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relation

/ri-ley-shuhn/US // rɪˈleɪ ʃən //UK // (rɪˈleɪʃən) //

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
    • : relations, the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.: foreign relations.the various connections in which persons are brought together: business and social relations.sexual intercourse.
    • : the mode or kind of connection between one person and another, between an individual and God, etc.
    • : connection between persons by blood or marriage.
    • : a person who is related by blood or marriage; relative: his wife's relations.
    • : the act of relating, narrating, or telling; narration.
    • : Law. a principle whereby effect is given to an act done at one time as if it had been done at a previous time.
    • : Mathematics. a property that associates two quantities in a definite order, as equality or inequality.a single- or multiple-valued function.

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Examples

  • When looking for a country to follow the UAE in normalizing relations with Israel, it was likely he and his team would turn to Bahrain.

  • He then set up a recurrence relation and had his computer crunch the numbers via memoization.

  • City Councilwoman Barbara Bry has cleared up any confusion on where she stands in relation to an ambitious new transit.

  • The effectiveness of air purifiers depends on how well they catch air particles and their size in relation to the space they must filter.

  • Julia Miashkova is a social data analyst with a background in public relations and SEO.

  • Kim Kardashian Breaks the InternetTalking about butts in relation to Kim Kardashian had become tired.

  • It was now almost impossible to speak of individual divisions in relation to these actions, but only of corps.

  • Our ability to feel seen is truly dependent on being in relation to someone else.

  • Tom Davis (no relation to Wendy) is very clear in his perspective on this.

  • My nearest relation, my wife, is telling me to get off my database and take out the garbage.

  • This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.

  • The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.

  • In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.

  • The conception of the relation of this institution with them as co-operative makes headway slowly.

  • Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.