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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++as·so·ci·ate1 /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ ●●○ S3 W2 verb  1  [transitive]CONNECTED WITH to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another 联想，联系associate somebody/something with something I don’t associate him with energetic sports. 我不会把他和剧烈的体育运动联系在一起。2  be associated (with somebody/something) a) to be related to a particular subject, activity etc 与（某人/某物）有关，与（某人/某物）有瓜葛 problems associated with cancer treatment 与癌症治疗有关的问题 b) (also associate yourself with somebody/something) to show that you support someone or something 表示支持某人/某物 He did not associate himself with the pro-democracy movement. 他没有表示支持这场拥护民主的运动。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say something comes with or goes with something rather than is associated with it: 在日常英语中，人们一般说something comes with或goes with something，而不说is associated withThere are some problems that go with this way of doing things. 这种做法有一些问题。3  associate with somebody SPEND TIMEto spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of 与某人交往；与某人混在一起 I don’t like these layabouts you’re associating with. 我不喜欢你结交的这些游手好闲的人。→ See Verb table

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associate• Shoppers tend to associate certain brand names with high quality.• Chronic alcoholic patients may have normal, enhanced, or diminished acid secretory capacity; hypochlorhydria being associated histologically with atrophic gastritis.• People associate the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they endured.• I've always associated the smell of paint and my first grade art class.• By using metaphors and similes you allow the readers to associate their own experiences, memories, or connotations.• The induction of ventricular arrhythmias was associated with a 21% mortality against 4% in the negative group.• In this case an increase in gross output will be associated with an increase in both scale and diversity.• Most human infections are associated with exposure to aquatic environments or to recent consumption of seafood.• These two words in combination and individually were also associated with other part numbers.• The Turners had long been associated with the ironmongery trade in Dublin.• However, there are two costs associated with trade credit.associate somebody/something with something• Ads try to associate drinking with fun.as·so·ci·ate2 /əˈsəʊʃiət, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ ●●○ noun [countable]  WORKERsomeone who you work or do business with 同事；（生意）伙伴 SYN colleague one of his business associates 他的一个生意伙伴

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associate• The media were also out in force, although not with the blessing of the Thompson family or their friends and associates.• Friends and associates describe Starr, the son of a Baptist minister, as a man of deep religious convictions.• So why do so many of his own White House associates speak of him in tones of regret?• They also decided to focus most on mid-level associates and young partners.• a sales associate• She was the daughter of the establishment poetess, Yekaterina Sheveleva, a long-time associate of Yuri Andropov.associate3 adjective  associate member/director/head etc SAMEsomeone who is a member etc of something, but who is at a lower level and has fewer rights 准会员/副主任/副主管等

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associate• Twice a year the associate members' foreign ministers meet those of the Community, and senior officials see each other more often.• If you prefer the idea of studying a single course as an associate student, tick box OO91.From Longman Business Dictionaryassociateas‧so‧ci‧ate1 /əˈsəʊʃiət, əˈsəʊsi-əˈsoʊ-/ noun [countable]1someone who you work with or do business withHe manipulated government funds to benefit himself and his associates.I was recently contacted by a former business associate.2a member of an organization who has some but not all the rights of a full membera senior research associate of the Family and Work Instituteassociateassociate2 adjective1associate memberORGANIZATIONS someone who is a member of an organization and has some but not all of the rights that full members haveThe country has applied for associate membership of the EU.2associate editor/producer/publisher etcJOB someone whose job is closely connected to that of someone else and who shares responsibility or authority with themassociate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtOrigin associate1 (1300-1400) Latin past participle of associare, from ad- “to” + sociare “to join”

as·so·ci·ate1 verb →REGISTER1as·so·ci·ate2 nounassociate3 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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as‧so‧ci‧ate¹ S3 W2 /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ verb1. [transitive] to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another
    associate somebody/something with something
    I don’t associate him with energetic sports.
2. be associated (with somebody/something)
  a. to be related to a particular subject, activity etc:
    problems associated with cancer treatment
  b. (also associate yourself with somebody/something) to show that you support someone or something:
    He did not associate himself with the pro-democracy movement.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say something comes with or goes with something rather than is associated with it:
   ▪ There are some problems that go with this way of doing things.
3. associate with somebody to spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of:
    I don’t like these layabouts you’re associating with.

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as‧so‧ci‧ate² /əˈsəʊʃiət, əˈsəʊʃiɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/ noun [countable]
someone who you work or do business with
   SYN  colleague:
    one of his business associates
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ colleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school: Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man. | She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.
   ▪ workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague: He went out for a drink with his workmates.
   ▪ coworker American English someone who you work with: I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.
   ▪ associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman: They are close friends and business associates.
   ▪ staff all the people who work for an organization: The company employs a total of 520 staff. | a staff meeting

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associate³ adjective
associate member/director/head etc someone who is a member etc of something, but who is at a lower level and has fewer rights