association
- n.关联;协会;联系;联盟;联合;联想;社团;交往;合伙;因果关系
复数： associations
associat(e) 使发生联系 + -ion 行为,状态
associationnoun
协会；社团；联盟
an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
the Football Association
足球协会
a residents' association
居民联合会
联合；合伙；关联；交往
a connection or relationship between people or organizations
his alleged association with terrorist groups
他被指称的与恐怖组织的关联
They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。
The book was published in association with (= together with) British Heritage.
这本书是与英国传统出版社联合出版的。
She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
她通过与这些诗人交往而成名。
联想；联系
an idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas
The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me.
海滨使我联想起童年假期的各种愉快情景。
The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
这只猫很快就把人类与食物联系起来。
因果关系
a connection between things where one is caused by the other
a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
已被证实的被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系
association
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N-COUNT 团体；协会；社团
An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest....the British Olympic Association...
英国奥林匹克协会
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N-COUNT 关联；交往
Your association with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them....the company's six-year association with retailer J.C. Penney Co...
该公司与零售商 J. C. 彭尼公司6年的业务往来
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N-COUNT 联想
If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling.He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him...
他的一个搁架上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
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PHRASE 与…联合;与…合作
If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together.Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
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PHRASE （事物）与…在一起
If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together.
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- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association
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- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- conditioning is a form of learning by association
- Synonym: connection connexion
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- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
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- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- he joined the Modern Language Association
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- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
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- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
- flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear
- the host is not always injured by association with a parasite
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- a social or business relationship
- a valuable financial affiliation
- he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
- many close associations with England
- Synonym: affiliation tie tie-up
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- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break
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The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists .
成立这个协会是为了维护女性艺术家的利益。
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The employers ' association was seen as a counter to union power .
雇主协会被看作是工会权力的对头。
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The cat soon made the association between human beings and food .
这只猫很快就把人类与食物联系起来。
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They have maintained a close association with a college in the US .
他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。
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She became famous through her association with the group of poets .
她通过与这些诗人交往而成名。
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The book was published in association with British Heritage .
这本书是与英国传统出版社联合出版的。
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Do you belong to any professional or trade associations ?
你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
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The local club has disaffiliated from the National Athletic Association .
当地俱乐部已退出全国体育联合会。
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Thousands of Victorian workers joined educational associations in an attempt to better themselves .
维多利亚时代成千上万名工人加入了各种教育协会，以求上进。
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The support of our members is of great importance to the Association
会员的支持对于我们协会来说非常重要。
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Our association with him goes back four years .
我们同他的合作是从4年前开始的。
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Research associations are often linked to a particular industry .
研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。
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The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years .
这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。
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The Association gives a free handbook to all new members .
协会给新成员人手一本免费手册。
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The Association has put the event off until October .
协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。
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All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice
协会的所有成员都遵守一套严格的行为规范。
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The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud .
该协会相信新技术将可长远地解决信用卡诈骗问题。
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The Football Association have had their say .
足协已经发表了意见。
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Black was considered inappropriate because of its associations with death .
不宜用黑色，因为它让人联想到死亡。
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The company is a fully bonded member of the Association of British Travel Agents
该公司是英国旅行社协会的完全担保会员。
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association introduced drug testing in the mid-1980s .
美国大学体育联合会在20世纪80年代中期开始实行药物检测。
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The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team .
草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。
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We have three suppliers in all who are approved by the Organic Farm Food Association .
我们总共有3家获有机农产品协会认可的供货商。
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The Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income .
这个协会的收入大部分来自会员的入会费。
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We claimed a refund from the association , but they would not pay up .
我们要求该协会退款，但是他们不肯付钱。
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' The community are getting impatient , ' said a representative of the Residents ' Association
“社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。
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The Professional Cricketers ' Association held its annual dinner in London .
职业板球运动员协会在伦敦举办了自己的年度宴会。
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He has a shelf full of things , each of which has associations for him
他的一个搁架上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
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The Japanese Imperial family patronises the Japanese Art Association .
日本皇室资助日本艺术协会。
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The four new stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the British Astronomical Association
这四枚新邮票是为了纪念英国天文协会成立100周年而发行的。
指由相互认识、定期会面的人组成的群体，也可指有着类似兴趣或工作的一群人。
She was part of an exclusive social circle.
她所处的社交圈子很排外。
He is well-known in political circles.
他在政界赫赫有名。
指有共同志向的人联合起来成立的正式组织。
We have formed an association to help the disabled.
我们成立了一个帮助残障人士的协会。
He wanted to join the teachers' association.
他想加入教师协会。
指有着共同兴趣的人为了一起进行社交、娱乐、体育等活动而结成的组织。
The club has voted to admit 6 new members.
俱乐部投票同意接纳6名新成员。
The players all have jackets with the club badge on them.
球员们都穿着带有他们俱乐部标识的短上衣。
指有共同利益、目的或信仰的人所组成的群体。
We have formed a fellowship.
我们成立了一个社团。
She was finally granted a fellowship.
她最终被准许入会。