/əˈsəʊsiət ||; əˈsoʃɪɪt/noun
[C] a person that you meet and get to know through your work 因工作而结识的人;伙伴:
a business associate生意上的伙伴
*associate²
/əˈsəʊʃieɪt ||; əˈsoʃɪˌet/verb
1 [T] associate sb/sth (with sb/sth) to make a connection between people or things in your mind 联系;联想:
I always associate the smell of the sea with my childhood.我总是把大海的气味跟我的童年联想在一起。
2 [I] associate with sb to spend time with sb 交往
3 [T] associate yourself with sth to say that you support sth or agree with sth 表示支持或同意;与…为伍
[OPP] disassociate 反义词为disassociate