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relative noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELATIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclose, near 近亲◆The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative.继承权传给在世的关系最近的亲属。distant 远亲blood, family 血亲；家庭成员◆If you die without a will, only a husband, wife, children and blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property.如果去世时没立遗嘱，只有丈夫、妻子、子女及血亲才能继承财产。immediate 直系亲属◆The deceased's immediate relatives will inherit her estate.死者的直系亲属将继承她的财产。living, surviving 在世的／依然健在的亲属deceased 已故亲属elderly, old 上了年纪的／年老的亲戚young 年轻的亲戚female, male 女性／男性亲属long-lost 长久不见的亲戚◆He greeted me like a long-lost relative.他跟我打招呼，就像久未见面的亲戚一样。poor (often figurative) 同类中较次者◆He believes that interior design is the poor relative of (= inferior to) architecture.他认为室内装潢设计较建筑学来说要低一等。dependent (especially BrE) 受扶养的亲戚◆the increase in dependent elderly relatives需要扶养的老年亲戚的增多disabled, ill, sick 伤残的亲戚；有病的亲戚◆people who care for a sick or disabled relative照料病残亲戚的人bereaved, grieving (both especially BrE) 刚刚丧失亲人的／悲恸的亲属VERB + RELATIVEhave 有亲戚◆I have no parents or close relatives.我没有父母或近亲。lose 失去亲人◆an organization that helps people who have lost relatives (= whose relatives have died) 专门帮助失去亲人者的机构care for, give support to, help, look after (especially BrE) , support, take care of (especially NAmE) 照料亲属；供养亲属；帮助亲属；赡养亲属◆She's caring for an elderly relative.她正照料一个年迈的亲戚。live with 与亲戚住在一起stay with, visit 暂时住在亲戚家；拜访亲戚find, trace (especially BrE) 找到／查找亲属◆The police are trying to find the relatives of the deceased.警方正试图寻找死者的亲属。contact, inform 联系／告知亲属◆The names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed.受害者名单要在通知其亲属后才公布。PHRASESfriends and relatives, friends or relatives 亲戚朋友◆an intimate reception for close friends and relatives宴请亲朋好友的私人招待会a relative by marriage 姻亲 |