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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·la·tion /rɪˈleɪʃən/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1 BETWEEN PEOPLE/COUNTRIES 人与人之间/国家之间relations [plural] a) RELATIONSHIPofficial connections between countries, companies, organizations etc 〔国家、公司、组织等之间的〕（正式）关系relations with Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations with the regime. 英国威胁要和该政权断绝外交关系。relations between Relations between the two countries have improved recently. 最近两国关系有所改善。 b) RELATIONSHIPthe way in which people or groups of people behave towards each other 〔人或团体之间的〕关系relations between Relations between workers and management are generally good. 劳资关系总的来说不错。 → public relations2 in relation to something formal a) used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about 相对某事物而言〔用于显示两者的联系或进行比较〕 Women’s earnings are still low in relation to men’s. 女性的收入相对于男性而言仍然偏低。 b) formal concerning 关于某事物，涉及某事物 latest developments in relation to the disease 有关这种疾病的最新进展3 connection 联系 [countable, uncountable]CONNECTED WITH a connection between two or more things 〔事物之间的〕联系 SYN relationshiprelation between the relation between prices and wages 物价和工资之间的联系 The price the meat is sold for bears no relation to (=is not connected to) the price the farmer receives. 肉的售价和农民拿到的价格无关。4 family 家庭 [countable]FAMILY a member of your family 家人；亲戚 SYN relative We have relations in Canada and Scotland. 我们在加拿大和苏格兰都有亲戚。relation of/to What relation are you to Jessica? 你和杰茜卡是什么亲戚关系？close/distant relation Steve is a distant relation of my wife. 史蒂夫是我妻子的远房亲戚。 → blood relation, → poor relation at poor► see thesaurus at relative5. have (sexual) relations (with somebody) old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with someone （与某人）发生性关系 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relationsclose 密切的Many Japanese favor closer relations with the U.S. 许多日本人赞同与美国保持更密切的关系。good 好的Relations between neighbours on the estate are very good. 社区邻里关系很好。friendly 友好的He had begun to establish friendly relations with his co-workers. 他开始与同事建立起了友好关系。race relations (=relations between people from different races who live in the same place) 种族关系nNew government measures aim to improve race relations in inner cities.industrial relations (also labour relations British English, labor relations American English) (=relations between managers and workers) 劳资关系nGood industrial relations are in everyone’s best interests.diplomatic relations (also international/foreign relations) (=official relations between two countries) 外交关系，国际关系nBy then, Canada and Britain had established diplomatic relations with North Korea.nThis visit was the president’s most important breakthrough in international relations.community relations (=relations between different groups in society) 社团关系nTwo police officers are responsible for community relations in the area.verbsbreak off relations 断绝关系After the incident, Croatia broke off all relations with Serbia. 那起事件之后，克罗地亚断绝了与塞尔维亚的一切关系。establish/develop relations 建立/发展关系The company has tried to establish relations with several universities. 该公司试图与数家大学建立起联系。nmaintain relationsThe Indian government had sought to maintain good relations with China.restore/resume relations (=begin them again after they were stopped or interrupted) 恢复关系nKenya and Uganda agreed to restore full diplomatic relations.improve relations 促进关系nThe government emphasized the need to improve relations with neighbouring countries.sour relations (=make them less friendly) 使关系恶化nThe dispute has soured relations between the two countries.nenjoy good relations (=have good relations)For years, the company enjoyed good relations with its workersn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: a member of your family 家人；亲戚ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relationa close relation (=a brother, parent, aunt etc )Many of her close relations live nearby.a distant relationHe was some distant relation of Pollitt’s wife.a blood relation (=one related by birth not marriage)It seems natural to share a house with blood relations.phrasesa relation by marriageShe’s a relation by marriage because she married my cousin. friends and relationsWe miss our friends and relations in the UK.Examples from the Corpus
relation• Two-thirds of management boards by 1987 included a senior manager with primary responsibility for promoting service quality and consumer relations.• The other friends were all Parisian except for a young couple, Rumanians living in Paris, distant relations of Teodor.• Not really the thing for good intercompany relations.• Over the past 12 years, we have transformed labour relations.• If the course described to you seems to bear no relation to these criteria do make further enquiries.relation between• There's no relation between income and how much health care a person will use.relation of/to• The precise link between society and organization is found in relations of production.• Her shame for him grows in relation to her pride in her brother.• The trouble with it was that even as early as 1945 it bore little relation to reality.• We wish it to be known that the mosquito is no relation to the Gadfly.• In the considered opinion of many experts this poor relation of the industry will probably take 80% of the market by volume.• All this has upset the applecart of the relation of fertility to prosperity.• Kinship, they believed, would contrast with the relations of production found in capitalist systems.• The current business emphasis on quality assumes that attention is important, yet it inverts the traditional relation of time to quality.re·la·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
official Corpus connections etc between companies, countries, organizations
relation
re‧la‧tion S2 W1 /rɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
a. official connections between countries, companies, organizations etc
relations with
Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations with the regime.
relations between
Relations between the two countries have improved recently.
b. the way in which people or groups of people behave towards each other
relations between
Relations between workers and management are generally good. ⇨ public relations
2. in relation to something formal
a. used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about:
Women’s earnings are still low in relation to men’s.
b. formal concerning:
latest developments in relation to the disease
3. CONNECTION [uncountable and countable] a connection between two or more things
SYN relationship
relation between
the relation between prices and wages
The price the meat is sold for bears no relation to (=is not connected to) the price the farmer receives.
