[V-RECIP-ERG ]相互关联；极为相似 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 .
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Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke...
肥胖会增加高血压和中风发作的几率。
The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights...
配偶之间政治观点上的相似度要大于他们身高的相似程度。
The loss of respect for British science is correlated to reduced funding...
英国科学界不如以前受重视，资金也因此减少。
At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.
在最高管理层，收入与工作表现并不总是相关的。
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[VERB 动词]使显示联系；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.
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Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far...
人们试图把特定的语言功能与大脑的某些特定部位联系起来，这一努力目前还没有取得很大进展。
Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes, then correlating the data.
瑞安中尉闭上眼睛，先是在脑海里回想了一遍不同的犯罪现场，然后将这些信息联系起来。
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cor·rel·ate/ˈkɒrəleɪt; NAmEˈkɔːrəleɪt;ˈkɑːrəleɪt/verb( formal) 1[intransitive ]if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlateor if a fact, figure, etc. correlateswith another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other 相互关联影响；相互依赖◆The figures do not seem to correlate.这些数字似乎毫不相干。correlatewith sth ◆A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.高脂肪饮食与增加心脏病发作的风险密切相关。2[transitive ]correlatesth to show that there is a close connection between two or more facts, figures, etc. 显示紧密联系◆Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.研究人员正试图展示这两组数字的相关性。▶cor·rel·ate/ˈkɒrələt; NAmEˈkɔːrələt;ˈkɑːrələt/nouncorrelatecorrelatescorrelatedcorrelatingcor·rel·ate/ˈkɒrəleɪt; NAmEˈkɔːrəleɪt;ˈkɑːrəleɪt/
if two or more facts, ideas etc correlate or if you correlate them, they are closely connected to each other or one causes the othercorrelate with Poverty and poor housing correlate with a shorter life expectancy.correlate strongly/significantly/closely Lack of prenatal care correlates strongly with premature birth.