association/ə͵sosIˋeʃən; əˌsəʊsiˈeIʃ$n/n 1 [C] an organization for people who do the same kind of work or have the same interests 协会﹐社团: the Association of University Teachers 大学教师协会see box at见 ORGANIZATION 方框2 [C,U] a connection or relationship with another person or group 联合﹔合作﹔关联: in association with sb The award was presented by Hydro UK in association with the Fellowship of Engineering. 这个奖项由英国水力和工程学会联合颁发。his close associations with the Green Party 他和绿党的密切关系3 [C, usually plural 一般用复数] a memory or feeling that is related to a particular place, event etc 联想: a building with romantic associations 让人产生浪漫联想的一栋建筑物