association

英 [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn]

美 [əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃn]

n.  协会; 社团; 联盟; 联合; 合伙; 关联; 交往; 联想; 联系

复数：associations　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.742 / COCA.1859

同义词辨析

circleassociationclubfellowship【导航词义：社交圈】

牛津词典

noun

• 协会；社团；联盟
  an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
  1. Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
     你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
  2. the Football Association
     足球协会
  3. a residents' association
     居民联合会
• 联合；合伙；关联；交往
  a connection or relationship between people or organizations
  1. his alleged association with terrorist groups
     他被指称的与恐怖组织的关联
  2. They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
     他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。
  3. The book was published in association with (= together with) British Heritage.
     这本书是与英国传统出版社联合出版的。
  4. She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
     她通过与这些诗人交往而成名。
• 联想；联系
  an idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas
  1. The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me.
     海滨使我联想起童年假期的各种愉快情景。
  2. The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
     这只猫很快就把人类与食物联系起来。
• 因果关系
  a connection between things where one is caused by the other
  1. a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
     已被证实的被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系

柯林斯词典

• See also:...the British Olympic Association...Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.housing association
• N-COUNT 关联；交往
  Yourassociation witha person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them.
  1. ...the company's six-year association with retailer J.C. Penney Co...
     该公司与零售商 J. C. 彭尼公司6年的业务往来
  2. Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966...
     布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。
  3. The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years.
     这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。
• N-COUNT 联想
  If something has particularassociationsfor you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling.
  1. He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him...
     他的一个搁架上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
  2. Black was considered inappropriate because of its associations with death.
     不宜用黑色，因为它让人联想到死亡。
• PHRASE 与…联合;与…合作
  If you do somethingin association withsomeone else, you do it together.
  1. Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
     这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
• （事物）与…在一起
  If one thing is foundin association withanother, they are found together.

英英释义

noun

• the act of consorting with or joining with others
  1. you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
  1. conditioning is a form of learning by association
  Synonym:connectionconnexion
• (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
• a formal organization of people or groups of people
  1. he joined the Modern Language Association
• (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
• a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
  1. flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear
  2. the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
• a social or business relationship
  1. a valuable financial affiliation
  2. he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
  3. many close associations with England
  Synonym:affiliationtietie-up
• the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
  1. his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break

双语例句

• Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
  这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
• Our association with him goes back four years.
  我们同他的合作是从4年前开始的。
• The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
  该协会相信新技术将可长远地解决信用卡诈骗问题。
• The National Collegiate Athletic Association introduced drug testing in the mid-1980s.
  美国大学体育联合会在20世纪80年代中期开始实行药物检测。
• The Association gives a free handbook to all new members.
  协会给新成员人手一本免费手册。
• The company is a fully bonded member of the Association of British Travel Agents
  该公司是英国旅行社协会的完全担保会员。
• The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years.
  这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。
• The powers that be, in this case the independent Television Association, banned the advertisement altogether
  掌权的，在这件事中即独立的电视协会，干脆禁播了那则电视广告。
• He was to remain active in the association, latterly as vice president, for the rest of his life
  他此后一生都活跃于协会中，后来还当上了副会长。
• Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.
  研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。