Our chances of record-setting rainfall events have increased, relative to the last 50 years.相比于过去的五十年我们遭遇破纪录降水的几率已经增加
relative to关于; 相对于
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
测高术与海拔相关的高度的测量
We discussed the facts relative to the problem.
我们讨论了与这问题有关的事实。
More extreme weather appears to be the new normal.更多的极端天气似乎已经变得稀松平常
appear to看来像是; 看来似乎
These stars appear to move around the North Star.
这些星星似乎环绕着北极星转。
The students appear to be completely out of hand.
学生们似乎已完全无法控制了。
they've come up with a few clever solutions to the problem.荷兰人想出了几个绝妙的解决方案
come up with提出;想出
The programmer come up with a solution to the system problem.
程序员想出了一个解决系统问题的办法。
He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。