association /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ noun plural associations
plural associations
Learner's definition of ASSOCIATION
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[count] : an organized group of people who have the same interest, job, etc.协会；联盟；社团 -
an athletic association [=league]运动员联合会
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a baseball players' association [=union]棒球运动员工会
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an association of local business leaders地方商界领袖协会
— see also parent-teacher association, savings and loan association 2
: a connection or relationship between things or people交往；联系；联合 [count]
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They denied having any association with terrorists.他们否认与恐怖分子有任何瓜葛。
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They have a long association with the school and have donated millions of dollars to it.他们和这所学校很有渊源，已为该校捐赠了数百万美元。
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a study examining the association [=link] between obesity and heart disease一项调查肥胖与心脏病之间关系的研究
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[count] : a feeling, memory, or thought that is connected to a person, place, or thing联想 —
usually plural通常用复数 -
Chicago has pleasant associations for me because of the happy times I spent there.芝加哥给我以愉快的联想，因为我在那里度过了一段快乐时光。
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His former school has only bad/negative associations for him. [=he has only unhappy memories of his former school]他对以前的学校只有不愉快的记忆。