relation /rɪˈleɪʃən/ noun plural relations
plural relations
Learner's definition of RELATION
1 relations [plural]
a : the way in which two or more people, groups, countries, etc., talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other(两个及以上的人、团体、国家之间的)关系,联系,交往 — see also industrial relations 2
: the way in which two or more people or things are connected(人、事物间的)关联,联系,关系 [count]
[noncount]
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This movie bears no relation to the book by the same title. [=it is not connected to the book at all; the movie and the book do not tell the same story, have the same characters, etc.]这部影片与同名小说没有任何关系。
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: a person who is a member of your family亲戚;亲属 [count]
[noncount]
in relation to
formal 1
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used to talk about what something is like by comparing it to something else or by seeing how it is related to something else与…相比;以…来看;结合… 2
: about (something or someone)关于;有关