associate

as- 朝向+soci 同伴、社會+-ate 動詞→使成為同伴展開

as-: 字首; 朝向
soci: 字根; 同伴、社會
-ate: 字尾; 動詞

字面：使成為同伴

把人或事物結成同伴 → 聯繫、交往，也指夥伴、同事

動詞

KK [əˋsoʃiˏet] /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

1
聯想、把…聯繫在一起
Most people associate that smell with hospitals and illness.
多數人聞到那種味道就會聯想到醫院和疾病。
2
交往、來往常與 with 連用
His parents warned him not to associate with those people.
他父母警告他不要跟那些人來往。
3
有關聯、伴隨出現常用被動
Heavy drinking is closely associated with liver damage.
大量飲酒與肝臟損傷密切相關。
4
表態支持、與…立場一致正式
I would like to associate myself with the previous speaker's remarks.
我想表達我對前一位發言者看法的支持。

名詞

KK [əˋsoʃiət] /əˈsoʊʃiət/

1
同事、夥伴、合夥人
She introduced me to a business associate from her old firm.
她介紹了一位以前公司的生意夥伴給我認識。
2
準會員、副研究員
He joined the club as an associate and pays lower fees.
他以準會員的身分入會，繳的費用比較低。
3
同黨、同夥貶義
Police arrested the suspect and two of his known associates.
警方逮捕了嫌犯及他兩名已知的同夥。

形容詞

KK [əˋsoʃiət] /əˈsoʊʃiət/

1
副的、準的、助理的置於名詞前
She was promoted to associate professor last spring.
她去年春天升任副教授。