| 单词 | associate |
| 释义 | associate (once / 48 pages) 1vn 2nadj 3n As a verb, associate can mean to make a connection between things or concepts. You might associate the smell of lemons with summer memories of selling lemonade. Or, with polishing your furniture with Lemon Pledge. As a noun, in employment, an associate is someone who is in a junior position. You might hear about associates at law firms, hoping to make partner one day. However, some companies also use associate to mean any employee, regardless of rank or seniority. The noun associate can also mean a friend or someone you keep company with. And, as a verb, associate can also mean to keep company with — like when you were associating with activists at the protest march. WORD FAMILYassociate: associable, associated, associates, associateship, associating, association, associative, associatory, disassociate+/associability: associabilities/associable: associability, associableness/associateship: associateships/association: associational, associationism, associations/associational: associationally/associative: associatively, nonassociative/disassociate: disassociated, disassociates, disassociating, disassociation/disassociation: disassociations USAGE EXAMPLESAs candidate, Trump associated high-crime cities with their Democratic leaders. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Duke is 12-2 this season and ranked No. 8 in the latest Associated Press poll. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Vatican spokesman Greg Burke tells The Associated Press the quotes are “invented.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v bring or come into association or action Syn|Hypo|Hyper consociate walk be or act in association with unify, unite act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief 2v make a logical or causal connection Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in decouple, dissociate regard as unconnected remember exercise, or have the power of, memory interrelateplace into a mutual relationship correlatebring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation identifyconceive of as united or associated free-associateassociate freely have in mind, mean, think ofintend to refer to advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refermake reference to cerebrate, cogitate, think use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 3v keep company with; hang out with He associates with strange people Syn|Hypo|Hyper affiliate, assort, consort ally become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage date, go out, go steady, seedate regularly; have a steady relationship with accompany, companion, company, keep companybe a companion to somebody misallymake a bad alliance; ally inappropriately interact act together or towards others or with others 4n a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor he had to consult his associate before continuing Hypo|Hyper adjunct a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another affiliatea subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization ally, friendan associate who provides cooperation or assistance bedfellowa temporary associate collaborator, cooperator, pardner, partneran associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest colleague, confrere, fellowa person who is member of one's class or profession co-worker, colleague, fellow worker, workfellowan associate that one works with fellow member, memberone of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization) participantsomeone who takes part in an activity shipmatean associate on the same ship with you mate, teammatea fellow member of a team attendant, attendee, attender, meetera person who is present and participates in a meeting discussanta participant in a formal discussion Areopagitea member of the council of the Areopagus blood brothera male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother bridea woman participant in her own marriage ceremony bridge partnerone of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game brothera male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) cabalista member of a cabal charter memberone of the original members when an organization was founded commissionera member of a commission committee membera member of a committee council member, councillora member of a council Conservativea member of a Conservative Party dancing partnerone of a pair of people who dance together fellowa member of a learned society bridegroom, grooma man participant in his own marriage ceremony homeboya fellow male member of a youth gang homegirla fellow female member of a youth gang huddlera member of a huddle inducteea person inducted into an organization or social group joinera person who likes to join groups kibbutznika member of a kibbutz kolkhoznika member of a kolkhoz masker, masquer, masqueradera participant in a masquerade board membera member of a governing board clan member, clansman, clanswomana member of a clan club membersomeone who is a member of a club partaker, sharersomeone who has or gives or receives a part or a share playeran important participant (as in a business deal) pledgesomeone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group retreatanta participant in a religious retreat Rosicruciana member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore Rosicruciana member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society Rotariana member of a Rotary Club sistera female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group sodalista member of a sodality tribesmansomeone who lives in a tribe compeer, equal, match, peer a person who is of equal standing with another in a group 5n a friend who is frequently in the company of another Syn|Hypo|Hyper companion, comrade, familiar, fellow date, escort a participant in a date playfellow, playmatea companion at play tovarich, tovarischa comrade (especially in Russian communism) blind datea participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust 6n any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another 2first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate Hyper accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another 1n a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners Hyper foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2adj having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status 3an associate member an associate professor Syn low-level, subordinate lower in rank or importance n a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies Syn|Hypo|Hyper associate degree AA, Associate in Arts an associate degree in arts AAS, Associate in Applied Sciencean associate degree in applied science AN, Associate in Nursingan associate degree in nursing academic degree, degree an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
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