associate1/əˋsoʃI͵et; əˈsəʊʃieIt/v 1 [T] if you associate two people or things, or if they are associated, you see that they are connected in some way 把…联系起来﹔〔两者〕有联系: associate sb/sth with sth You don’t normally associate sunshine with England. 你一般是不会把明媚的阳光和英格兰联系起来的。Cancer is definitely associated with smoking. 癌症肯定和吸烟有关。2 be associated with sth/associate yourself with sth to show support for someone or something 表明支持某人[事物]associate with sbphr v formal to spend time with someone【正式】与…交往: I don’t like the people she associates with. 我不喜欢她交往的那些人。
associate2/əˋsoʃIIt; əˈsəʊʃiət or əˈsəʊʃiIt/n [C] someone that you work or do business with 同事﹔(生意)伙伴: business associates 生意伙伴
associate3adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] an associate position or job is at a lower level and has fewer rights than similar positions or jobs 准的﹔副的﹔非正式的