RELATIONSHIP1 the relationship between two people or groups2 to have a good relationship3 to have a bad relationship4 to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone5 a romantic or sexual relationshipRELATED WORDSbe connected with something 与某物有联系CONNECTED WITH/RELATEDto start to know someone 开始认识某人KNOW/NOT KNOWto end a relationship 结束一段关系SEPARATE (7)to leave a relationship 脱离一种关系LEAVEsee alsoFRIENDFRIENDLYUNFRIENDLYGIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDSEXGAYMARRYDIVORCE1 the relationship between two people or groups 两个人或团体之间的关系relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ [countable noun]the way that two people or groups feel about each other and behave towards each other 关系 Women are usually more interested in discussing relationships than men. 女性通常要比男性更有兴趣讨论人际关系。relationship with His relationship with his parents had never been very good. 他与父母的关系一直不大好。 Successful companies know the importance of establishing good relationships with their customers. 成功的企业知道与客户建立良好关系的重要性。relationship between There has been a fundamental shift in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. 美国与俄罗斯的关系有了根本的变化。a close relationshipwhen you know someone very well and like them a lot 密切的关系 They'd known each other for years and had a very close relationship. 他们相识了多年，关系非常亲密。relations /rɪˈleɪʃənz/ [plural noun]the public relationship between groups, organizations, or countries, especially when this affects how well they work together 〔群体、组织或国家之间公开的〕关系〔尤影响大家之间的合作〕relations between Relations between management and workers have improved. 劳资关系有了改善。relations with We all understand the importance of maintaining good relations with China. 我们都明白与中国保持良好关系的重要性。race relationsbetween people of different races 种族关系 Since the riot, race relations in the city have not been good. 自从发生暴乱后，城里的种族关系就不好了。diplomatic relationsbetween the governments of two countries 外交关系 The U.S. has not had normal diplomatic relations with Cuba since the 1960s. 自20世纪60年代起，美国就一直没有与古巴建立正常的外交关系。industrial relationsBritish labor relationsAmericanbetween workers and managers 劳资关系 The new contract should improve labor relations in the school district. 这份新合同应该可以改善学区内的劳资关系。trade relationsinvolving exchanging goods between companies 贸易关系 Trade relations between eastern and western Europe continue to expand. 东西欧之间的贸易关系在继续扩大。ties /taɪz/ [plural noun]a strong relationship between two people, organizations, or countries, especially when they have responsibilities towards each other or official agreements with each other 〔两个人、组织或国家之间的〕联系，关系〔尤指相互之间有着责任或正式协定〕 The group has stayed together because of cultural, social, and other ties. 该团体的成员因为文化上的、社会的以及其他方面的联系而维系在一起。ties with The country wants its independence, and intends to loosen its ties with Britain. 该国希望独立，打算与英国脱离关系。ties between Since the accident, the ties between father and son have grown even stronger. 事故发生以后，父子之间的关系更加紧密了。family tiesbetween members of a family 家庭关系 As younger members of the family moved away, the family ties began to weaken. 随着家中年轻成员搬出去住后，家庭关系就开始薄弱了。rapport /ræˈpɔːʳ/ [singular noun]a good relationship between people who understand and agree with each others’ opinions and ideas 〔人与人之间的〕融洽关系rapport with You are lucky to have such a good rapport with your boss. 你跟老板关系那么好，真是运气。rapport between There seems to be a better rapport between players and officials now than in the past. 与过去相比，现在的运动选手与官员之间的关系似乎更好。establish a rapport Before you do business with someone, it is important to establish a rapport. 在与别人做生意之前，确立良好的关系是很重要的。easy rapportgood rapport 和睦融洽的关系 Alison and Johnny had an easy rapport that was clear to everyone. 人人都看得出艾莉森与约翰尼之间的关系非常融洽。bond /bɒndǁbɑːnd/ [countable noun]a very strong relationship between two people or groups that makes it difficult for them to separate from each other 〔两个人或群体之间〕牢固的关系，维系 The mountain community is held together by deep historical and religious bonds. 这些山地社区是由深远的历史与宗教纽带维系着的。bond between The bond between mother and child is extremely strong. 母亲和孩子之间的联系特别牢固。bond with It's almost inevitable that the client will form a very close bond with the therapist. 病人与治疗专家之间会建立一种非常紧密的关系，这几乎是不可避免的。bonds of friendship/affection/attachment Over the years the two men had developed deep bonds of friendship. 多年来这两个人之间培养起了一种深深的友谊关系。chemistry /ˈkemɪstri, ˈkeməstri/ [uncountable noun]a good and often exciting and romantic relationship between two people who naturally like, understand, and admire each other, even if they have very different characters and attitudes 〔自然相投的两个人之间的〕亲密感觉，“化学反应” Chuck's a nice guy, but the chemistry isn't right. 查克这人挺不错，不过对他就是没感觉。chemistry between As soon as we met I could feel the chemistry between us. 