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单词 associate
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associateverb [ T ]

uk/əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

C1 to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else:

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

More examples

  • Most people associate troglodytes with prehistoric times, but troglodyte communities still exist in Tunisia and China.
  • Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time.
  • He has been associated with some dubious characters.
  • I am happy, indeed proud, to be associated with this project.
  • One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Linking and relating

  • affiliated
  • AL
  • appertain to sth
  • applicable
  • apply
  • associated
  • bond
  • concern
  • connection
  • context
  • interconnected
  • interplay
  • interrelate
  • interrelationship
  • kindred
  • tar sb with the same brush idiom
  • the same/that goes for sb/sth idiom
  • tie (sth) in
  • tie-in
  • tie-up

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Phrasal verb(s)

be associated with sth
associate with sb

associatenoun [ C ]

uk/əˈsəʊ.ʃi.ət/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ət/

associate noun [ C ] (FRIEND)

someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend, or business partner:

A close associate of the author denied reports that she had cancer.
a business associate

More examples

  • We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.
  • Only close friends and associates were invited.
  • The book, written by a former associate, attacked the president's style of government.
  • I'd like you to meet a business associate of mine.
  • Former associates of the dictator were forced to testify against him.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries

  • a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
  • acquaintance
  • acquainted
  • amigo
  • bedmate
  • companion
  • comrade
  • escort
  • flatmate
  • friendless
  • gang
  • girl
  • girlfriend
  • intimate 1
  • neighbour
  • peer group
  • pen pal
  • penfriend
  • playmate
  • posse

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Employees & colleagues

associate noun [ C ] (QUALIFICATION)

US someone who holds an associate's degree:

an associate of arts

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Qualifications: university & college

  • AB
  • associate's degree
  • BA
  • bachelor's degree
  • bed
  • BM
  • chartered
  • emerita
  • emeritus
  • fellowship
  • graduation
  • honorary
  • honors degree
  • honours degree
  • MB
  • MBA
  • MPhil
  • MSc
  • pass degree
  • summa cum laude

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associateadjective [ before noun ]

uk/əˈsəʊ.si.ət/us/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ət/

used in the title of a person whose rank is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described:

an associate member of an organization
associate director/producer

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Organizations - position & status

  • a rung on/of the ladder idiom
  • apparatchik
  • back seat
  • be a big fish in a small pond idiom
  • betters 2
  • brethren
  • comrade
  • echelon
  • elite
  • entry-level
  • equal
  • fellow
  • founder
  • low-level
  • position
  • role
  • second class
  • senior
  • standing
  • subordinate

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