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  • [əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən][əˌsəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən]
  • Derivatives : adj  associational
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

association [əsəusɪ'eɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [c] (group) 协会
  2. 2. noun to have associations (with sth/for sb) (mental connection) 有(对某事/某人的)联想
  3. 3. noun [c/u] association (with sb/sth) (involvement,link) (同某人/某物的)联系
    in association with
    与… 联合

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

association [əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən] [əˌsəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[c] 协会社团联盟
    He has been active on many committees and associations.
    一直许多委员会协会活跃分子
  2. 2. n.[u] 联合结合合伙
    Many people are affected by their relationships and associations with others.
    许多人都受到自己他人关系联系影响
    You cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association.
    不能证明是共犯
  3. 3. n.[c] 联想回想
    Those who especially like or dislike cats would have strong emotive associations with cats.
    那些特别喜欢不喜欢猫的可能对猫具有强烈的情绪记忆
    His association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break.
    他对父亲怀念之情强烈至今无法消除掉。
  4. 4. n.[c/u] [Psychology] 自由联想法
    Conditioning is a form of learning by association.
    条件作用是一种联想记忆方式
  5. 5. n.[c] 联系关系交往
    Nciku has an association with naver.com.
    Nciku与naver.com网站合作关系
  6. 6. n.[u] 关联相关
    The moon has a strong association with death due to mythology.
    月球死亡如此紧密的联想关系源于神话传说
    The host is not always injured by association with a parasite.
    主人食客结交不一定吃亏
    Flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear.
    科学家发现燧石与熊的史前残骸有关
  7. 7. n.[u] [Chemistry] 缔合
  8. 8. n.[c] [Ecology] 群落

Collins English-English Dictionary

association [ə"səυsɪ'eɪʃən]
  1. 1. n a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club
  2. 2. n the act of associating or the state of being associated
  3. 3. n friendship or companionship
    their association will not last
  4. 4. n a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations
    association of revolution with bloodshed
  5. 5. n [psychol] the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other - See also free association
  6. 6. n [chem] the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds
  7. 7. n [ecology] a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species

Examples

in association with
与… 联合
There is no association at all between these two companies.
这两个公司间完全没有合伙关系。
What association do you have with the color white?
白色能使你产生什么联想?
His major is association psychology.
他的专业是联想心理学。
This professor insist on viewing a biological association as a system.
这个教授坚持要将生物群丛看作一个系统。

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