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affiliate v.(使...)加入,接受为会员,隶属于n.分公司,分会,附属机构 Affiliate comes from the Medieval Latin term affiliat, meaning "adopted as a son," though it's unlikely NBC sees its affiliate companies in quite that way. The word can also be used to describe someone who simply hangs out with someone else a lot, or keeps company with them regularly, whether for business or not. ★★☆☆☆ 2001.4

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[ə'filieit] An affiliate is a subordinate group or organization associated with a larger group or organization. For example, the American broadcasting company NBC has hundreds of affiliate stations around the country. International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment of production in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment. The noun is pronounced /ə'fɪliət/. The verb is pronounced /əˌfɪli'eɪt/. 名词读作/ə'fɪliət/，动词读作 /əˌfɪli'eɪt/。1[N-COUNT 可数名词]成员组织；附属机构；分会 An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.   [oft with poss]  [FORMAL 正式]...twelve companies, including three affiliates of a Texas oil firm...12家公司，包括得克萨斯一家石油公司的3家分公司The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.国际象棋联合会在大约120个国家设有分支机构。2[VERB 动词]隶属于；并入 If an organization affiliates to or with another larger organization, it forms a close connection with the larger organization or becomes a member of it.   [V to/with n]  [Also V]  [FORMAL 正式]All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency...所有青年团体必须并入全国青年事务处。The Government will not allow the staff association to affiliate with outside unions.政府不会允许其公务员协会与外部工会有紧密联系。3[VERB 动词]（医生或律师等专业人士）与…有正式关系 If a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor affiliates with an organization, they become officially connected with that organization.   [V with n]  [mainly AM 主美]  [FORMAL 正式]He said he wanted to affiliate with a U.S. firm because he needed 'expert advice and counsel in legal affairs'.他说他因为需要“在法律事务上得到专家的意见和建议”，所以想与一家美国律师事务所建立合作关系。

英语单词	affiliate
英美音标	[ə'filieit]
中文释义	v.(使...)加入,接受为会员,隶属于 n.分公司,分会,附属机构
vocab简明	An affiliate is a subordinate group or organization associated with a larger group or organization. For example, the American broadcasting company NBC has hundreds of affiliate stations around the country.
vocab扩展	Affiliate comes from the Medieval Latin term affiliat, meaning "adopted as a son," though it's unlikely NBC sees its affiliate companies in quite that way. The word can also be used to describe someone who simply hangs out with someone else a lot, or keeps company with them regularly, whether for business or not.
真题原句	International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment of production in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	The noun is pronounced /ə'fɪliət/. The verb is pronounced /əˌfɪli'eɪt/. 名词读作/ə'fɪliət/，动词读作 /əˌfɪli'eɪt/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]成员组织；附属机构；分会 An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it. [oft with poss] [FORMAL 正式] ...twelve companies, including three affiliates of a Texas oil firm... 12家公司，包括得克萨斯一家石油公司的3家分公司 The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries. 国际象棋联合会在大约120个国家设有分支机构。 2 [VERB 动词]隶属于；并入 If an organization affiliates to or with another larger organization, it forms a close connection with the larger organization or becomes a member of it. [V to/with n] [Also V] [FORMAL 正式] All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency... 所有青年团体必须并入全国青年事务处。 The Government will not allow the staff association to affiliate with outside unions. 政府不会允许其公务员协会与外部工会有紧密联系。 3 [VERB 动词]（医生或律师等专业人士）与…有正式关系 If a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor affiliates with an organization, they become officially connected with that organization. [V with n] [mainly AM 主美] [FORMAL 正式] He said he wanted to affiliate with a U.S. firm because he needed 'expert advice and counsel in legal affairs'. 他说他因为需要“在法律事务上得到专家的意见和建议”，所以想与一家美国律师事务所建立合作关系。
来源	2001.4

Affiliate Organization Larger [Formal 正式 Group Company Nbc