我们一见面，我就感觉到了我们之间的“化学反应”。 The chemistry between the two stars makes the movie a pleasure to watch. 那两位明星之间擦出的火花使这部影片让人观看起来非常愉快。affinity /əˈfɪnɪti, əˈfɪnəti/ [singular/uncountable noun]a feeling of liking and understanding someone because you have the same interests or beliefs as them, or because you are in the same situation as them 亲密关系〔因兴趣、信仰或处境相同而产生〕 We have a deep affinity formed through many years of friendship. 经过多年的友谊，我们建立了很深厚的感情。affinity between They seemed so different, yet he sensed an affinity between them. 他们看上去如此不同，他却感到他们彼此很亲近。affinity with Venetians feel more affinity with inhabitants of Vienna than with those of Rome. 威尼斯人觉得与维也纳的居民关系比与罗马的人关系更亲密。2 to have a good relationship 有着良好的关系have a good relationship /hæv ə ˌgʊd rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ [verb phrase not in progressive]when two people or groups are friendly towards each other and work well together 〔两个人或团体〕有着良好的关系 My boss and I have a very good relationship. 老板和我关系很好。have a good relationship with It's important that the school have a good relationship with the students’ parents. 学校与学生家长之间保持良好关系是很重要的。 The president has a good working relationship with this Congress. 总统与这届国会有着良好的工作关系。get alongalsoget onBritish /get əˈlɒŋǁ-əˈlɔːŋ, get ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if two or more peopleget along orget on, they have a friendly relationship with each other 〔两个或两个以上的人〕相处得很好 I don't understand why you two girls don't get along. 我不明白为什么你们两个女孩子不能好好相处。get along with He's very easy to get along with. 他这个人很容易相处。 Martin was chosen because he is a good administrator who gets along with everyone. 马丁被选上了，因为他是个优秀的主管，与每个人都相处融洽。get along/on well We all get on really well, so we're going to share a flat next year. 我们相处得都很好，因此打算明年同住一个套间。get along/on like a house on fireextremely well 一见如故 I wasn't sure whether David and Ann would like each other, but they got on like a house on fire. 我不肯定戴维和安会不会互相喜欢，可是他俩一见如故。be on good terms /ˌbiː ɒn gʊd ˈtɜːʳmz/ [verb phrase]if people areon good terms, they have a polite relationship and they can work well together, but they are not close friends 关系友好 They divorced several years ago, but they're still on good terms. 他们几年前离了婚，但关系仍然不错。be on good terms with We're on good terms with all our neighbours except the couple upstairs. 除了楼上的那一对，我们跟所有的邻居关系都很好。 Taylor has managed to remain on good terms with his former employers. 泰勒总算与前雇主保持着友好关系。close /kləʊs/ [adjective]if two or more people areclose, they like each other very much, and can talk to each other about their feelings, their problems etc 关系密切的，亲密的 Dad and I have always been very close. 爸爸和我关系一直很亲密。close to She was never very close to her stepmother. 她与继母始终亲密不起来。close friend It turns out that Julie is a close friend of my cousin Kelly. 后来发现朱莉与我的堂姐凯莉是好朋友。3 to have a bad relationship 关系不好not get alongalsonot get onBritish /nɒt get əˈlɒŋǁ-əˈlɔːŋ, nɒt get ˈɒn/ [verb phrase]if people donot get along or donot get on, they have a bad relationship and they often argue and disagree with each other 相处得不好 Barney and I just don't get along. 巴尼和我就是相处得不好。not get along with Troy doesn't get along with the coach, so he's thinking of quitting the team. 特洛伊和教练相处得不好，所以他在考虑要离开球队。 She never got on with her father and she hates her new stepmother. 她和爸爸从来就相处得不好，而且她非常恨她的新继母。have a falling-outalsofall outBritish /hæv ə ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈaʊt, ˌfɔːl ˈaʊt/ [verb phrase/ intransitive phrasal verb]if friends or relativeshave a falling-out or theyfall out, they have an argument and stop being friendly with each other 〔朋友或亲人〕吵翻，闹翻 They fell out last year, and they won't even speak to each other now. 他们去年吵翻后，现在彼此甚至连话都不说了。 The three children had an enormous falling-out over their inheritance when their father died. 父亲去世后，三个子女为继承财产的事彻底闹翻了。have a falling-out with He's fallen out with his girlfriend again. 他又和女朋友闹翻了。 Daly had a falling-out with her boss, which led to her being fired. 戴利与老板吵翻，导致她被解雇了。incompatible /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl, ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl/ [adjective]people who areincompatible cannot have a good relationship with each other because they are completely different in their characters, interests etc 〔性格、兴趣等方面〕合不来的 We're completely incompatible - she's a neat freak, and I hate to clean. 我们根本合不来。她有洁癖，我却讨厌打扫。 They've always seemed so incompatible - no wonder they're getting a divorce. 他俩好像一直都合不来，难怪他们在闹离婚。drive a wedge between somebody /ˌdraɪv ə ˈwedʒ bɪˈtwiːn somebody/ [verb phrase]if somethingdrives a wedge between two people or groups, it has a bad effect on their relationship 使某人之间不和，破坏某人之间的关系 The war had driven a wedge between the President and his liberal supporters. 