relatives

英 [ˈrɛlətɪvz]

美 [ˈrɛlətɪvz]

n.  亲戚; 亲属; 同类事物
relative的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 亲戚;亲属;家属
  Yourrelativesare the members of your family.
  1. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?...
     你的亲属仍然住在西伯利亚吗？
  2. Get a relative to look after the children.
     找一个亲戚来照看孩子。
• ADJ 相对的
  You userelativeto say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind.
  1. The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm...
     战斗在相对平静的一段时间之后再次打响。
  2. It is a cancer that can be cured with relative ease...
     这是一种相对来说比较容易治疗的癌症。
  3. Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety.
     步行区域意味着孩子们可以在那里相对安全地玩耍。
• ADJ 相对的;比较而言的
  You userelativewhen you are comparing the quality or size of two things.
  1. They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live...
     他们聊起了伦敦和巴黎两座城市相比较都有哪些宜居的优点。
  2. I reflected on the relative importance of education in 50 countries.
     我思考了50个国家相对而言对教育的重视程度。
  3. ...the relative strength of the central and state governments.
     中央政府和州政府的相对力量
• PREP-PHRASE 与…相比;与…有关;涉及;关于
  Relative tosomething means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
  1. Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's...
     日本利率随美国利率上浮。
  2. House prices now look cheap relative to earnings...
     相对收入而言房价现在看起来比较便宜。
  3. The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
     相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。
• ADJ-GRADED 相对的;比较而言的
  If you say that something isrelative, you mean that it needs to be considered and judged in relation to other things.
  1. Fitness is relative; one must always ask 'Fit for what?'...
     “适合”是相对而言的;应该常常问一问“适合什么？”
  2. Truth is relative.
     真理是相对的。
• N-COUNT 亲缘动物（或植物、语言、发明等)
  If one animal, plant, language, or invention is arelative ofanother, they have both developed from the same type of animal, plant, language, or invention.
  1. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
     雉与珍珠鸡有很近的亲缘关系。

双语例句

• Do I have to ask all my relatives to the wedding?
  我必须邀请所有的亲戚参加婚礼吗？
• He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
  他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.
  他心血来潮，突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
• Nominally they are close relatives, but they don't see much of each other.
  他们应名儿是近亲，实际上不大来往。
• Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add
  亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。
• Even the emperor has his poor relatives.
  皇帝也有草鞋亲。
• Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told
  警方昨天拒绝在通知亲属前透露死亡男孩的姓名。
• They thought that their relatives would be able to fix the visas
  他们以为他们的亲戚们会把签证办好。
• Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough.
  举目无亲的人只好四处游荡，露宿街头。
• She immediately started ringing round her friends and relatives.
  她马上开始给亲戚朋友们打电话。