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association

1.N-COUNT 可数名词See also:housing association;团体；协会；社团 An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.

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...the British Olympic Association...
英国奥林匹克协会
Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.
研究协会常与某个特定的行业挂钩。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词关联；交往 Your association with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them.

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...the company's six-year association with retailer J.C. Penney Co...
该公司与零售商 J. C. 彭尼公司6年的业务往来
Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966...
布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。
The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years.
这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词联想 If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling.

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He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him...
他的一个搁架上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
Black was considered inappropriate because of its associations with death.
不宜用黑色，因为它让人联想到死亡。

4.PHRASE 短语与…联合;与…合作 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together.

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Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。

5.PHRASE 短语（事物）与…在一起 If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together.

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