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relative to
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If something is relative to something else, it changes according to the speed or level of the other thing: 按…的比例；与…相应
The amount of petrol a car uses is relative to its speed.汽车耗油量和其行驶速度是成比例的。
The overall risk to health is almost certainly relative to the amount of these substances ingested.
The cost of installing the solar panel system is relative to the size of the house.
At this level, salaries should be relative to the performance of the company.
Of course, the real cost of food and drink is relative to earnings, and these have also risen over this period.
formal
If something is relative to a particular subject, it is connected with it: 与…相关；有关；涉及
Are these documents relative to the discussion?这些文件和我们讨论的问题有关吗？
These articles relative to Chaucer's history have had to be revised given recent discoveries.
The auction house sold the painter's ephemera, particular those items relative to his "blue" period, to the national museum.
All information relative to his imprisonment is classified and will not be released to the press.
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relativeadjective(CONNECTED)formal
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