Search results for ‘relation’
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- relation
- [rɪ'leɪʃən]
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- 1. the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related
- 2. connection by blood or marriage; kinship
- 3. a person who is connected by blood or marriage; relative; kinsman
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reference or regard (esp in the phrase in or with relation to )
- 5. the position, association, connection, or status of one person or thing with regard to another or others
- 6. the act of relating or narrating
- 7. an account or narrative
- 8. the principle by which an act done at one time is regarded...
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Examples (1-5 of 5)
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his account bears no relation to the facts
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``being the mother of'' is an intransitive relation
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a near relation
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plastic is a poor relation of real leather
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a subaltern relation
Vocab List (1 of 3)
- relation
- [rɪ'leɪʃən]
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- from 寒冰如火's Vocab List
- 1. (relative) 亲戚
- 2. (connection) 关系
- 3. relations (rapport) 关系
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