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单词 associate
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associate

verb
 OPAL W
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they associate
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
he / she / it associates
/əˈsəʊsieɪts/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪts/
/əˈsəʊsieɪts/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪts/
past simple associated
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/
past participle associated
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/
-ing form associating
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪŋ/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [transitive] to make a connection between people or things in your mind
    • associate somebody/something with somebody/something I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
    • He is closely associated in the public mind with horrior movies.
    • Most people immediately associate addictions with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
    • associate somebody/something You wouldn’t normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different.
  2. [intransitive] associate with somebody to spend time with somebody, especially a person or people that somebody else does not approve of synonym mix
    • I don't like you associating with those people.
  3. [transitive] associate yourself with something (formal) to show that you support or agree with something
    • I associate myself with the prime minister's remarks (= I agree with them).
    • I have never associated myself with political extremism.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    4. opposite dissociate
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.

associate

adjective
/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
[only before noun]
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  1. (often in titles) of a lower rank; having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization
    • associate membership of the European Union
    • an associate member/director/editor
    • She was only the associate producer of the movie.
  2. joined to or connected with a profession or an organization
    • an associate company in Japan
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.

associate

noun
/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
/əˈsəʊsiət/, /əˈsəʊʃiət/
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  1. a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with
    • business associates
    • a close political associate of
    • The company is called Landor Associates.
    • He was known to be one of the convicted man’s associates.
    Topics Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • close
    • former
    • old
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (also Associate)
     an associate member
  3. Associate
     (US English) a person who has an Associate’s degree (= one that is given after completing two years of study at a junior college)
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘join with in a common purpose’; as an adjective in the sense ‘allied’): from Latin associat- ‘joined’, from the verb associare, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.
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