associate

联想、把…联系在一起

Most people associate that smell with hospitals and illness.

多数人闻到那种味道就会联想到医院和疾病。

交往、来往常与 with 连用

His parents warned him not to associate with those people.

他父母警告他不要跟那些人来往。

有关联、伴随出现常用被动

Heavy drinking is closely associated with liver damage.

大量饮酒与肝脏损伤密切相关。

表态支持、与…立场一致正式

I would like to associate myself with the previous speaker's remarks.

我想表达我对前一位发言者看法的支持。

同事、伙伴、合伙人

She introduced me to a business associate from her old firm.

她介绍了一位以前公司的生意伙伴给我认识。

准会员、副研究员

He joined the club as an associate and pays lower fees.

他以准会员的身分入会，缴的费用比较低。

同党、同伙贬义

Police arrested the suspect and two of his known associates.

警方逮捕了嫌犯及他两名已知的同伙。

副的、准的、助理的置于名词前

She was promoted to associate professor last spring.

她去年春天升任副教授。