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🔑 as·so·ci·ationBrE /əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/NAmE /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃn/BrE /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/NAmE /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃn/ noun🔑 [C + sing./pl. v.] (abbreviation Assoc.) an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose 协会；社团；联盟 SYN organization ◆Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? 你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？◆the Football Association 足球协会◆a residents' association 居民联合会 ➡ see also housing association 🔑 [C, U] ~ (with sb/sth) a connection or relationship between people or organizations 联合；合伙；关联；交往◆his alleged association with terrorist groups 他被指称的与恐怖组织的关联◆They have maintained a close association with a college in the US. 他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。◆The book was published in association with (= together with) English Heritage. 这本书是与英国文化遗产保护协会联合出版的。◆She became famous through her association with the group of poets. 她通过与这些诗人交往而成名。🔑 [C, usually pl.] an idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas 联想；联系◆The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. 海滨使我联想起童年假期的各种愉快情景。◆The cat soon made the association between human beings and food. 这只猫很快就把人类与食物联系起来。🔑 [C] a connection between things where one is caused by the other 因果关系◆a proven association between passive smoking and cancer 已被证实的被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系 |