association
noun OPAL W
/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/, /əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/
/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/, /əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/
- (abbreviation Assoc., Assn. especially in North American English)an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
synonym organization协会;社团;联盟 - Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有? - a residents’ association
居民联合会
- It was to be a free association of equal partners.
它应该是一种自由、平等的伙伴关系。 - The association meets four times a year.
这个协会每年召开 4 次会议。 - a loose association of sovereign states
主权国间的松散联系 - a professional association for music teachers
音乐教师的专业协会 - They held a number of events to raise money for the local community association.
他们举办了许多活动为当地社区协会筹集资金。 - This report has been issued by the Association of Medical Research Charities.
该报告由医学研究慈善协会发布。 - You should talk to your trade union or staff association.
你应该和你的工会或员工协会谈谈。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- local
- national
- …
- meet
- association for
- Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?
联合;合伙;关联;交往 - association with somebody/something 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。 - his alleged association with terrorist groups
他被指称的与恐怖组织的关联 - She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
她通过与这些诗人交往而成名。 - in association with 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。 - The competition was organized in association with the Government's anti-drugs initiative.
该竞赛是与政府的反毒品倡议联合举办的。 - The letter was a clumsy attempt to establish guilt by association.
这封信是试图通过联想来证明有罪的笨拙尝试。
- His association with such criminals can only destroy him.
与这样的罪犯为伍只会毁了他。 - One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of association.
结社自由是最重要的政治自由之一。 - The city has had a long association with the mining industry.
这个城市的采矿业历史悠久。 - Tourists visit the city for its historical associations.
游客来到这个城市是为了了解它的历史渊源。 - He was questioned about his alleged association with terrorist groups.
他被指称与恐怖组织有关联,并受到了讯问。 - We are working in association with several NGOs.
我们与几家非政府组织协同工作。 - a close association between the two nations
两国间的紧密联系 - the traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests
民主党与少数利益集团之间的传统联系 - He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.
他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- close
- direct
- …
- have
- form
- demonstrate
- …
- by association
- in association with
- association between
- …
- guilty by association
- tainted by association
- association with somebody/something They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
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。 - Incense always had associations with religion for him.
熏香总是让他联想到宗教。
- Dogs learn mainly by association.
狗主要通过关联来认识事物。 - The smell of fresh bread triggers all kinds of associations for me.
新鲜面包的气味引发我各种各样的联想。 - You want the child to form an association between good behaviour and rewards.
你想让孩子把好的行为与奖励联系起来。 - the technique of free association in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind
鼓励病人说出首先想到的事的自由联想的方法 - The colour white was used due to its association with innocence and purity.
使用白色是因为它与天真和纯洁有关。 - There are notes on the literary and cultural associations of certain words.
有关于某些词的文学和文化联系的注释。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- happy
- pleasant
- …
- have
- hold
- evoke
- …
- association for
- The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me.
因果关系 - association between A and B Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.
研究表明,住房条件和健康之间有很强的联系。 - 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 - The study found a significant association between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the disease.
这项研究发现暴露在电磁场中与疾病有显著的联系。 - in association with something cases of cancer found in association with colitis
与结肠炎并发的癌症病例。
- The research showed an association between diet and various diseases.
该研究显示饮食与多种疾病之间存在着联系。 - a clear association between good health and regular exercise
健康与定期锻炼之间显而易见的联系
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- close
- direct
- …
- have
- form
- demonstrate
- …
- by association
- in association with
- association between
- …
- guilty by association
- tainted by association
- association between A and B Studies have shown strong associations between housing conditions and health.
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘uniting in a common purpose’): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare ‘to unite, ally’, from ad- ‘to’ + socius ‘sharing, allied’.