| 单词 | association |
| 释义 | association (once / 96 pages) n Association has to do with things that are together, whether in a formal group like the National Basketball Association or just two things that are related, like the association between dogs and parks. Any time people or things are connected, there are associations. The National Basketball Association is an example of the business meaning of association — a formal organization or group that works together. If you ask, "What is your association with Bill?" That just means, "How are you connected to Bill?" You can also make mental associations — you might make an association between the smell of fresh bread and your grandmother's kitchen, for example. WORD FAMILYassociation: associational, associationism, associations+/associability: associabilities/associable: associability, associableness/associate: associable, associated, associates, associateship, associating, association, associative, associatory, disassociate/associateship: associateships/associational: associationally/associative: associatively, nonassociative/disassociate: disassociated, disassociates, disassociating, disassociation/disassociation: disassociations USAGE EXAMPLESInstead the Volkswagen Golf topped sales, according to the country's carmakers association. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The president of the FBI Agents Association asked for its removal. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Associations representing hospitals, doctors and other health care providers are among those joining the suit. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a formal organization of people or groups of people he joined the Modern Language Association Exp|Hypo|Hyper Ku Klux Klan a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people Medellin cartela drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed Cali cartela drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.) American Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention an association of Northern Baptists Southern Baptist Conventionan association of Southern Baptists cooperativean association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, societya formal association of people with similar interests family, fellowshipan association of people who share common beliefs or activities American Legionthe largest organization of United States war veterans VFW, Veterans of Foreign Warsan organization of United States war veterans conference, leaguean association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members secret societya society that conceals its activities from nonmembers consortium, pool, syndicatean association of companies for some definite purpose professional associationan association of practitioners of a given profession Fabian Societyan association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism gang, mob, pack, ringan association of criminals legionassociation of ex-servicemen chamber of commercean association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests institutean association organized to promote art or science or education sisterhood, sistershipan association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest AARP, Association for the Advancement of Retired Personsan association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens National Association of Realtorsa United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nationsan association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism koinoniaChristian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community athenaeum, atheneuma literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning bookcluba club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices chaptera local branch of some fraternity or association chess cluba club of people to play chess country cluba suburban club for recreation and socializing frat, fraternitya social club for male undergraduates glee cluba club organized to sing together golf cluba club of people to play golf hunt, hunt cluban association of huntsmen who hunt for sport investors cluba club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly jockey cluba club to promote and regulate horse racing racket clubclub for players of racket sports rowing cluba club for rowers slate cluba group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) sororitya social club for female undergraduates turnvereina club of tumblers or gymnasts boat club, yacht clubclub that promotes and supports yachting and boating big league, major league, majorsthe most important league in any sport (especially baseball) bush league, minor league, minorsa league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) baseball leaguea league of baseball teams basketball leaguea league of basketball teams bowling leaguea league of bowling teams football leaguea league of football teams hockey leaguea league of hockey teams Ivy Leaguea league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige Freemasonry, MasonryFreemasons collectively National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghan all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus service cluba club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services cartel, combine, corporate trust, trusta consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service class, divisiona league ranked by quality nesta gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality youth ganga gang whose members are teenagers organisation, organization a group of people who work together 2n a social or business relationship many close associations with England Syn|Hyper affiliation, tie, tie-up relationship a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries 3n the act of consorting with or joining with others you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association Hypo|Hyper fraternisation, fraternization associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy affiliationthe act of becoming formally connected or joined reaffiliationaffiliation anew social activity activity considered appropriate on social occasions 4n (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species Hypo|Hyper antibiosis an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 5n a relation resulting from interaction or dependence flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear the host is not always injured by association with a parasite Hyper relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together 6n the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination conditioning is a form of learning by association Syn|Hypo|Hyper connection, connexion colligation the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoningreasoning from detailed facts to general principles memory, remembering the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered 7n the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break Ant|Hyper disassociation the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination unification, union the state of being joined or united or linked 8n (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding Hypo|Hyper hydration the process of combining with water; usually reversible solvationa chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
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