relate/rIˋlet; rIˈleIt/v 1 [T] if you relate two things, you show how they are connected 把…联系起来﹔证明…有关联: relate sth to/with sth The report relates health with standards of living. 报告把健康状况和生活水平联系起来。2 [I] if one thing relates to another, it is connected with it in some way 和…有联系: +to I collect anything that relates to baseball. 我收集一切与棒球有关的东西。The doctor will ask some questions relating to your lifestyle. 医生会问一些有关你生活方式的问题。3 [T] formal to tell someone about something that has happened【正式】讲述: relate sth to sb He later related the whole story to us. 他后来把整件事都跟我们讲了。relate to sb/sthphr v to understand how someone feels 理解〔别人的感受〕: I find it hard to relate to kids. 我觉得很难理解孩子的想法。