relation
noun
rɪˈleɪʃən noun
1
BETWEEN PEOPLE/COUNTRIES
人与人之间/国家之间
a. official connections between countries, companies, organizations etc b. the way in which people or groups of people behave towards each other 〔人与人之间的〕关系 plural 复数
Relations between the two countries have improved recently.
最近两国之间的关系有了改善。
diplomatic/international etc relations
Canada and Britain have established diplomatic relations with North Korea.
加拿大和英国已经与朝鲜建立了外交关系。
[+ 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。
The union has close relations with the Labour Party.
工会和工党的关系很密切。
[+ between ]
Relations between workers and management are generally good.
劳资关系总的来说不错。
measures to improve race relations (=relations between people of different races)
改善种族关系的措施
2
in relation to sth
a. used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about b. concerning 关于某事物，涉及某事物 formal
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。
latest developments in relation to the disease
有关这种疾病的最新进展
3
CONNECTION
联系
a connection between two or more things 〔事物间的〕联系; C,U
[+ 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
a member of your family 家人; 亲戚; C
We have relations in Canada and Scotland.
我们在加拿大和苏格兰都有亲戚。
[+ 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。
5
have (sexual) relations (with sb)
to have sex with someone [过时] （与某人）发生性关系 old-fashioned