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The verb is pronounced /ə'səʊsieɪt/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /ə'səʊsiət/. 动词读作/ə'səʊsieɪt/，名词和形容词读作/ə'səʊsiət/。
1[VERB 动词] 联系;联想；If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind. [V n with n]

  • Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future...

    通过科学我们知道了应该把进步和未来联系起来。

  • Rap groups have been barred from large musical events because they are associated with vandalism.

    说唱组合被禁止参加大型的音乐活动，因为他们使人联想到肆意破坏公共财产的行为。

2[VERB 动词] 使与某个组织、事业或观点有关系;公开支持；If you are associated with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself with it, you support it publicly. [be V-ed with n] [V pron-refl with n]

  • I haven't been associated with the project over the last year...

    我去年一直没有参与那个项目。

  • The press feels the need to associate itself with the green movement.

    媒体感到有必要支持绿色运动。

3[VERB 动词] 与…为伍;与…交往;与…厮混；If you say that someone is associating with another person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of. [V with n]

  • What would they think if they knew that they were associating with a murderer?...

    如果他们知道自己正在与一个杀人犯为伍会怎么想?

  • They disapproved of her dancing at discos and associating with homosexuals.

    他们不同意她在迪斯科舞厅跳舞并和同性恋鬼混。

4[N-COUNT 可数名词] 尤指同事;合作人;伙伴；Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work. [oft n N]

  • //...the restaurant owner's business associates.

    餐馆老板的商业伙伴

5[ADJ 形容词] 用于等级或头衔前，表示稍有不同或略低副的，准的；Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title. [ADJ n]

  • Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute...

    林先生是研究所的副所长。

  • She applied for associate membership last year.

    她去年申请成为准会员。

  • //...an associate professor of political science.

    政治学副教授

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