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association n.协会；社团；交往；联想；联合；结合 (1) 你加入教师协会了吗?(2) 大约有20人已登记加入这一协会。(3) 浩华是指浩华国际协会，为一个根据瑞士法律所组成的社团组织。(4) 我从跟他的交往中获益匪浅。(5) 绿色会使你产生什么联想?(6) 联合服务汽车协会。(7) 事实上它是由一七七四年的联合条款所组成。(8) 四种动物之间这种复杂的结合是生态学幸福家庭的标志。(9) 考虑乙酸与丙酸于气相因结合作用在气相形成二聚体及三聚体。 Any time people or things are connected, there are associations. The National Basketball Association is an example of the business meaning of association — a formal organization or group that works together. If you ask, "What is your association with Bill?" That just means, "How are you connected to Bill?" You can also make mental associations — you might make an association between the smell of fresh bread and your grandmother's kitchen, for example.

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英 [əˌsəʊʃi'eɪʃn] 美 [əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn] (1) Have you joined the teachers' association?(2) About 20 people have registered in the association.(3) Horwath refers to Horwath International Association, a Swiss verein.(4) I benefited much from my association with him.(5) What association do you have with the color green?(6) United Services Auto- mobile Association.(7) It was formed, in fact, by the Article of Association in 1774.(8) Such a complex association between creatures of four species has the hallmark of an ecologic happy family.(9) The vapor association of acetic acid and propionic acid due to dimerization and trimerization has been considered as well. Association has to do with things that are together, whether in a formal group like the National Basketball Association or just two things that are related, like the association between dogs and parks. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:housing association；团体；协会；社团 An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.   [oft in names]...the British Olympic Association...英国奥林匹克协会Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]关联；交往 Your association with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them.   [usu N with n]...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Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966...布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。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 可数名词]联想 If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling.   [usu pl]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。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 短语]与…联合；与…合作 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together.   [PHR n]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[PHRASE 短语]（事物）与…在一起 If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together.   [PHR n]

英语单词	association
英美音标	英 [əˌsəʊʃi'eɪʃn] 美 [əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn]
中文释义	n.协会；社团；交往；联想；联合；结合
英语例句	(1) Have you joined the teachers' association? (2) About 20 people have registered in the association. (3) Horwath refers to Horwath International Association, a Swiss verein. (4) I benefited much from my association with him. (5) What association do you have with the color green? (6) United Services Auto- mobile Association. (7) It was formed, in fact, by the Article of Association in 1774. (8) Such a complex association between creatures of four species has the hallmark of an ecologic happy family. (9) The vapor association of acetic acid and propionic acid due to dimerization and trimerization has been considered as well.
中文例句	(1) 你加入教师协会了吗? (2) 大约有20人已登记加入这一协会。 (3) 浩华是指浩华国际协会，为一个根据瑞士法律所组成的社团组织。 (4) 我从跟他的交往中获益匪浅。 (5) 绿色会使你产生什么联想? (6) 联合服务汽车协会。 (7) 事实上它是由一七七四年的联合条款所组成。 (8) 四种动物之间这种复杂的结合是生态学幸福家庭的标志。 (9) 考虑乙酸与丙酸于气相因结合作用在气相形成二聚体及三聚体。
vocabulary简明	Association has to do with things that are together, whether in a formal group like the National Basketball Association or just two things that are related, like the association between dogs and parks.
vocabulary扩展	Any time people or things are connected, there are associations. The National Basketball Association is an example of the business meaning of association — a formal organization or group that works together. If you ask, "What is your association with Bill?" That just means, "How are you connected to Bill?" You can also make mental associations — you might make an association between the smell of fresh bread and your grandmother's kitchen, for example.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:housing association ；团体；协会；社团 An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest. [oft in names] ...the British Olympic Association... 英国奥林匹克协会 Research associations are often linked to a particular industry. 研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]关联；交往 Your association with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them. [usu N with n] ...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 Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966... 布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。 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 可数名词]联想 If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling. [usu pl] 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。 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 短语]与…联合；与…合作 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together. [PHR n] 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 [PHRASE 短语]（事物）与…在一起 If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together. [PHR n]

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