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/。
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[VERB 动词]联系;联想 If you
associate someone or something
with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
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。
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[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]
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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