| 词组 | related |
| 释义 | related /rɪˈleɪtəd, rɪˈleɪtɪd/ adjective 1. things that are related are connected in some wayadverbsclosely related I want to focus on a small number of closely related questions.strongly related People’s occupations are strongly related to their level of education.intimately related (=very closely related) Learning to read and learning to write are intimately related.directly/indirectly related A number of illnesses are directly related to poverty.loosely related (=not closely related) The article is simply a series of loosely related ideas.inversely related formal (=related so that when one is large, the other is small) The demand for bank lending is inversely related to the rate of interest charged.semantically related (=with meanings that are connected) A computer program cannot identify words that are semantically related.prepositionsrelated to sth Hard work is not always related to high income.THESAURUS: related connected Connected means the same as related, but is not used before a noun: The words are closely connected with each other. | The two problems are connected. linked having a direct connection – often used when one thing is the cause of the other: Skin cancer is directly linked to sun exposure and damage. | Two closely linked factors produced this result. interrelated/interconnected used about two or more things that are connected with each other and affect each other in a complicated series of ways: The various parts of society are closely interrelated. | The book consists of a series of interconnected essays. interdependent used about two or more things, countries, people etc that depend on each other, and cannot exist or continue without each other: The two countries’ economies have become increasingly interdependent. | interdependent relationships between species | Darwin said that all life on Earth is interdependent. relevant related to what is being discussed or to a particular area of activity: The exam tests the way you select and organize information relevant to the question. | Applicants should have several years’ relevant experience. be bound up with sth to be very closely connected – used about two things that need to be considered together: The history of the city has long been bound up with the sea. | Your professional development is closely bound up with personal growth.2. people who are related belong to the same familyadverbsclosely related (=brother and sister, father and son, mother and daughter etc) Even people who are closely related can have very different tastes.distantly related (=not closely related, but having the same grandparents, great grandparents etc) She is distantly related to the prime minister.related biologically She calls him her father, although they are not related biologically.prepositionsrelated to sb I discovered that I was distantly related to Jane Austen.phrasesrelated by marriage He is my brother-in-law, so we are only related by marriage.related by birth People who are related by birth usually look like each other at least a little. |
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