这场战争使总统与他的自由党支持者之间产生了不和。 Romley's lawsuit drove the wedge even farther between the two former friends. 罗姆雷提出诉讼的做法使这两个原先的朋友嫌隙更深了。4 to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone 与某人有情爱或性爱关系go out withalsogo withAmerican /gəʊ ˈaʊt wɪð, ˈgəʊ wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]to have someone as your girlfriend or boyfriend 与…谈恋爱 How long have you been going out with Mindy? 你和明迪谈恋爱有多久了? Is she still going with that guy who works at the gas station? 她还在和那个在加油站工作的家伙谈恋爱吗？be going (out) together Mark and I have been going out together for four years. 我和马克相恋四年了。be seeing /biː ˈsiːɪŋ/ [verb phrase]to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious and does not last very long 交往〔尤指不是很认真或不会持久的关系〕 Do you know if Tanya's seeing anyone at the moment? 你知道这阵子塔尼娅有没有跟谁在交往? A couple of years after they got married, he started seeing other women. 他们结婚几年后，他开始与其他女人交往。have a relationship /ˌhæv ə rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ [verb phrase]to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone, especially one that continues for a long time 有〔爱情或性〕关系〔尤指持久的〕 I have had several relationships before, but this is special. 我以前跟好几个人有过关系，可是这一次很特别。 They'd been having a relationship for over a year when Julie found out she was pregnant. 他俩有了一年多的关系，然后朱莉发觉自己怀孕了。have a relationship with Would you even consider having a relationship with a man like Denny? 你会否甚至考虑和丹尼这样的男人发生关系？have an affair /ˌhæv ən əˈfeəʳ/ [verb phrase]to have a secret sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife 与…私通 I'd kill my husband if I found out he'd been having an affair. 我要是发现丈夫和别人私通，就会杀了他。have an affair with The senator has been accused of having an affair with his publicity assistant. 参议员被指控跟他的宣传助理私通。be involved with /biː ɪnˈvɒlvd wɪðǁ-ˈvɑːlvd-/ [verb phrase]to be having a serious relationship with someone, especially someone who is not suitable for you 与…交往〔尤指与不适合自己的人有认真的关系〕 She's involved with a much older man. 她跟一位比自己年纪大得多的男人交往。 The school has strict rules against teachers becoming involved with students. 该校有严格规定，不许教师与学生有亲密关系。 Brad doesn't want to get involved with anyone right now. He's still upset about Suzanne. 布拉德现在不想跟任何人交往，他仍为苏珊娜而感到伤心。date /deɪt/ [verb phrase usually in progressive]Americanto be having a relationship with someone, especially a relationship that is not very serious yet 【美】约会〔尤指关系还未十分认真〕 How long have Paul and Sue been dating? 保罗和休约会有多久了? What is a man his age doing dating a 17-year-old? 像他这把年纪的男人和一个17岁的姑娘约会是想干什么? I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous. 我原以为我们只是朋友而已，可是当我和别的男人开始约会，他突然变得非常妒忌。5 a romantic or sexual relationship 恋爱关系或性关系relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ [countable noun]when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other 恋爱关系；两性关系 After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships. 婚姻破裂后，她有过一连串以失败告终的恋爱关系。relationship with I don't want to start a relationship with her, because I'm going back to South Africa. 我不想和她开始谈恋爱，因为我要回南非了。relationship between Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult. 不同文化的人之间的浪漫关系一般都极难顺利发展。be in a relationship Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships? 为什么我碰到的有趣男人都已经有对象了呢？sexual relationship Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients. 有几位精神科医生承认与病人有性关系。romantic relationship Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship. 即使到了35岁，博比好像还是无法忠于一段关系。affair /əˈfeəʳ/ [countable noun]a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else 暧昧关系；私通 The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out. 这段私通关系维持了好几年她丈夫才发现。affair with I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn! 我一点都不知道迈克和卡罗琳有暧昧关系！love affair Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money. 伯顿和一个女人私通，结果那女人把他大部分的钱拿走了。fling /flɪŋ/ [countable noun]a short and not very serious relationship 逢场作戏，短暂的风流韵事 Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling. 没错，我是跟他交往过，可那只是一时的放纵。 She wasn't interested in anything more than a casual fling. 她唯一感兴趣的就是找个男人随便玩玩。fling with She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer. 她知道丈夫和一个外国舞蹈演员偷情之后就离开了他。have a fling They had a fling years ago. 多年以前他们曾有过一段短暂的关系。romance /rəʊˈmæns, rə-, ˈrəʊmæns/ [countable noun]an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other 罗曼史，爱情故事 It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn't last. 这是一段美丽的夏日罗曼史，但他们知道是不会长久的。 Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married. 理查德和彭妮没有隐瞒他俩的罗曼史，尽管他们都是有配偶的。romance with My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation. 我和洛伊丝之间的爱情没有维持到我们高中毕业。