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relative

英 ['relətɪv] 美['rɛlətɪv]

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adj. 相对的；有关系的；成比例的
n. 亲戚；相关物；[语] 关系词；亲缘植物

实用场景例句

the relative merits of the two plans: 相比较之下两个计划各自的优点

the position of the sun relative to the earth: 太阳与地球的相对位置

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，是不是？我小的时候，我们根本没有钱，500块钱对于我们来说就是很大的一笔财富了。

the facts relative to the case: 与这个案件有关的事实

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。

a close/distant relative: 近 / 远亲

her friends and relatives: 她的亲友

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.: 雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

What do you like to do in your spare time?: 空闲时你喜欢干什么?

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.

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

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

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