vt.

1. 联想，把……联想在一起[+with]
   They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.

   他们把火鸡和感恩节联系在一起。

2. 使联合，使结合[+with]
3. 使有联系[H][+with]
   I didn't want to be associated with it at all.

   我根本不想与这事有牵连。

vi.

1. 结交，交往[+with]
   He associates with all sorts of people.

   他与各种各样的人交往。

   Never associate with bad companions.

   千万不要与坏人为伍。

n.[C]

1. 伙伴；同事；朋友；合伙人
   He is one of my associates at the store.

   他是我店里的一位同事。

2. 有关联的事物
3. （常大写）准学士学位获得者；准会员

a.

1. 伙伴的；共事的；合伙的
2. 副的
   He is an associate editor of the newspaper.

   他是报纸的副主编。

3. 半正式的
4. 有联系的；联合的

v.

1. make a conceptual connection between.
2. (usu. associate with) meet or have dealings with.
   ▸ (associate oneself with) allow oneself to be connected with or seen to be supportive of.
   ▸ (be associated with) be involved with.

n.

1. a partner or companion in business or at work.
2. a person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization.
3. chiefly Psychology  a concept connected with another.

adj.

1. connected with an organization or business.
2. having shared function or membership but with a lesser status.