新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

correlateIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈkɒrəleɪt]

美 [ˈkɔːr-]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

correlates , correlating , correlated
1. [RECIP 相互动词] 和…相关（尤指互有因果关系） , 相近
If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
双语例句
例：
Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke.
过度肥胖与高血压和中风的发病风险增加密切相关。
例：
The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights.
配偶之间政治观点的相似要大于他们身高的相似度。
例：
The loss of respect for British science is correlated to reduced funding.
英国科学界不如以前受重视和资金的减少密切相关。
2. [T 及物动词] 使…相互关联
If you correlate things, you work out the way in which they are connected or the way they influence each other.
双语例句
例：
Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far.
试图把特定的语言功能和大脑特定区域相联系的努力还没有取得很大进展。

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