| 单词 | relative |
| 释义 | adjectivenoun🔑 rela·tiveBrE /ˈrelətɪv/ NAmE /ˈrelətɪv/ adjective 🔑 considered and judged by being compared with sth else 相比较而言的；比较的◆ the relative merits of the two plans 相比较之下两个计划各自的优点🔑 ~ (to sth )considered according to its position or connection with sth else 相对的；相关联的◆ the position of the sun relative to the earth 太阳与地球的相对位置🔑 [only before noun ]that exists or that has a particular quality only when compared with sth else 相比之下存在（或有）的SYN comparative◆ They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before ). 他们现在过得比较舒适。◆ Given the failure of the previous plan , this turned out to be a relative success . 由于前面那个计划失败了，这个计划算是比较成功的。◆ 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，不是吗？我小的时候，我们根本没有钱，500 美元对于我们来说就是很大的一笔钱了。 ➡ compare absoluteadjective (6 ) ~to sth (formal ) having a connection with sth ; referring to sth 关于（或涉及）…的◆ the facts relative to the case 与这个案件有关的事实(grammar语法) referring to an earlier noun , sentence or part of a sentence （指代前面的名词、句子或句子的一部分）◆ In 'the man who came' , 'who' is a relative pronoun and 'who came' is a relative clause . 在 the man who came 中，who 是关系代词，而 who came 是关系从句。🔑 rela·tiveBrE /ˈrelətɪv/ NAmE /ˈrelətɪv/ noun 🔑 a person who is in the same family as sb else 亲戚；亲属SYN relation◆ a close /distant relative 近亲；远亲◆ her friends and relatives 她的亲友🔑 a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else 同类事物◆ The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat . 北山羊与石山羊有较远的亲缘关系。 |
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