Our chances of record-setting rainfall events have increased, relative to the last 50 years.相比于過去的五十年我們遭遇破紀錄降水的幾率已經增加

relative to關于； 相對于

The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.

測高術與海拔相關的高度的測量

We discussed the facts relative to the problem.

我們討論了與這問題有關的事實。

More extreme weather appears to be the new normal.更多的極端天氣似乎已經變得稀松平常

appear to看來像是； 看來似乎

These stars appear to move around the North Star.

這些星星似乎環繞著北極星轉。

The students appear to be completely out of hand.

學生們似乎已完全無法控制了。

they've come up with a few clever solutions to the problem.荷蘭人想出了幾個絕妙的解決方案

come up with提出；想出

The programmer come up with a solution to the system problem.

程序員想出了一個解決系統問題的辦法。

He could not come up with a proper answer.

他想不出一個合適的回答。