驼是近亲物种。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He is related to me by marriage. 他同我是姻亲关系。
Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。
The teacher relates well to students. 老师和学生们关系很好。
He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case.
他被指控把与案件有关的文件用碎纸机销毁了。
They said the allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.
他们说这些指控与另一件欺诈案有关。
Poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance.
糟糕的学习成绩与情绪失常有关。
We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company.
我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。
Many entries relate to the two world wars.
很多条目与两次世界大战有关。
In the future，pay increases will be related to productivity.
以后，工资的增加将和业绩挂钩。
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
mental association。association的确有联系的意思，但是加上一个mental（意为精神上的）更准确些。地道的英语里，联想应该是brainstorm（头脑风暴），因为真正的联想不光是个人关于一个话题的想法，还应该是多个人一起动脑协作。
这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。
All these questions relate to philosophy.
这些问题都跟哲学有关。
All the complications relate to damage to blood vessels.
所有的并发症都与血管损伤有关。
Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.
联想 [词典] associate; connect in the mind;[例句]提起杭州，人们就联想到西湖。People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake.
下午的小组谈到具体的上瘾病例以及其中的问题。
The subject as well as the drawing style relate to the painting tradition of western India绘画的主题和风格都符合西印度的绘画传统。
Your statement does not relate well with the facts.你的说法与事实不太相符。
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It's too bad that you are unable to relate to the environment.你不能适应环境，这太糟糕了.
Good teachers must know how to relate to students.
association [英] [əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn][美] [əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃn]n.联想; 协会，社团; 联合，联系;[例句]Research associat。
一个好老师必须知道如何同学生建立关系。
Children need to learn to relate to other children.
孩子们需要学会与别的孩子和睦相处。
These people，usually men，seem unable to relate to the opposite sex.
这些人，通常为男性，似乎不懂得如何跟异性相处。
I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to.我觉得让孩子们有兄弟姐妹，这样他们之间有共同语言，能互相交流，真的挺重要。She doesn&39;s unfortunate when a father and son can't relate to each other.父子之间关系不好是很不幸的.
叙述 （专指有条理、连贯和完整地叙述故事或自己看到、经历的事情）He related all that had happened to him.他讲述了他所经历的一切。The witness related what he had seen.证人陈述了他所见到的情况。He related the experience of three Cuban girls.他讲述了三个古巴女孩的经历。
2. 理解并同情；了解；体恤，认同，欣赏，发生共鸣
I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to
我认为对孩子们来讲有可以相互理解沟通的兄弟姐妹很重要。
Many adults can't relate to children.
许多成年人并不了解儿童的想法。
Our product needs an image that people can relate to.
我们的产品需要一个大家能理解的形象。
He is unable to relate to other people.
他无法理解他人的想法。
They also make sure that readers can relate to the stories.
他们也要确保读者能理解这些报告内容。
&34; he stated baldly. &39;t relate to young people."“这些领导都落伍了，”他直言不讳地说，“他们不了解年轻人的想法。”
People relate more to music.人们对音乐更容易发生共鸣。I just can't relate to punk music.我对篷克摇滚音乐无法认同。
联想起来的英语单词，think his good looks have actually held him back.-- Well，I can relate to that.
我觉得他英俊的长相限制了他的事业发展。-- 这点我同意。/我有同感。I just can’t relate to these new fashions.看到这些新时装，我无法产生共鸣我欣赏不来。
最后，要注意：
relate with意为“与……相符合，与……联系”；
What she said doesn't relate well with the facts.
她所说的与事实不大相符。
联想品牌是lenovo 汉意联想有很多英文解释：1、名词 suggestion 暗示,示意,启发;联想[U]Poetry achieves its finest effects by suggestion.诗歌借助暗示联想达到最佳意境。2、动词 associate 联想,把。联想在一起[+with] 。
They tried to relate the results with (/to) the cause.
他们试图把结果与原因联系起来。
The professor told his students to relate theory with practice.教授要学生们理论联系实际。
It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause.
这些结果很难与任何已知的原因联系在一起。
友谊是一种不需要钱或者物质来维持的人与人之间的关系。
connect sb. with sth.
link sb. to sth.
把某人和某事联系起来
警察把此人与盗窃案联系起来。
The police connected the man with the theft.
The police linked the man to the theft.
associate sb/sth (with sb/sth) 联想；联系；交往；（尤指）混在一起
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
通过科学我们知道了应该把进步和未来联系起来。
Dogs were also associated with healing in the ancient world.
在古代，狗也与治病有关。
He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.
在公众的心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。
I haven't been associated with the project over the last year...
我去年一直没有参与那个项目。
他们不同意她在迪斯科舞厅跳舞并和同性恋鬼混。
I don't like you associating with those people.
我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。
