/rɪˈleɪt ||; rɪˈlet/verb[T] 1 relate A to/with B to show or make a connection between two or more things 显示…与…有关；使有关联: The report relates heart disease to high levels of stress. 这报告显示心脏病与精神压力过重有关。
2 (formal 正式)relate sth (to sb) to tell a story to sb 讲述；叙述: He related his side of the story to a journalist. 他向记者讲述了他就这件事所知道的情况。
relate to sb/sth 1 to be concerned or involved with sth 与某人或某事物有关
2 to be able to understand how sb feels 领略或理解别人的感受: Some teenagers find it hard to relate to their parents. 有些青年人觉得很难理解父母。