re lated 0-m /rt'lertid/ adj.

~ (to sth/sb) 1 connected with sth/sb in some way 1=0 A W;     % W: Much of the crime in this area is related

to drug abuse. & —    A» o

These problems are closely related.

. AWo o a related issue/question TfAWillH / dli 0 a stress-related illness HE A W ^ 2 in the same family.® fW]—-; AflM Al^ W: Are you related to Margaret?       o We’re distantly

related. T£ Cl JiS ft 0      3 belonging to the same group

M A B ^ # 3c W; |WJ “A-SJ'J W: related languages d %. i§ W/ ft Min IT 0 The llama is related to the camel iW^tlhfift^JEo EH2 unrelated ► re-lated-ness noun [U]

rela tion 0-w /ri’leijn/ noun 1 relations [pi ] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (with sb/sth)

the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other

( A, mw. mmzim)           <np-

lomatic/intemational/foreign relations A A / S /

XT A A^ o US-Chinese relations H A A % o Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present. @BU, if4PBWA^IE&A MM&o owe seek to improve relations between our two countries. =$cdTT>fct& iftflcdMil'0]WAio o teacher-pupil relations A AAA

0                  (formal) to have sexual relations (= to have sex) % A 'I4 A A — see also industrial relations, public relations, race relations 2 [U, C] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (to sth) the way in which two or more things are connected ( ^-^dZU^ ) AA, A©c, $tA: the rela­tion between rainfall and crop yields [^MIii=flTcfT% A sAd WAA <0 the relation of the farmer to the land A K TflAMWAA O The fee they are offering bears no rela­tion to the amount of work involved. IMiTcft WSI ATfl EfrWXffM/cAo o (formal) I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning) this matter. AAJ&

O Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body.     tfc, 'EWAJ®

fg/jNo 3 [C] a person who is in the same family as sb else ftSd AM EEd relative : a close/near/distant relation of mine W jv i£ ft / S ft o cl relation by marriage 0 a party for friends and relations AJltli O He’s called Brady too, but we’re no relation (= not related), MAnf AHii, {STIcdAllft^o 0 Is he any relation to you ? jtfe H # W ft £ A JlK ? — see also

BLOOD RELATION, POOR RELATION

re la tion al /ri'leijanl/ adj. (formal or technical A ©) existing or considered in relation to sth else TTAW; T§ AW ^

re lational 'database noun (computing if) a data­base that recognizes relationships between different pieces of information re la tion ship (Ht /nleijnjip/ noun

1                  [C] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (with sb) the way in which

two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other ( A, 0    , B M. Z flU

W ) A A, A: The relationship between the police and the local community has improved.

Z JfO W A A E & #.i!j      # o 0 She has a very close rela­

tionship with her sister. MTPMMMIE# A$?0 0 I have established a good working relationship with my boss.

AAo o a master-servant relationship A A A A —see also love-hate relation­ship 2 [C] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (with sb) a loving and/or sexual friendship between two people If M A A; 14 H A A: Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship. Ml W tt A A 4-    JR jft A # X ft gflf

0 She’s had a series of miserable relationships. b&MIfjT "AAX—AW&Mt&iA 0 Are you in a relationship? jfc 3 [C, U] ~ (between A and B) | ~ (to sth) the way in which two or more things are connected ( Al'aJW ) AD£, §£A, A A: the relationship between mental and physical health If

A 0 This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. & A St JH^ Tfc 111 #f i& i£ ft if Jg 4 A 1=0 A o O People alter their voices in relationship to back­ground noise. AdtgJgFfftlAWA'MJIA IBWffo 4 [C, U] ~ (between A and B) the way in which a person

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is related to sb else in a family EIIA A; $0ftA A: a father-son relationship TC A A A 0 I’m not sure of the exact relationship between them—I think they’re cousins.

fSAAjfSMlAdWMAA SI«mfAo

rela tive 0-w /'relativ/ adj., noun • adj. (formal) 1 considered and judged by being compared with sth else $£ ffiTgf W ; it $$! W : the relative merits of the two plans t£ S A T W A if f I       2 ~ (to sth) considered according to its

position or connection with sth else 1=0/1'W; 1@AKW: the position of the sun relative to the earth APB-^fM^W 1=0 Zlfvfi 3 [only before noun] that exists or that has a particular quality only when compared with sth else 1=0 033 comparative: They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before), fife d JJfl M1# hfc S if 0 o Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a rela­tive success. ijAmr®IPAit.iiJAIBc7,

o 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. Aid —»jij=g*fw,       m

500 imrtA^d

f To — compare absolute adj.(5) 4 ~ to sth (formal) having a connection with sth; referring to sth A A ( ffRM )  the facts relative to the case

^ 5 (grammar ?&) referring to an earlier noun, sentence or part of a sentence ( If ft HU ffi (ft £ i§L 'rJ      A W) : In ‘the man who came’,

‘who’ is a relative pronoun and Vho came’ is a relative clause. f£ the man who came A , who Ji A ff ft , W who came

■ noun 1 a person who is in the same family as sb else A AM relation : a close/distant relative jfi / if o her friends and relatives MW A A 2 a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else [W] f : The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat. Itiii

.relative atomic mass (also a.tomic mass) noun (chemistry ft) the average mass of all the naturally occurring atoms of a chemical element +0/TJ® AMM .relative 'density (also spe.cific 'gravity) noun [u] (chemistry it) the mass of a substance divided by the mass of the same volume of water or air +0/T^® rela-tlve-ly 0-w /'relativli/ adv. to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to sth else   1=0  ; T0 XT : I found the test

relatively easy. & ] ft tt & § M o 0 We had

relatively few applications for the job. if if WATiXt&Ao o Lack of exercise is abo a risk factor for heart dbease but it’s relatively small when compared with the others.   ABSo

IM relatively

speaking used when you are comparing sth with all similar things (   ) 1=0XTMW: Rela­

tively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries. 1=0 XT A

i£,    o

rela tiv ism /'relativizam/ noun [U] (formal) the belief that truth is not always and generally valid, but can be judged only in relation to other things, such as your personal situation 1=0 XT Z X ( iAA M M A #        # W, K

) V rela tiv ist adj.: arelativbt view T0XTiAXl^ rela-tiv-ist noun rela-tiv-ity /.rela'tivati/ noun [u] 1 (physics W) Einstein’s theory of the universe based on the principle that all movement is relative and that time is a fourth dimen­sion related to space T@ XT 2 (formal) the state of being relative and only able to be judged when compared with sth else T0XT'I4 re-launch /.rii'lointJV verb [VN] to start or present sth again in a new or different way, especially a product for sale Uidf ttS; UtlTATp ► re-launch /'riilointJV noun relax f>-w /n'laeks/ verb

1 [V] ~ (with sth) to rest while you are doing sth enjoy­able, especially after work or effort jjfcj&; ffS unwind : When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. TtcT’SE0 PJ^M,  Wi