4. FAMILY [countable] a member of your family
SYN relative:
We have relations in Canada and Scotland.
relation of/to
What relation are you to Jessica?
close/distant relation
Steve is a distant relation of my wife. ⇨ blood relation, ⇨ poor relation at poor(11)
5. have (sexual) relations (with somebody) old-fashioned to have sex with someone
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relations
▪close Many Japanese favor closer relations with the U.S.
▪good Relations between neighbours on the estate are very good.
▪friendly He had begun to establish friendly relations with his co-workers.
▪race relations (=relations between people from different races who live in the same place) New government measures aim to improve race relations in inner cities.
▪industrial relations (also labour relations British English, labor relations American English) (=relations between managers and workers) Good industrial relations are in everyone’s best interests.
▪diplomatic relations (also international/foreign relations ) (=official relations between two countries) By then, Canada and Britain had established diplomatic relations with North Korea. | This visit was the President’s most important breakthrough in international relations.
▪community relations (=relations between different groups in society) Two police officers are responsible for community relations in the area.
■ verbs
▪break off relations After the incident, Croatia broke off all relations with Serbia.
▪establish/develop relations The company has tried to establish relations with several universities.
▪maintain relations The Indian government had sought to maintain good relations with China.
▪restore/resume relations (=begin them again after they were stopped or interrupted) Kenya and Uganda agreed to restore full diplomatic relations.
▪improve relations The government emphasized the need to improve relations with neighbouring countries.
▪sour relations (=make them less friendly) The dispute has soured relations between the two countries.
▪enjoy good relations (=have good relations) For years, the company enjoyed good relations with its workers
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + relation
▪a close relation (=a brother, parent, aunt etc ) Many of her close relations live nearby.
▪a distant relation He was some distant relation of Pollitt’s wife.
▪a blood relation (=one related by birth not marriage) It seems natural to share a house with blood relations.
■ phrases
▪a relation by marriage She’s a relation by marriage because she married my cousin.
▪friends and relations We miss our friends and relations in the UK.
▪ relative a member of your family, especially one who does not live with you: Most of her relatives were able to come to the wedding. | We have some distant relatives in Australia.
▪relation a member of your family. Relation means the same as relative. It is often used when talking about whether someone is in the same family as another person: Big cities can be lonely places if you have no friends or relations there. | ‘What relation is she to you?’ ‘She’s my half sister.’ | He’s no relation to the singer.
▪descendant someone who is a family member of a person who lived and died a long time ago, for example the great-grandchild of that person: The people are the descendants of slaves who were brought over from Africa.
▪ancestor a member of your family who lived a long time ago, especially hundreds of years ago: My ancestors originally came from Ireland.
▪forefathers especially written people in your family who lived a long time ago - often used in historical descriptions: His forefathers came to America over a century ago.
▪extended family a family group that consists not only of parents and children, but also includes grandparents, aunts etc: Extended families rarely live together in Britain, but they are still important.
▪folks especially American English informal your family, especially your parents: Are you going to see your folks at Christmas?
▪next of kin the person or people who are most closely related to you, for example your husband or mother, and who need to be told if something serious happens to you: The next of kin must be notified of his death before his name is released to the press.
re‧la‧tion S2 W1 /rɪˈleɪʃən/
noun Word Family: noun: relation, relations, relationship, relative; adjective: related ≠ unrelated, relative; verb: relate; adverb: relatively
1. BETWEEN PEOPLE/COUNTRIES relations [plural]a. official connections between countries, companies, organizations etc
relations with
relations between
b. the way in which people or groups of people behave towards each other
relations between
2. in relation to something formal
a. used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about:
b. formal concerning:
3. CONNECTION [uncountable and countable] a connection between two or more things
SYN relationship
relation between
4. FAMILY [countable] a member of your family
SYN relative:
relation of/to
close/distant relation
5. have (sexual) relations (with somebody) old-fashioned to have sex with someone
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Trade 贸易
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 form/join a trading bloc建立／加入贸易同盟 live in/compete in a global/the world economy生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 support/promote free trade支持／促进自由贸易 adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 embrace/resist/drive globalization接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy执行强硬的外交政策 require/use/conduct diplomacy需要／使用／实施外交手段 establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation促进地区间合作 facilitate/achieve economic/political integration促进／实现经济／政治一体化 exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 begin/start/continue/resume peace talks开始／继续／重启和平谈判 be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement达成／取得长期的政治协议 broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security构成对全球安全的一大威胁 compromise/endanger/protect national security损害／危及／保护国家安全 justify/be in favour of/ ( especially
be in favor of/be against military intervention证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 close/protect/secure/patrol the border封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 send/provide/request/cut off military aid派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 deliver/distribute medical supplies/( food parcelsBrE 运送／分发医疗用品／食品包 fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困