association

noun

1. 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
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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

1. See also: ...the British Olympic Association... Research associations are often linked to a particular industry. housing association
2. N-COUNT 关联；交往
   Your association with a 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。
3. N-COUNT 联想
   If something has particular associations for 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。
4. PHRASE 与…联合;与…合作
   If you do something in association with someone 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。
5. （事物）与…在一起
   If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together.

1. All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice
   协会的所有成员都遵守一套严格的行为规范。
2. We have three suppliers in all who are approved by the Organic Farm Food Association.
   我们总共有3家获有机农产品协会认可的供货商。
3. He arbitrates between investors and members of the association
   他在投资者和该协会成员之间作出仲裁。
4. Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.
   研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。
5. Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966
   布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball.
    该协会威胁说如果银行和建屋互助会不配合的话，它将不再提供支持。
11. 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。
12. 'The community are getting impatient,' said a representative of the Residents 'Association
    “社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。
13. The Professional Cricketers 'Association held its annual dinner in London.
    职业板球运动员协会在伦敦举办了自己的年度宴会。
14. Our association with him goes back four years.
    我们同他的合作是从4年前开始的。
15. 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。
16. We were approached by the Royal Yachting Association to see if we would loan our boat to them.
    皇家游艇协会的人找过我们，问我们能不能把船借给他们。
17. 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。
18. The four new stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the British Astronomical Association
    这四枚新邮票是为了纪念英国天文协会成立100周年而发行的。
19. The support of our members is of great importance to the Association
    会员的支持对于我们协会来说非常重要。
20. The Association gives a free handbook to all new members.
    协会给新成员人手一本免费手册。
21. We claimed a refund from the association, but they would not pay up.
    我们要求该协会退款，但是他们不肯付钱。
22. 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。
23. The Association has put the event off until October.
    协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。
24. The Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income.
    这个协会的收入大部分来自会员的入会费。
25. The Football Association have had their say.
    足协已经发表了意见。
26. The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.
    草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。
27. 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。
28. Religion had an intimate association with alchemy during the Middle Ages.
    在中世纪，宗教和炼金术密切相联。
29. The Science and Technology Association served the function of a go-between.
    科学技术协会发挥了穿针引线的作用。

  circle association club fellowship【导航词义：社交圈】

  circle n. 圈子，界

〔辨析〕指由相互认识、定期会面的人组成的群体，也可指有着类似兴趣或工作的一群人。

  association n. 协会，社团

〔辨析〕指有共同志向的人联合起来成立的正式组织。

  club n. 俱乐部，社团

〔辨析〕指有着共同兴趣的人为了一起进行社交、娱乐、体育等活动而结成的组织。

  fellowship n. 团体，协会，联谊会

〔辨析〕指有共同利益、目的或信仰的人所组成的群体。

noun

1. the act of consorting with or joining with others
   1. you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association

2. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
   1. conditioning is a form of learning by association

   Synonym:    connectionconnexion

3. (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

4. a formal organization of people or groups of people
   1. he joined the Modern Language Association

5. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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