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  • [əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt][əˈsəʊʃɪət]
  • Conjugation : past  associated ; pp  associated ; ing  associating
  • Derivatives : n  association ; adj  associating
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

associate [ə'səuʃɪeɪt]
  1. 1. vt. (in your thoughts) 联想
  2. 2. vt. to be associated with sth 和某事有关
  3. 3. vi. to associate with sb某人交往
  4. 4. noun [c] (at work) 同事
    to associate o.s. with sth
    与某物有联系
    associate member
    成员
    associate director
    副主管

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

associate [əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt] [əˈsəʊʃɪət] [əˈsəʊʃɪət]
  1. 1. vt. 把……联系起来联想
    He associates clowns with childhood nightmares.
    他将小丑童年梦魇联系起来
  2. 2. verb 与……为伴,与……结伴
    She has been associating with the jocks lately.
    最近一直那些运动员在一起
    He associates with strange people.
    他与陌生人打交道
  3. 3. verb 联合缔结
    Our company is associated with other internet portal companies.
    我们公司其他互联网门户网站公司结成联盟
  4. 4. n.[c] 合伙人合作者
    The chief priests and their associates are an example of people who abuse authority.
    那些祭司长和他们的同伴就是滥用权威典型
    He had to consult his associate before continuing.
    继续之前不得不他的合伙人商量
  5. 5. n.[c] 密友伙伴
    I have recommended this place to friends and associates on a number of occasions.
    我在许多场合向朋友们和同事推荐这个地方
  6. 6. n.[c] 会员预备成员非正式成员
    Women can only join as associates or must be signed in by their husbands.
    妇女们只能作为预备会员加入必须由其丈夫签到
  7. 7. n.[c] 伴随物相关情况
    First was the lightning and then its thunderous associate.
    先是闪电,紧接着雷鸣
  8. 8. n.[c] 大专毕业证书
    I am a college graduated with an associates degree in Information Systems.
    毕业专科院校,获信息系统毕业证书
  9. 9. adjective 合作的联合的合伙
    To date six new Full Members had joined and four Associate Members.
    迄今已有六个正式会员加入另外还有四个预备会员
  10. 10. adjective 副的;准的,非正式

Collins English-English Dictionary

associate
  1. 1. vt. [usually foll by with] [tr] to link or connect in the mind or imagination
    to associate Christmas with fun
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to keep company; mix socially
    to associate with writers
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to form or join an association, group, etc
  4. 4. vt. [tr; usually passive] to consider in conjunction; connect
    rainfall is associated with humidity
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to bring (a person, esp oneself) into friendship, partnership, etc
  6. 6. vt. [tr; often passive] to express agreement or allow oneself to be connected (with)
    Bertrand Russell was associated with the peace movement
  7. 7. n a person joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; partner; colleague
  8. 8. n a companion or friend
  9. 9. n something that usually accompanies another thing; concomitant
    hope is an associate to happiness
  10. 10. n a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc
  11. 11. adj [prenominal] joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status
    an associate director
  12. 12. adj having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
    an associate member
  13. 13. adj accompanying; concomitant
  14. 14. adj [Etymology] C14: from Latin associare to ally with, from sociare to join, from socius an ally

Examples

an Associate in(or of)Arts
文学副学士
an associate membership
非正式成员资格
associate member
准成员
To date six new Full Members had joined and four Associate Members.
迄今已有六个正式会员加入,另外还有四个预备会员。
His former associate sold him out to the police.
他以前的同事出卖了他,将他送进了警察局。
She told me not to associate with him but I did not listen to her.
她告诫我不要和他交往,但我没听她的。

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