tell a story
connect in thought or meaning
"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"
"colligate these facts"
"I cannot relate these events at all"
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
"The witness related the events"
"How are these two observations related?"
"She relates well to her peers"
He related..all that he had heard.
出自: T. Hardy
He went on to relate exploits..he'd told of many times before.
出自: L. Garfield
很难把他的论证同事实联系起来。
We must relate these principles with our everyday work.
我们必须把这些原则和我们的日常工作联系起来。
The unemployment figures are not necessarily related to the rise in prices.
失业的数目同物价的上涨并没有必然的联系。
I am not related to him in any way.
我和他无任何关系。
She claims to be distantly related to a noble family by marriage.
她声称她同一个显贵的家庭有远房联姻关系。 relate to oneself/sth
We are interested only in what relates to ourselves.
我们只关心与我们有关的事。
His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他说的话与讨论的问题无关。
The new tax law does not relate to land used for farming.
新的税收法不涉及到农业用地。
Many changes in the national pattern of life have recently taken place, especially those relating to housing and jobs.
人们的生活方式最近发生了许多变化,特别是那些同居住和工作有关的。
He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都看了。
The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.
律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。 relate to sb/sth
〔说明〕 relate to常用于否定句。
She doesn't relate very well to her mother.
她和她母亲关系不太融洽。
She finds it difficult to relate to her tutor and fellow-students.
她觉得自己很难与导师和同学们相处。
It'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。
It's too bad that you are unable to relate to your environment.
你不能适应环境,这太糟糕了。