associate

verb

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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.

1. 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
2. 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

1. 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
2. 合伙人
   an associate
3. 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)

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 联系;联想
   If you associate someone or something with another 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。
2. VERB 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.
   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。
3. VERB 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.
   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。
4. N-COUNT （尤指）同事;合作人;伙伴
   Your associates are 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
5. ADJ （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.
   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

1. He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special associate director.
   他将作为特别副经理继续为该公司工作。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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？
7. Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute
   林先生是研究所的副所长。
8. She applied for associate membership last year.
   她去年申请成为准会员。
9. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
   皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。
10. Don't associate with such people.
    勿与此辈来往。
11. Never associate with bad companions.
    别和坏人结交。
12. People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake.
    提起杭州，人们就联想到西湖。
13. I always associate that song with my visit to Hawaii.; Hearing that song conjures up my trip to Hawaii.
    听到那支歌我就会联想到我的夏威夷之行。
14. I'd advise you not to associate with him, he's bad egg.
    我奉劝你不要和他交往，他是一个卑鄙小人。
15. I don't associate the two ideas.
    这两个概念我联系不起来。
16. 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。
17. A lecturer was engaged as an associate professor.
    一名讲师被高聘为副教授。
18. 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。
19. Children always associate the doctor with injections and pain.
    提起大夫，小孩儿就联想到打针、疼。
20. You can also associate teams of people with the group.
    您还可以将小组的组员和组联合起来。
21. Be careful of the groups you join or the people you associate with.
    注意你加入的团体或与你有关联的人。
22. And now, just a year later, he's finished college with three associate degrees.
    而今，仅仅过了一年，他就拿了三个学位毕业了。
23. I've got an associate professor's qualification certificate.
    我获得了副教授资格证书。
24. To associate the policy with the transaction service.
    将策略和事务服务关联。
25. I don't wish to associate myself with what has been said.
    我不希望别人把我和所说过的事联系起来。
26. I have refused to associate with the outcasts in my life.
    我拒绝和我生命中被遗弃的人来往。
27. 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。
28. I think you will be satisfied with your new associate.
    我想你会满意你新的工作伙伴的。
29. I associate with you through choice.
    我是通过自主选择和你联系在一起。

  partner ally associate【导航词义：同伴】

  partner n. 伙伴，伴侣，同伴

〔辨析〕普通用词，词义广泛，可指有合作关系的组织或国家、生意上的合伙人、配偶或情人、跳舞或玩游戏的搭档等。

  ally n. 盟友，同盟国

〔辨析〕尤指向从政者提供支持的人，或同意在战争中给予另一国家支持和帮助的国家。

  associate n. 同事；生意伙伴

〔辨析〕指生意上的合作伙伴或一起工作的人。

noun

1. a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

   Synonym:    associate degree

2. any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
   1. first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate

3. a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
   1. he had to consult his associate before continuing

4. 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

5. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
   1. drinking companions
   2. comrades in arms

   Synonym:    companioncomradefellowfamiliar

verb

1. 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

2. bring or come into association or action
   1. The churches consociated to fight their dissolution

   Synonym:    consociate

3. keep company with
   1. He associates with strange people
   2. She affiliates with her colleagues

   Synonym:    consortaffiliateassort