1 N-COUNT [oft in names] 团体；协会；社团 An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest. 团体；协会；社团
SYN group, company, club, order
2See also:housing association
3 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. 关联；交往
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...the company's six-year association with retailer J.C. Penney Co. [+ with]
该公司与零售商 J. C. 彭尼公司6年的业务往来
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Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966.
布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。
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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。
SYN friendship, relationship, link, tie
4 N-COUNT [usually plural] 联想 If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling. 联想
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He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him. [+ for]
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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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。
5 PHRASE 与…联合;与…合作 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together. 与…联合;与…合作
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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。
6 PHRASE （事物）与…在一起 If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together. （事物）与…在一起
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