associate

英 [əˈsəʊsieɪt , əˈsəʊsiət]

美 [əˈsoʊsieɪt , əˈsoʊsiət]

v.  联想; 联系; 交往; (尤指)混在一起; 表明支持; 表示同意
adj.  非正式的; 准的; 副的; 联合的; 有关联的
n.  同事; 伙伴; 合伙人; 准学士(获得两年制高校学位)

过去分词：associated　复数：associates　现在分词：associating　过去式：associated　第三人称单数：associates　

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同义词辨析

partnerallyassociate【导航词义：同伴】

牛津词典

verb

• 联想；联系
  to make a connection between people or things in your mind
  1. I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
     一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
  2. He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.
     在公众的心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。
• 交往；（尤指）混在一起
  to spend time with sb, especially a person or people that sb else does not approve of
  1. I don't like you associating with those people.
     我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。
• 表明支持；表示同意
  to show that you support or agree with sth
  1. May I associate myself with the Prime Minister's remarks? (= I agree with them)
     我可以公开表示赞成首相的话吗？

adj.

• 非正式的；准的；副的
  of a lower rank, having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization
  1. associate membership of the European Union
     欧洲联盟的非正式会员身份
  2. an associate member/director/editor
     准会员；副导演 / 主编
• 联合的；有关联的
  joined to or connected with a profession or an organization
  1. an associate company in Japan
     在日本的一家联营公司

noun

• 同事；伙伴
  a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with
  1. business associates
     业务伙伴
• 合伙人
  an associate
• 准学士（获得两年制高校学位）
  a person who has an Associate's degree (= one that is given after completing two years of study at a junior college)

柯林斯词典

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/。


• VERB 联系;联想
  If youassociatesomeone or somethingwithanother thing, the two are connected in your mind.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使与（某个组织、事业或观点）有关系;公开支持
  If youare associated witha particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if youassociate yourself withit, you support it publicly.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 与…为伍;与…交往;与…厮混
  If you say that someoneis associating withanother person or group of people, you mean they are spending a lot of time in the company of people you do not approve of.
  1. 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?
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT （尤指）同事;合作人;伙伴
  Yourassociatesare the people you are closely connected with, especially at work.
  1. ...the restaurant owner's business associates.
     餐馆老板的商业伙伴
• ADJ （用于等级或头衔前，表示稍有不同或略低）副的，准的
  Associateis used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title.
  1. Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute...
     林先生是研究所的副所长。
  2. She applied for associate membership last year.
     她去年申请成为准会员。
  3. ...an associate professor of political science.
     政治学副教授

英英释义

noun

• a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
  Synonym:associate degree
• any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
  1. first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate
• a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
  1. he had to consult his associate before continuing
• a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
  1. associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners
• a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  1. drinking companions
  2. comrades in arms
  Synonym:companioncomradefellowfamiliar

verb

• make a logical or causal connection
  1. I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
  2. colligate these facts
  3. I cannot relate these events at all
  Synonym:tie inrelatelinkcolligatelink upconnect
• bring or come into association or action
  1. The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
  Synonym:consociate
• keep company with
  1. He associates with strange people
  2. She affiliates with her colleagues
  Synonym:consortaffiliateassort

双语例句

• We naturally associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
  我们自然而然地把达尔文的名字与进化论联系在一起。
• Never associate with bad companions.
  别和坏人结交。
• Don't associate with such people.
  勿与此辈来往。
• People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake.
  提起杭州，人们就联想到西湖。
• 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 British job of lecturer corresponds roughly to the US associate professor.
  英国的讲师职位大致相当于美国的副教授。
• 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？
• I only associate with good decent fellows. He associates with all sorts of people.
  我只和正派的好人交往。他与各种各样的人交往。
• A lecturer was engaged as an associate professor.
  一名讲师被高聘为副教授。
• I think you will be satisfied with your new associate.
  我想你会满意你新的工作伙伴的。