v.  联想，联系

n.  同事；（生意）伙伴 ≈ colleague 

a.  （与某组织或企业）联合的；副的

• association

  n.  协会，社团

  n. 〔与某个人、机构、组织等的〕关系，关联，交往

  n. 〔两个事件、想法、局面之间的〕联系

  n.  联想

• be associated (with sb/sth)  与（某人/某物）有关，与（某人/某物）有瓜葛；表示支持某人/某物

• associate with sb 

  与某人交往；与某人混在一起

• associate member/director/head 

  准会员/副主任/副主管

• in association with sb/sth 

  与某人/某机构等合伙[合作]

• Diseases associated with lack of sleep.

  与睡眠不足相关的疾病

• “We thought we would see differences based on the housing types,” said the lead author of the study, Julie Robison, an associate professor of medicine at the university. 副教授

• When we acquire new information, the brain automatically tries to incorporate (合并) it within existing information by forming associations. 构成联系

• I don’t associate him with energetic sports. 我不会把他和剧烈的体育运动联系在一起。

• I don’t like these layabouts you’re associating with.

  我不喜欢你结交的这些游手好闲的人。

• Scotland has all kinds of happy associations for me. 苏格兰给我各种各样愉快的联想。

BrE /əˈsəʊsieɪt/

NAmE /əˈsoʊsieɪt/